Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 17BG230

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: 17BG230   
# Created Fri Nov 22 02:10:48 2024
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting     57 observations of     57
# Arc:   4.05y
# First observation: 2015/01/16
#  Last observation: 2019/02/05
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  -0.000066   0.015319  -0.000021   0.006096   0.019857   0.000000
# Chi-squared of fit:    42.27 DOF:    108 RMS:  0.15
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.47    0.40
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.217345E-05  1.524285E-02  5.313087E-06  6.067405E-03  1.983181E-02 -4.266391E-04
# Covariance matrix:
  3.0412E-13 -2.1391E-13  3.4253E-14 -4.7874E-14 -6.8377E-14 -2.2758E-12
 -2.1391E-13  2.4706E-13 -5.7165E-14  8.1062E-14  1.9884E-13  3.8408E-12
  3.4253E-14 -5.7165E-14  2.4362E-13 -1.2646E-13 -5.3202E-14 -1.1361E-12
 -4.7874E-14  8.1062E-14 -1.2646E-13  8.6153E-14  7.7743E-14  1.6070E-12
 -6.8377E-14  1.9884E-13 -5.3202E-14  7.7743E-14  3.5259E-13  3.6590E-12
 -2.2758E-12  3.8408E-12 -1.1361E-12  1.6070E-12  3.6590E-12  7.6185E-11
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
  -10.380956  150.351674    0.557509   -0.145466   -0.794957  2457039.065492
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2457030.5000  =  2015/01/08
Mean Anomaly:          199.86628 +/-     0.233
Argument of Peri:      137.82251 +/-     0.232
Long of Asc Node:      173.90848 +/-     0.001
Inclination:            23.74237 +/-     0.001
Eccentricity:         0.11197623 +/-    0.0001
Semi-Major Axis:     46.29280510 +/-    0.0040
Time of Perihelion: 2508204.4544 +/-      74.3
Perihelion:          41.10911137 +/-    0.0076
Aphelion:            51.47649884 +/-    0.0081
Period (y)              314.9767 +/-      0.04
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X          -43.53491746 +/-    0.0013
Ecliptic Y           25.41977809 +/-    0.0007
Ecliptic Z           -9.08577527 +/-    0.0003
Ecliptic XDOT        -0.00112566 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT        -0.00178816 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT         0.00083463 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   51.22504728 +/-    0.0012
Geocenter to KBO     50.42403073 +/-    0.0015
# Hcoef:  8.86

