Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 17BH230

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: 17BH230   
# Created Fri Nov 22 02:10:48 2024
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting     58 observations of     58
# Arc:   2.46y
# First observation: 2016/11/23
#  Last observation: 2019/05/09
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
   0.000014   0.015467   0.000010   0.009034   0.020611   0.000000
# Chi-squared of fit:    42.32 DOF:    110 RMS:  0.15
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.64    0.40
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.194127E-05  1.515883E-02  7.937036E-06  8.882949E-03  2.019929E-02 -9.983309E-04
# Covariance matrix:
  1.8369E-13  1.5532E-13  1.7636E-14  1.4863E-13  3.0830E-13  7.5304E-12
  1.5532E-13  2.8471E-13 -1.1039E-15  3.3413E-13  4.1434E-13  1.6736E-11
  1.7636E-14 -1.1039E-15  5.4514E-14 -7.8641E-14  1.9816E-14 -2.8710E-12
  1.4863E-13  3.3413E-13 -7.8641E-14  6.9237E-13  4.4233E-13  3.3179E-11
  3.0830E-13  4.1434E-13  1.9816E-14  4.4233E-13  6.9405E-13  2.2256E-11
  7.5304E-12  1.6736E-11 -2.8710E-12  3.3179E-11  2.2256E-11  1.6488E-09
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
  -10.221307  151.335991    0.992285   -0.000004   -0.001125  2457716.074669
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2457710.5000  =  2016/11/18
Mean Anomaly:          243.81087 +/-     0.793
Argument of Peri:      105.02217 +/-     0.771
Long of Asc Node:      167.17580 +/-     0.000
Inclination:            31.65543 +/-     0.001
Eccentricity:         0.08808781 +/-    0.0018
Semi-Major Axis:     47.39853636 +/-    0.0135
Time of Perihelion: 2496179.3162 +/-     262.1
Perihelion:          43.22330327 +/-    0.0884
Aphelion:            51.57376945 +/-    0.0888
Period (y)              326.3289 +/-      0.14
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X          -42.27895451 +/-    0.0018
Ecliptic Y           24.23716699 +/-    0.0010
Ecliptic Z           -8.78464897 +/-    0.0004
Ecliptic XDOT        -0.00105387 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT        -0.00177099 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT         0.00120887 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   49.51888848 +/-    0.0016
Geocenter to KBO     49.50669018 +/-    0.0020
# Hcoef:  8.10

