Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 17BX236

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: 17BX236   
# Created Tue Apr  1 01:11:02 2025
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting     21 observations of     21
# Arc:   0.90y
# First observation: 2016/04/02
#  Last observation: 2017/02/23
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  -0.000054   0.023299  -0.000001  -0.000346   0.023176   0.000000
# Chi-squared of fit:    14.80 DOF:     36 RMS:  0.15
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.41    0.29
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.490145E-05  2.312703E-02 -1.027301E-06 -3.442981E-04  2.360577E-02 -1.365318E-03
# Covariance matrix:
  3.3275E-13  3.6255E-12  1.1101E-14 -7.7555E-14  1.7046E-12  1.4511E-10
  3.6255E-12  3.4165E-10  7.8080E-13 -6.5542E-12  1.2373E-10  1.1927E-08
  1.1101E-14  7.8080E-13  2.3835E-13 -2.9895E-13  2.9517E-13  2.7649E-11
 -7.7555E-14 -6.5542E-12 -2.9895E-13  6.1222E-13 -2.3907E-12 -2.2953E-10
  1.7046E-12  1.2373E-10  2.9517E-13 -2.3907E-12  4.6472E-11  4.3726E-09
  1.4511E-10  1.1927E-08  2.7649E-11 -2.2953E-10  4.3726E-09  4.1834E-07
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
    3.002920 -174.437865   -0.125287    0.051881   -0.986341  2457480.904541
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2457480.5000  =  2016/04/02
Mean Anomaly:          322.00459 +/-    11.579
Argument of Peri:      150.85095 +/-    14.667
Long of Asc Node:       79.32076 +/-     0.043
Inclination:             3.05860 +/-     0.001
Eccentricity:         0.08429626 +/-    0.0203
Semi-Major Axis:     46.29019339 +/-    0.1463
Time of Perihelion: 2469621.6709 +/-    3699.6
Perihelion:          42.38810315 +/-    0.9484
Aphelion:            50.19228363 +/-    0.9522
Period (y)              314.9501 +/-      1.49
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X          -43.07978527 +/-    0.0122
Ecliptic Y           -4.32345988 +/-    0.0012
Ecliptic Z            2.21921942 +/-    0.0006
Ecliptic XDOT         0.00041540 +/-    0.0001
Ecliptic YDOT        -0.00266155 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT        -0.00004817 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   43.35302918 +/-    0.0121
Geocenter to KBO     42.36251541 +/-    0.0122
# Hcoef:  9.24

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 17BX236. 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 (17BX236) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2016 04  02.403752 12 25 10.81   +00 32 52.4         17BX236   T09  C~86uj      
2016 04  02.444565 12 25 10.62   +00 32 53.4         17BX236   T09  C~86uk      
2016 04  04.35736  12 25 02.38   +00 33 44.7   25.9g 17BX236   T09  C~8COq      
2016 04  04.37012  12 25 02.34   +00 33 45.7   26.7g 17BX236   T09  C~8COq      
2016 04  04.41508  12 25 02.13   +00 33 46.8   26.2g 17BX236   T09  C~8COq      
2016 06  05.320050 12 21 55.22   +00 50 50.0         17BX236   T09  C~86uk      
2016 06  05.356114 12 21 55.18   +00 50 50.0         17BX236   T09  C~86uk      
2017 01  23.624307 12 33 53.88   -00 26 58.3         17BX236   T09  C~86uk      
2017 01  23.630400 12 33 53.88   -00 26 58.5         17BX236   T09  C~86uk      
2017 01  28.62228  12 33 46.32   -00 25 50.2   25.1z 17BX236   T09  C~81Bp      
2017 01  28.64528  12 33 46.27   -00 25 49.8   25.0z 17BX236   T09  C~81Bp      
2017 01  28.64799  12 33 46.25   -00 25 49.8   25.3z 17BX236   T09  C~81Bp      
2017 02  02.61286  12 33 36.77   -00 24 30.2   25.6i 17BX236   T09  C~81Bp      
2017 02  02.62764  12 33 36.74   -00 24 29.7   25.3i 17BX236   T09  C~81Bp      
2017 02  02.63889  12 33 36.73   -00 24 29.5   25.2i 17BX236   T09  C~81Bp      
2017 02  02.64725  12 33 36.69   -00 24 29.4   24.9i 17BX236   T09  C~81Bp      
2017 02  23.53583  12 32 37.78   -00 17 07.2   26.0r 17BX236   T09  C~81Bp      
2017 02  23.56555  12 32 37.67   -00 17 06.1   25.3r 17BX236   T09  C~81Bp      
2017 02  23.57406  12 32 37.64   -00 17 05.9   25.7r 17BX236   T09  C~81Bp      
2017 02  23.60801  12 32 37.53   -00 17 04.9   25.5r 17BX236   T09  C~81Bp      
2017 02  23.63774  12 32 37.42   -00 17 04.6   26.1r 17BX236   T09  C~81Bp      

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     0.12       0.00     0.16
     2   0.0001     -3.01     0.02      -0.21     0.00
     3   0.0053   -136.82     0.01      -2.04    -0.41
     4   0.0054   -137.77    -0.03      -1.35     0.28
     5   0.0055   -141.09    -0.17      -1.59     0.11
     6   0.1750  -3120.80     0.01    -171.71    -0.05
     7   0.1751  -3121.35     0.04    -171.95    -0.12
     8   0.8110   8631.50     0.00    -190.39     0.02
     9   0.8110   8631.58     0.23    -190.57    -0.19
    10   0.8247   8500.18     0.11    -172.74    -0.08
    11   0.8248   8499.33    -0.04    -172.67    -0.08
    12   0.8248   8499.05    -0.23    -172.79    -0.21
    13   0.8384   8336.69     0.01    -155.98    -0.07
    14   0.8384   8336.08    -0.05    -155.70     0.17
    15   0.8384   8335.86     0.15    -155.57     0.27
    16   0.8384   8335.27    -0.14    -155.72     0.10
    17   0.8956   7347.33     0.11     -99.51    -0.22
    18   0.8957   7345.38    -0.10     -99.16     0.09
    19   0.8957   7344.89    -0.10     -99.15     0.08
    20   0.8958   7342.97    -0.03     -98.89     0.29
    21   0.8959   7341.34     0.08     -99.26    -0.14

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.

17BX236    quality flag:3

Type:      CLASSICAL CLASSICAL CLASSICAL

axisobj        45.763    46.265    45.690
ecceobj         0.076     0.142     0.060
incobj          3.059     3.060     3.058
qmin           41.762    39.227    42.364
qmax           50.506    54.126    49.718
amean          46.013    46.536    45.934
amin           45.633    46.133    45.569
amax           46.405    46.970    46.326
emean           0.075     0.140     0.061
emin            0.062     0.126     0.048
emax            0.088     0.153     0.074
imean           1.477     1.331     1.504
imin            1.067     0.797     1.114
imax            1.884     1.836     1.896
excite_mean     0.079     0.142     0.066
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          3.119     3.108     3.120

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       217.5     234.2     206.1
kozaiamp        179.9     180.0     179.9