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 17BG230. 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 (17BG230) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2015 01  16.564714 09 55 07.46   +01 37 02.9         17BG230   T09  C~81Bm      
2015 01  16.651377 09 55 07.17   +01 37 04.2         17BG230   T09  C~81Bm      
2015 01  21.583905 09 54 50.74   +01 38 16.9         17BG230   T09  C~81Bm      
2015 01  21.609777 09 54 50.66   +01 38 17.4         17BG230   T09  C~81Bm      
2016 03  04.429779 09 55 58.15   +01 55 35.3         17BG230   T09  C~81Bm      
2016 03  04.444642 09 55 58.09   +01 55 35.7         17BG230   T09  C~81Bm      
2016 03  04.459022 09 55 58.02   +01 55 36.2         17BG230   T09  C~81Bm      
2017 01  02.52725  10 03 18.41   +01 37 19.6   25.2i 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  02.53736  10 03 18.39   +01 37 19.6   25.6i 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  02.54946  10 03 18.34   +01 37 19.7   26.1i 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  21.42049  10 02 22.94   +01 41 05.0   25.7z 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  21.48947  10 02 22.69   +01 41 06.2   25.5z 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  21.49330  10 02 22.68   +01 41 06.2   25.9z 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  21.51563  10 02 22.58   +01 41 06.5   26.1z 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  21.54162  10 02 22.50   +01 41 07.0   26.3z 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  21.58402  10 02 22.32   +01 41 07.7   25.4z 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  23.35198  10 02 16.35   +01 41 36.8   25.9r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  23.36273  10 02 16.30   +01 41 36.9   25.9r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  23.37416  10 02 16.29   +01 41 36.9   25.3r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  23.39642  10 02 16.23   +01 41 37.4   25.7r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  23.41024  10 02 16.14   +01 41 37.8   26.0r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  23.44310  10 02 16.04   +01 41 38.1   26.0r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  23.48534  10 02 15.90   +01 41 39.0   25.2i 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  23.50215  10 02 15.85   +01 41 39.3   24.9i 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  23.52068  10 02 15.78   +01 41 39.5   25.4i 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  23.54331  10 02 15.71   +01 41 40.1   25.1i 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  23.54715  10 02 15.68   +01 41 40.0   25.1i 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  23.56929  10 02 15.61   +01 41 40.3   24.7i 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  23.59193  10 02 15.53   +01 41 40.6   25.7i 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  02.42933  10 01 40.30   +01 44 44.3   26.1r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  02.44070  10 01 40.24   +01 44 44.5   26.2r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  02.44397  10 01 40.24   +01 44 44.6   26.4r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  02.47020  10 01 40.14   +01 44 45.2   26.4r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  02.47353  10 01 40.13   +01 44 45.3   26.4r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  23.47280  10 00 19.94   +01 52 54.7   26.1r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  23.48645  10 00 19.89   +01 52 55.2   26.1r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  23.49694  10 00 19.84   +01 52 55.7   25.6r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  23.50008  10 00 19.83   +01 52 55.5   25.7r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  23.50391  10 00 19.81   +01 52 55.9   26.4r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  25.41253  10 00 12.52   +01 53 44.9   25.2i 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  25.41636  10 00 12.52   +01 53 45.2   25.1i 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  25.42020  10 00 12.49   +01 53 45.6   25.1i 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  25.43849  10 00 12.45   +01 53 45.9   25.4i 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 03  06.49634  09 59 38.62   +01 57 46.7   26.2r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 03  06.51016  09 59 38.59   +01 57 46.9   25.9r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 03  06.51829  09 59 38.56   +01 57 47.2   26.3r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 03  06.52393  09 59 38.54   +01 57 47.6   26.4r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 03  06.53779  09 59 38.49   +01 57 47.6   26.4r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 03  25.23822  09 58 36.22   +02 06 16.5   25.8r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 03  25.24634  09 58 36.18   +02 06 17.1   26.4r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 03  25.26562  09 58 36.12   +02 06 17.3   26.4r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 03  25.27375  09 58 36.09   +02 06 17.8   25.6r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 03  25.27935  09 58 36.09   +02 06 17.8   26.4r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 03  25.29309  09 58 36.05   +02 06 18.3   25.9r 17BG230   T09  C~7ujA      
2018 01  17.545345 10 06 23.03   +01 41 21.3         17BG230   T09  C~81Bm      
2019 02  05.409268 10 09 05.44   +01 48 14.7         17BG230   T09  C~81Bm      
2019 02  05.422693 10 09 05.38   +01 48 15.0         17BG230   T09  C~81Bm      