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 17BH230. 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 (17BH230) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2016 11  23.57388  09 58 58.80   +01 25 50.3   25.1z 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2016 11  23.64188  09 58 58.81   +01 25 49.8   24.5y 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2016 11  23.64954  09 58 58.82   +01 25 49.8   25.2y 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2016 12  25.51570  09 58 28.98   +01 24 29.2   25.6r 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2016 12  25.54359  09 58 28.91   +01 24 29.6   25.8r 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2016 12  25.59037  09 58 28.81   +01 24 29.9   25.5i 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  21.43628  09 57 11.81   +01 29 46.4   24.2z 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  21.48215  09 57 11.65   +01 29 47.3   23.9z 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  21.50822  09 57 11.55   +01 29 47.6   24.3z 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  21.53429  09 57 11.45   +01 29 48.1   24.6z 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  23.36023  09 57 04.99   +01 30 21.2   25.3r 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  23.40775  09 57 04.82   +01 30 22.2   25.1r 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  23.41253  09 57 04.80   +01 30 22.4   25.5r 17BH230   T09  C~7wNx      
2017 01  23.42739  09 57 04.74   +01 30 22.5   25.5r 17BH230   T09  C~7wNx      
2017 01  23.48266  09 57 04.55   +01 30 23.7   24.7i 17BH230   T09  C~7wNx      
2017 01  23.51704  09 57 04.42   +01 30 24.2   24.5i 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  23.52381  09 57 04.38   +01 30 24.4   25.1i 17BH230   T09  C~7wNx      
2017 01  23.53190  09 57 04.37   +01 30 24.6   25.3i 17BH230   T09  C~7wNx      
2017 01  23.55808  09 57 04.28   +01 30 25.4   25.3i 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  23.58838  09 57 04.17   +01 30 25.6   24.6i 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  30.41352  09 56 39.01   +01 32 42.7   24.4i 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  30.43553  09 56 38.92   +01 32 43.1   24.5i 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  30.45764  09 56 38.82   +01 32 43.6   24.9i 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  30.50184  09 56 38.65   +01 32 44.9   24.5z 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  30.52778  09 56 38.55   +01 32 45.4   24.7z 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  30.56478  09 56 38.43   +01 32 46.2   24.4z 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  30.59058  09 56 38.34   +01 32 46.4   24.9z 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 01  30.61243  09 56 38.25   +01 32 47.1   24.9z 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  02.38640  09 56 27.65   +01 33 48.1   25.1r 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  02.56862  09 56 26.95   +01 33 52.1   24.5i 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  02.57136  09 56 26.95   +01 33 52.1   24.0i 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  02.58800  09 56 26.88   +01 33 52.8   24.6i 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  21.32404  09 55 13.01   +01 41 46.8   24.2z 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  21.34959  09 55 12.93   +01 41 47.3   24.4z 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  21.37516  09 55 12.79   +01 41 48.3   24.9z 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  21.40083  09 55 12.67   +01 41 49.1   24.8z 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  21.42282  09 55 12.63   +01 41 49.5   24.5z 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  23.31993  09 55 05.15   +01 42 42.4   25.9g 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  23.33356  09 55 05.10   +01 42 42.7   25.7g 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  23.46720  09 55 04.56   +01 42 46.4   25.5r 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2017 02  23.51193  09 55 04.39   +01 42 47.6   25.5r 17BH230   T09  C~7ujA      
2019 02  28.351994 10 02 54.11   +02 06 06.6         17BH230   T09  C~81Bm      
2019 02  28.386467 10 02 53.97   +02 06 07.5         17BH230   T09  C~81Bm      
2019 04  04.28639  10 00 56.79   +02 23 11.8   25.7g 17BH230   T09  C~81Bm      
2019 04  04.29405  10 00 56.75   +02 23 12.1   25.5g 17BH230   T09  C~81Bm      
2019 04  04.29788  10 00 56.73   +02 23 12.1   25.1g 17BH230   T09  C~81Bm      
2019 04  04.30170  10 00 56.73   +02 23 12.3   25.3g 17BH230   T09  C~81Bm      
2019 04  04.30936  10 00 56.71   +02 23 12.4   25.3g 17BH230   T09  C~81Bm      
2019 04  04.31319  10 00 56.71   +02 23 12.6   25.5g 17BH230   T09  C~81Bm      
