Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 17BA241

The following information shows the result of the orbit fit based on Gary Bernstein's method. Most of the information should be self-explanatory. Take special note that while the original Bernstein software works with barycentric coordinates, we convert these results into a heliocentric coordinate system.

# Object: 17BA241   
# Created Sun Dec 22 02:10:56 2024
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting     43 observations of     44
# Arc:   2.27y
# First observation: 2016/12/25
#  Last observation: 2019/04/05
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  -0.000008   0.029873   0.000000   0.006140   0.027110   0.000000
# WARNING -- MRQMIN stopped after  17 iterations
# Chi-squared of fit:    41.79 DOF:     80 RMS:  0.17
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.46    0.41
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.756805E-05  2.963824E-02  1.996993E-06  6.099726E-03  2.685483E-02  2.637263E-06
# Covariance matrix:
  1.1772E-13 -1.4721E-14  6.9159E-15  4.7972E-15  1.2250E-13  5.6239E-13
 -1.4721E-14  9.7284E-13 -1.5570E-14  2.1870E-13  2.9984E-13  1.9595E-11
  6.9159E-15 -1.5570E-14  4.7767E-14 -4.1765E-14  6.5293E-15 -3.4844E-13
  4.7972E-15  2.1870E-13 -4.1765E-14  1.6321E-13  7.4157E-14  4.9540E-12
  1.2250E-13  2.9984E-13  6.5293E-15  7.4157E-14  2.9029E-13  6.8601E-12
  5.6239E-13  1.9595E-11 -3.4844E-13  4.9540E-12  6.8601E-12  4.4395E-10
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
  -10.074091  152.511738    0.844473   -0.089250   -0.503479  2457748.018999
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2457740.5000  =  2016/12/18
Mean Anomaly:          355.39369 +/-     0.138
Argument of Peri:      325.71043 +/-     0.222
Long of Asc Node:      191.83952 +/-     0.002
Inclination:            15.05902 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.21880447 +/-    0.0001
Semi-Major Axis:     48.25431972 +/-    0.0048
Time of Perihelion: 2459307.0828 +/-      47.1
Perihelion:          37.69605869 +/-    0.0052
Aphelion:            58.81258076 +/-    0.0069
Period (y)              335.2066 +/-      0.05
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X          -32.59160872 +/-    0.0006
Ecliptic Y           17.90317471 +/-    0.0003
Ecliptic Z           -6.51356262 +/-    0.0001
Ecliptic XDOT        -0.00148885 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT        -0.00263688 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT         0.00061218 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   37.75133271 +/-    0.0006
Geocenter to KBO     37.23725239 +/-    0.0007
# Hcoef:  9.67