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    -0.00       0.00    -0.10
     2   0.0002     -4.53    -0.11      -0.28    -0.02
     3   0.0137   -260.82    -0.06     -17.26    -0.09
     4   0.0138   -262.12     0.05     -17.21     0.04
     5   1.1304    328.31     0.25    1306.63     0.09
     6   1.1304    327.33     0.19    1306.69     0.07
     7   1.1304    326.17    -0.08    1306.80     0.09
     8   1.9629   6902.94     0.08    2566.05     0.22
     9   1.9630   6902.66     0.19    2565.95     0.17
    10   1.9630   6901.92    -0.09    2565.78     0.08
    11   2.0147   6043.75     0.40    2488.87     0.01
    12   2.0149   6039.81     0.17    2488.70     0.03
    13   2.0149   6039.67     0.23    2488.64    -0.01
    14   2.0149   6038.16    -0.08    2488.41    -0.19
    15   2.0150   6036.86     0.02    2488.46    -0.06
    16   2.0151   6034.09    -0.47    2488.18    -0.22
    17   2.0200   5939.95    -0.24    2484.42    -0.01
    18   2.0200   5939.21    -0.39    2484.26    -0.15
    19   2.0200   5939.07     0.09    2484.20    -0.18
    20   2.0201   5938.05     0.29    2484.36     0.03
    21   2.0201   5936.65    -0.36    2484.27    -0.03
    22   2.0202   5935.14    -0.06    2484.03    -0.19
    23   2.0203   5932.85    -0.02    2484.15     0.03
    24   2.0204   5932.04     0.10    2484.17     0.09
    25   2.0204   5930.99     0.07    2483.99    -0.04
    26   2.0205   5929.80     0.12    2484.19     0.22
    27   2.0205   5929.41    -0.06    2483.94    -0.02
    28   2.0205   5928.32     0.07    2483.86    -0.05
    29   2.0206   5927.09     0.09    2483.72    -0.13
    30   2.0475   5367.49     0.12    2472.83     0.01
    31   2.0476   5366.57    -0.11    2472.70    -0.11
    32   2.0476   5366.54     0.05    2472.80    -0.02
    33   2.0477   5364.92     0.02    2472.84     0.04
    34   2.0477   5364.75     0.04    2472.88     0.08
    35   2.1052   4066.63     0.07    2515.15    -0.18
    36   2.1052   4065.75     0.07    2515.35    -0.03
    37   2.1052   4064.88    -0.14    2515.56     0.14
    38   2.1052   4064.80    -0.01    2515.32    -0.11
    39   2.1052   4064.38    -0.19    2515.60     0.15
    40   2.1105   3944.83    -0.21    2523.68    -0.23
    41   2.1105   3944.73    -0.07    2523.96     0.03
    42   2.1105   3944.17    -0.39    2524.18     0.24
    43   2.1105   3943.50     0.11    2524.26     0.23
    44   2.1353   3384.11    -0.32    2574.39     0.08
    45   2.1354   3383.62     0.04    2574.43     0.03
    46   2.1354   3383.09     0.01    2574.55     0.10
    47   2.1354   3382.67    -0.07    2574.82     0.34
    48   2.1354   3381.97     0.08    2574.56    -0.01
    49   2.1866   2329.75     0.30    2728.60    -0.21
    50   2.1867   2328.98    -0.05    2728.95     0.06
    51   2.1867   2328.06     0.03    2728.83    -0.25
    52   2.1867   2327.47    -0.14    2729.14    -0.01
    53   2.1868   2327.47     0.15    2729.14    -0.06
    54   2.1868   2326.73     0.12    2729.40     0.07
    55   3.0034   9419.87     0.13    3755.20    -0.04
    56   4.0543  11566.38     0.07    4991.99     0.00
    57   4.0544  11565.43    -0.07    4991.96    -0.03

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.

17BG230    quality flag:3

Type:       SCATEXTD  SCATEXTD  SCATEXTD

axisobj        46.055    46.066    46.044
ecceobj         0.117     0.117     0.117
incobj         23.846    23.847    23.846
qmin           39.933    39.938    39.921
qmax           52.541    52.559    52.521
amean          46.092    46.103    46.081
amin           45.706    45.735    45.706
amax           46.505    46.509    46.495
emean           0.117     0.117     0.117
emin            0.105     0.106     0.105
emax            0.130     0.130     0.130
imean          23.341    23.342    23.341
imin           23.048    23.045    23.044
imax           23.648    23.641    23.655
excite_mean     0.413     0.413     0.413
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          2.909     2.910     2.909

libcent 0      -180.0    -180.0    -180.0
libamp  0      -180.0    -180.0    -180.0
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       193.8     194.2     193.7
kozaiamp        180.0     180.0     180.0