2019 04  04.31702  10 00 56.69   +02 23 12.8   24.8g 17BH230   T09  C~81Bm      
2019 04  04.32085  10 00 56.69   +02 23 12.8   25.6g 17BH230   T09  C~81Bm      
2019 04  04.32852  10 00 56.67   +02 23 13.1   26.0g 17BH230   T09  C~81Bm      
2019 04  04.33235  10 00 56.65   +02 23 13.3   25.2g 17BH230   T09  C~81Bm      
2019 04  04.33618  10 00 56.63   +02 23 13.5   25.8g 17BH230   T09  C~81Bm      
2019 04  04.34001  10 00 56.63   +02 23 13.6   25.4g 17BH230   T09  C~81Bm      
2019 04  04.34384  10 00 56.63   +02 23 13.8   25.7g 17BH230   T09  C~81Bm      
2019 05  09.238093 10 00 07.15   +02 36 57.6         17BH230   T09  C~81Bm      
2019 05  09.385989 10 00 07.11   +02 37 00.2         17BH230   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    -0.02       0.00    -0.20
     2   0.0002      0.32    -0.16      -0.42    -0.06
     3   0.0002      0.46    -0.07      -0.36     0.05
     4   0.0875   -390.72     0.13    -232.11    -0.18
     5   0.0875   -391.84    -0.10    -232.10     0.00
     6   0.0877   -393.35    -0.10    -232.34     0.06
     7   0.1612  -1585.87     0.04    -338.74     0.23
     8   0.1613  -1588.43     0.07    -338.73     0.32
     9   0.1614  -1589.94     0.03    -338.97     0.13
    10   0.1614  -1591.52    -0.07    -339.03     0.13
    11   0.1664  -1693.85     0.02    -341.81    -0.16
    12   0.1666  -1696.59     0.02    -341.76    -0.04
    13   0.1666  -1696.94    -0.06    -341.68     0.05
    14   0.1666  -1697.82    -0.08    -341.90    -0.15
    15   0.1668  -1700.91     0.03    -341.77     0.06
    16   0.1669  -1702.91     0.01    -341.98    -0.10
    17   0.1669  -1703.54    -0.23    -342.00    -0.11
    18   0.1669  -1703.75     0.03    -341.87     0.04
    19   0.1670  -1705.30     0.00    -341.59     0.36
    20   0.1670  -1706.91     0.14    -341.98     0.02
    21   0.1857  -2108.34     0.20    -345.13    -0.12
    22   0.1858  -2109.74     0.15    -345.23    -0.21
    23   0.1859  -2111.32    -0.06    -345.28    -0.26
    24   0.1860  -2114.17    -0.18    -344.95     0.07
    25   0.1860  -2115.75    -0.16    -345.01     0.01
    26   0.1861  -2117.71     0.15    -344.89     0.14
    27   0.1862  -2119.05     0.40    -345.17    -0.14
    28   0.1863  -2120.56     0.24    -344.98     0.04
    29   0.1939  -2290.81    -0.15    -343.27    -0.06
    30   0.1944  -2302.05     0.08    -343.18    -0.08
    31   0.1944  -2302.05     0.25    -343.18    -0.08
    32   0.1944  -2303.27     0.07    -342.89     0.19
    33   0.2457  -3506.89    -0.14    -284.99     0.00
    34   0.2458  -3508.19     0.25    -284.94    -0.08
    35   0.2459  -3510.50    -0.38    -284.73     0.00
    36   0.2459  -3512.47    -0.64    -284.61     0.00
    37   0.2460  -3513.17     0.11    -284.45     0.06
    38   0.2512  -3636.77    -0.03    -273.97     0.10
    39   0.2512  -3637.57     0.06    -273.96     0.05
    40   0.2516  -3646.45    -0.00    -273.31    -0.02
    41   0.2517  -3649.26     0.14    -273.07    -0.03
    42   2.2636   2461.81     0.10    3497.10    -0.04
    43   2.2637   2459.53     0.09    3497.20    -0.15
    44   2.3592    455.53     0.22    3843.01    -0.03
    45   2.3593    454.86    -0.09    3843.08    -0.05
    46   2.3593    454.58    -0.19    3842.98    -0.20
    47   2.3593    454.51    -0.08    3843.17    -0.07
    48   2.3593    454.20    -0.04    3843.16    -0.17
    49   2.3593    454.13     0.07    3843.34    -0.03
    50   2.3593    453.78    -0.10    3843.43     0.00
    51   2.3593    453.78     0.08    3843.43    -0.04
    52   2.3594    453.39     0.05    3843.60     0.04
    53   2.3594    453.04    -0.12    3843.69     0.07
    54   2.3594    452.69    -0.29    3843.77     0.11
    55   2.3594    452.65    -0.14    3843.86     0.15
    56   2.3594    452.58    -0.03    3844.05     0.29
    57   2.4549   -530.18     0.28    4357.10     0.09
    58   2.4553   -531.65     0.18    4359.33     0.01

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.

17BH230    quality flag:3

Type:       SCATEXTD  SCATEXTD  SCATEXTD

axisobj        47.229    47.258    47.202
ecceobj         0.086     0.090     0.082
incobj         31.791    31.791    31.791
qmin           42.414    42.357    42.647
qmax           52.326    52.598    52.078
amean          47.254    47.286    47.225
amin           46.881    46.903    46.855
amax           47.668    47.699    47.635
emean           0.085     0.089     0.081
emin            0.073     0.077     0.069
emax            0.098     0.103     0.094
imean          31.055    31.059    31.051
imin           30.843    30.831    30.827
imax           31.291    31.298    31.268
excite_mean     0.523     0.524     0.522
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          2.776     2.775     2.777

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       203.1     202.8     203.6
kozaiamp        180.0     180.0     179.9