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 17BA241. The first three columns show the date of observation. The next six columns are RA and DEC. The next column (when provided) is the observed magnitude and filter. The next column is the object name (17BA241) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2016 12  25.51821  10 03 31.36   +01 09 43.9   26.3r 17BA241   T09  C~8COq      
2016 12  25.54616  10 03 31.30   +01 09 44.2   25.6r 17BA241   T09  C~8COq      
2016 12  25.59402  10 03 31.17   +01 09 43.7   25.4i 17BA241   T09  C~8COq      
2017 01  02.527242 10 03 09.57   +01 10 18.2         17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 01  21.41782  10 01 59.37   +01 14 19.3   24.8z 17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 01  21.44099  10 01 59.28   +01 14 19.7   24.2z 17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 01  21.45826  10 01 59.21   +01 14 20.3   24.5z 17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 01  21.48580  10 01 59.10   +01 14 20.7   24.6z 17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 01  21.51187  10 01 58.98   +01 14 21.2   24.7z 17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 01  21.56003  10 01 58.79   +01 14 22.2   24.9z 17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 01  21.60289  10 01 58.56   +01 14 23.3   25.5z 17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 01  23.36273  10 01 50.92   +01 14 56.1   25.6r 17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 01  23.39642  10 01 50.80   +01 14 56.9   26.2r 17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 01  23.41024  10 01 50.75   +01 14 56.9   25.3r 17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 01  23.52068  10 01 50.25   +01 14 59.1   25.7i 17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 01  23.59193  10 01 49.94   +01 15 00.4   25.1i 17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 01  30.417075 10 01 18.93   +01 17 26.6         17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 01  30.461253 10 01 18.71   +01 17 27.6         17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 01  30.50547  10 01 18.50   +01 17 28.5   24.8z 17BA241   T09  C~8COq      
2017 01  30.56834  10 01 18.18   +01 17 30.0   24.7z 17BA241   T09  C~8COq      
2017 01  30.59415  10 01 18.07   +01 17 30.1   24.4z 17BA241   T09  C~8COq      
2017 01  30.61597  10 01 17.96   +01 17 31.0   24.8z 17BA241   T09  C~8COq      
2017 02  23.45915  09 59 21.20   +01 28 41.0   25.8r 17BA241   T09  C~8COq      
2017 02  23.46720  09 59 21.15   +01 28 41.5   25.9r 17BA241   T09  C~8COq      
2017 02  23.48087  09 59 21.11   +01 28 41.7   25.6r 17BA241   T09  C~8COq      
2017 02  23.49450  09 59 21.03   +01 28 42.3   26.1r 17BA241   T09  C~8COq      
2017 02  23.50391  09 59 20.96   +01 28 42.5   25.7r 17BA241   T09  C~8COq      
2017 02  25.431227 09 59 11.52   +01 29 44.8         17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 03  04.44514  09 58 37.69   +01 33 37.7   25.1i 17BA241   T09  C~8COq      
2017 03  04.455995 09 58 37.64   +01 33 37.9         17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 03  04.47782  09 58 37.52   +01 33 38.7   24.9i 17BA241   T09  C~8COq      
2017 03  04.499506 09 58 37.43   +01 33 39.6         17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 03  23.252126 09 57 16.16   +01 44 22.9         17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 03  23.273899 09 57 16.08   +01 44 23.6         17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2017 03  25.26003  09 57 08.55   +01 45 31.4   25.6r 17BA241   T09  C~8COq      
2017 03  25.27375  09 57 08.50   +01 45 31.4   25.4r 17BA241   T09  C~8COq      
2017 03  25.28747  09 57 08.47   +01 45 32.6   26.0r 17BA241   T09  C~8COq      
2018 01  17.461210 10 09 11.64   +00 56 32.2         17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2018 01  17.49135  10 09 11.50   +00 56 32.4   25.2i 17BA241   T09  C~8COq      
2018 01  17.51296  10 09 11.44   +00 56 32.9   25.7i 17BA241   T09  C~8COq      
2018 01  17.599000 10 09 11.09   +00 56 34.4         17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2019 01  04.480837 10 16 50.60   +00 37 24.1         17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2019 01  11.503725 10 16 28.51   +00 38 30.3         17BA241   T09  C~86ul      
2019 04  05.369564 10 10 20.76   +01 18 23.4         17BA241   T09  C~86ul      

The following table shows the residuals to the orbit fit. The first coumn is the point number. The second column is the time, in years, measured from the first observation. The third and fifth columns are the regularized positions used in the orbit fit. The fourth and sixth columns are the residuals, in arc seconds, for RA and Dec respectively.

