Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 17DB165

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: 17DB165   
# Created Tue Apr  1 01:11:04 2025
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting     18 observations of     18
# Arc:   3.00y
# First observation: 2016/04/04
#  Last observation: 2019/04/03
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  -0.000021   0.024334  -0.000001   0.000080   0.024350   0.000000
# Chi-squared of fit:     8.09 DOF:     30 RMS:  0.12
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.30    0.27
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.576624E-05  2.440473E-02  2.201224E-09  7.806729E-05  2.450314E-02  1.566054E-03
# Covariance matrix:
  7.3305E-13 -9.6495E-13  3.5772E-16 -2.3642E-15 -3.1192E-13 -9.8131E-12
 -9.6495E-13  1.9568E-12 -7.6088E-15  6.0863E-15  8.1802E-14  2.3228E-11
  3.5772E-16 -7.6088E-15  2.9322E-13 -2.2669E-13  6.2740E-15 -1.0789E-13
 -2.3642E-15  6.0863E-15 -2.2669E-13  2.4366E-13 -2.9711E-16  8.2940E-14
 -3.1192E-13  8.1802E-14  6.2740E-15 -2.9711E-16  6.3251E-13  6.6129E-13
 -9.8131E-12  2.3228E-11 -1.0789E-13  8.2940E-14  6.6129E-13  3.1527E-10
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
    4.706873 -172.197102   -0.121762    0.081261   -0.985364  2457482.957870
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2457480.5000  =  2016/04/02
Mean Anomaly:           44.26168 +/-     0.185
Argument of Peri:       35.74863 +/-     0.255
Long of Asc Node:      100.15793 +/-     0.014
Inclination:             4.59857 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.09001099 +/-    0.0007
Semi-Major Axis:     44.47367580 +/-    0.0116
Time of Perihelion: 2444161.2929 +/-      55.5
Perihelion:          40.47055614 +/-    0.0318
Aphelion:            48.47679546 +/-    0.0325
Period (y)              296.5943 +/-      0.12
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X          -41.26356436 +/-    0.0013
Ecliptic Y           -5.77962404 +/-    0.0002
Ecliptic Z            3.34891141 +/-    0.0001
Ecliptic XDOT         0.00019827 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT        -0.00273217 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT         0.00002306 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   41.80072973 +/-    0.0013
Geocenter to KBO     40.81108789 +/-    0.0013
# Hcoef:  7.71

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 17DB165. 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 (17DB165) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2016 04  04.457081 12 36 05.36   +01 13 47.7         17DB165   T09  C~86uy      
2016 04  04.525888 12 36 05.05   +01 13 49.7         17DB165   T09  C~86uy      
2017 02  21.49884  12 44 08.08   +00 20 53.9   23.6z 17DB165   T09  C~81Bx      
2017 02  21.50898  12 44 08.03   +00 20 53.9   23.7z 17DB165   T09  C~81Bx      
2017 02  21.54460  12 44 07.93   +00 20 55.0   23.1z 17DB165   T09  C~81Bx      
2017 02  21.59574  12 44 07.76   +00 20 56.2   23.7z 17DB165   T09  C~81Bx      
2017 02  21.61716  12 44 07.67   +00 20 57.1   23.9z 17DB165   T09  C~81Bx      
2017 02  23.55846  12 44 01.19   +00 21 47.3   24.2r 17DB165   T09  C~81Bx      
2017 02  23.57824  12 44 01.12   +00 21 48.0   24.0r 17DB165   T09  C~81Bx      
2017 02  23.61219  12 44 01.02   +00 21 48.6   24.0r 17DB165   T09  C~81Bx      
2017 02  23.65456  12 44 00.85   +00 21 49.6   23.6r 17DB165   T09  C~81Bx      
2017 03  04.55244  12 43 28.48   +00 25 52.5   24.4y 17DB165   T09  C~81Bx      
2017 03  04.55518  12 43 28.47   +00 25 52.7   23.7y 17DB165   T09  C~81Bx      
2017 03  04.59585  12 43 28.31   +00 25 53.9   23.8y 17DB165   T09  C~81Bx      
2017 03  04.64731  12 43 28.11   +00 25 55.2   23.3y 17DB165   T09  C~81Bx      
2017 04  27.392208 12 39 37.82   +00 50 27.7         17DB165   T09  C~86uy      
2017 04  27.417363 12 39 37.71   +00 50 28.2         17DB165   T09  C~86uy      
2019 04  03.477681 12 51 37.14   -00 25 17.5         17DB165   T09  C~86uy      

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     0.01
     2   0.0002     -5.06     0.01       0.01     0.10
     3   0.8844   7908.78     0.12     -60.67     0.09
     4   0.8845   7908.09     0.00     -60.96    -0.25
     5   0.8846   7906.27     0.20     -60.55     0.04
     6   0.8847   7903.45     0.27     -60.45    -0.05
     7   0.8848   7901.85    -0.12     -60.15     0.16
     8   0.8901   7792.58    -0.12     -52.38    -0.06
     9   0.8901   7791.33    -0.20     -52.15     0.10
    10   0.8902   7789.72     0.16     -52.19    -0.06
    11   0.8903   7786.97    -0.12     -52.28    -0.30
    12   0.9147   7244.27    -0.04     -20.67    -0.05
    13   0.9147   7244.05    -0.08     -20.55     0.06
    14   0.9148   7241.37    -0.10     -20.39     0.11
    15   0.9150   7238.10    -0.01     -20.38    -0.01
    16   1.0621   3480.57     0.08     -30.11     0.08
    17   1.0622   3478.86    -0.03     -30.30    -0.01
    18   2.9953  15215.25     0.00      51.45     0.04

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.

17DB165    quality flag:3

Type:      CLASSICAL CLASSICAL CLASSICAL

axisobj        43.999    44.037    43.962
ecceobj         0.084     0.086     0.082
incobj          4.597     4.597     4.597
qmin           39.378    39.278    39.382
qmax           49.335    49.459    49.237
amean          44.210    44.247    44.173
amin           43.849    43.885    43.815
amax           44.597    44.640    44.552
emean           0.091     0.093     0.089
emin            0.074     0.076     0.072
emax            0.107     0.108     0.106
imean           3.037     3.038     3.035
imin            2.253     2.256     2.248
imax            3.764     3.759     3.763
excite_mean     0.105     0.107     0.104
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          3.091     3.091     3.090

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       175.6     175.4     175.4
kozaiamp        179.8     180.0     179.9