     1   0.0000      0.00    -0.02       0.00     0.33
     2   0.0001     -0.95 (   0.01)     -0.04 (   0.61)
     3   0.0002     -2.60     0.05      -1.19     0.01
     4   0.0219   -317.86    -0.01     -83.24     0.18
     5   0.0736  -1388.00    -0.21    -229.13    -0.15
     6   0.0737  -1389.41    -0.04    -229.23    -0.11
     7   0.0738  -1390.60    -0.06    -229.04     0.18
     8   0.0738  -1392.29     0.13    -229.25     0.14
     9   0.0739  -1394.15     0.04    -229.42     0.13
    10   0.0740  -1397.17     0.31    -229.49     0.35
    11   0.0742  -1400.78    -0.39    -229.67     0.41
    12   0.0790  -1519.57    -0.39    -239.41    -0.19
    13   0.0791  -1521.53    -0.02    -239.29     0.10
    14   0.0791  -1522.23     0.24    -239.56    -0.09
    15   0.0794  -1530.03     0.15    -240.14    -0.07
    16   0.0796  -1534.83     0.32    -240.57    -0.11
    17   0.0983  -2021.59     0.15    -267.82     0.18
    18   0.0984  -2025.03     0.02    -268.05     0.11
    19   0.0985  -2028.29     0.08    -268.32     0.00
    20   0.0987  -2033.31    -0.22    -268.61    -0.06
    21   0.0988  -2034.89     0.14    -269.10    -0.46
    22   0.0988  -2036.75    -0.09    -268.84    -0.13
    23   0.1641  -3911.83    -0.00    -259.35    -0.24
    24   0.1641  -3912.71    -0.22    -259.15    -0.07
    25   0.1642  -3913.34     0.26    -259.17    -0.14
    26   0.1642  -3914.68     0.04    -259.03    -0.05
    27   0.1642  -3915.73    -0.24    -259.22    -0.26
    28   0.1695  -4070.22     0.10    -250.82    -0.06
    29   0.1887  -4627.27    -0.00    -211.68     0.09
    30   0.1887  -4628.04     0.09    -211.76    -0.05
    31   0.1888  -4630.01    -0.14    -211.64    -0.07
    32   0.1889  -4631.59    -0.00    -211.28     0.16
    33   0.2402  -5999.57     0.00     -38.59     0.01
    34   0.2403  -6000.94     0.10     -38.36    -0.00
    35   0.2457  -6130.60    -0.18     -14.66    -0.01
    36   0.2457  -6131.30     0.01     -14.93    -0.44
    37   0.2458  -6132.14     0.07     -13.96     0.37
    38   1.0621   5055.14    -0.05    1061.85     0.07
    39   1.0622   5053.11    -0.21    1061.29    -0.29
    40   1.0623   5052.09     0.12    1061.44     0.01
    41   1.0625   5046.64     0.05    1060.99     0.13
    42   2.0259  11912.87    -0.04    2424.53     0.05
    43   2.0451  11578.42    -0.01    2369.02     0.03
    44   2.2747   5561.93     0.09    2655.52     0.02

The following table comes from a 10My integration of the orbit of the object. Three columns are shown. The first column is the result of integrating the nominal orbit. The other two columns are based on clones of the nominal orbit that are +/- 3 sigma from the nominal orbit. If all three types agree then the classificiation is deemed secure. The basis for these calculations is described in more detail in AJ, 129, 1117 (2005). Any use made of these calculations should refer to and credit this publication and the Deep Ecliptic Survey Team.

17BA241    quality flag:3

Type:           2:1E      2:1E      2:1E

axisobj        48.014    48.040    47.989
ecceobj         0.213     0.214     0.213
incobj         15.099    15.099    15.100
qmin           36.920    36.995    35.907
qmax           59.501    59.648    60.683
amean          47.797    47.797    47.797
amin           47.121    47.131    47.114
amax           48.598    48.570    48.577
emean           0.204     0.204     0.217
emin            0.182     0.176     0.186
emax            0.228     0.229     0.250
imean          15.284    15.431    14.707
imin           14.796    14.816    13.747
imax           15.863    16.114    15.691
excite_mean     0.334     0.335     0.334
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          3.009     3.008     3.009

libcent 0       181.0     180.0     178.0
libamp  0       173.2     170.1     163.1
libcent 1      -180.0    -180.0    -180.0
libamp  1      -180.0    -180.0    -180.0
libcent 2      -180.0    -180.0    -180.0
libamp  2      -180.0    -180.0    -180.0
libcent 3      -180.0    -180.0    -180.0
libamp  3      -180.0    -180.0    -180.0
libcent 4      -180.0    -180.0    -180.0
libamp  4      -180.0    -180.0    -180.0

kozaimean       162.6     166.2     160.6
kozaiamp        180.0     180.0     180.0