Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 17DK163

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: 17DK163   
# Created Tue Apr  1 01:11:04 2025
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting     46 observations of     47
# Arc:   2.37y
# First observation: 2016/12/23
#  Last observation: 2019/05/09
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
   0.000016   0.018664   0.000004  -0.002652   0.020364   0.000000
# Chi-squared of fit:    23.97 DOF:     86 RMS:  0.13
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.33    0.29
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.549690E-05  1.842003E-02 -3.082940E-06 -2.598089E-03  2.013093E-02 -7.691894E-03
# Covariance matrix:
  1.8519E-13  2.2785E-13  2.4085E-14 -8.1348E-14  2.7731E-13  1.1591E-11
  2.2785E-13  1.5809E-12  1.2160E-13 -6.8611E-13  9.3578E-13  1.0308E-10
  2.4085E-14  1.2160E-13  5.4399E-14 -7.6284E-14  7.9207E-14  7.9168E-12
 -8.1348E-14 -6.8611E-13 -7.6284E-14  3.5607E-13 -3.7863E-13 -4.7532E-11
  2.7731E-13  9.3578E-13  7.9207E-14 -3.7863E-13  7.2464E-13  5.6096E-11
  1.1591E-11  1.0308E-10  7.9168E-12 -4.7532E-11  5.6096E-11  7.1741E-09
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
   -8.334795  151.300638    0.851872   -0.072184   -0.494062  2457746.019269
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2457740.5000  =  2016/12/18
Mean Anomaly:          327.79959 +/-     0.288
Argument of Peri:      306.49533 +/-     0.121
Long of Asc Node:      285.42835 +/-     0.004
Inclination:            11.60983 +/-     0.001
Eccentricity:         0.47273077 +/-    0.0048
Semi-Major Axis:     69.39228841 +/-    0.3942
Time of Perihelion: 2476625.8122 +/-      50.6
Perihelion:          36.58841832 +/-    0.3925
Aphelion:           102.19615849 +/-    0.6693
Period (y)              578.0628 +/-      4.93
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X          -43.14475249 +/-    0.0018
Ecliptic Y           24.58499513 +/-    0.0010
Ecliptic Z           -7.20090537 +/-    0.0003
Ecliptic XDOT        -0.00024763 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT        -0.00272577 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT        -0.00019802 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   50.17713315 +/-    0.0016
Geocenter to KBO     49.67479454 +/-    0.0021
# Hcoef:  7.92

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 17DK163. 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 (17DK163) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2016 12  23.51848  10 01 29.22   +03 12 37.9   24.6z 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2016 12  23.58951  10 01 29.07   +03 12 37.5   24.2z 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2016 12  23.63426  10 01 29.00   +03 12 37.2   24.7z 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 01  23.35517  10 00 02.49   +03 15 54.2   24.7r 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 01  23.37982  10 00 02.40   +03 15 54.7   25.1r 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 01  23.41887  10 00 02.28   +03 15 55.5   25.3r 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 01  23.42310  10 00 02.25   +03 15 55.2   25.0r 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 01  23.44005  10 00 02.20   +03 15 55.4   25.1r 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 01  23.49071  10 00 02.02   +03 15 56.0   24.8i 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 01  23.49878  10 00 01.99   +03 15 56.2   24.6i 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 01  23.50979  10 00 01.94   +03 15 56.2   24.6i 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 01  23.54000  10 00 01.83   +03 15 56.7   24.8i 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 01  30.40627  09 59 36.74   +03 17 32.8   24.7i 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 01  30.42829  09 59 36.66   +03 17 33.5   24.9i 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 01  30.45035  09 59 36.59   +03 17 33.5   24.9i 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 01  30.49455  09 59 36.41   +03 17 34.0   24.3z 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 01  30.55762  09 59 36.17   +03 17 35.2   24.3z 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 01  30.58347  09 59 36.07   +03 17 35.5   24.2z 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 01  30.60540  09 59 35.99   +03 17 36.2   24.4z 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 02  21.31699  09 58 11.17   +03 24 10.3   25.4z 17DK163   T09  C~8HKW      
2017 02  21.34253  09 58 11.08   +03 24 11.0   24.5z 17DK163   T09  C~8HKW      
2017 02  21.36806  09 58 10.97   +03 24 11.1   24.8z 17DK163   T09  C~8HKW      
2017 02  21.41563  09 58 10.79   +03 24 12.3   24.7z 17DK163   T09  C~8HKW      
2017 02  23.35980  09 58 03.11   +03 24 52.3   25.8g 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 02  23.46231  09 58 02.73   +03 24 54.5   25.1r 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 02  23.47596  09 58 02.66   +03 24 55.0   25.1r 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 02  23.48959  09 58 02.61   +03 24 55.2   24.8r 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 02  23.50705  09 58 02.54   +03 24 55.5   25.1r 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 03  04.28551  09 57 28.62   +03 28 02.8   24.0z 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 03  04.31098  09 57 28.54   +03 28 03.3   23.8z 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 03  04.33650  09 57 28.44   +03 28 04.2   24.4z 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 03  04.47080  09 57 27.92   +03 28 07.0   24.5i 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 03  04.49253  09 57 27.83   +03 28 07.2   24.2i 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 03  22.27879  09 56 25.60   +03 34 36.1   25.2g 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 03  22.29262  09 56 25.56   +03 34 36.1   25.5g 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 03  22.40964  09 56 25.20   +03 34 38.8   24.7z 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 03  22.43533  09 56 25.11   +03 34 39.1   24.6z 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2017 03  22.46098  09 56 25.02   +03 34 39.8   24.6z 17DK163   T09  C~7zpo      
2019 04  04.28639  10 03 25.50   +02 36 54.8   25.9g 17DK163   T09  C~81Bu      
2019 04  04.32085  10 03 25.42   +02 36 55.6   26.1g 17DK163   T09  C~81Bu      
2019 04  04.33235  10 03 25.38   +02 36 55.9   25.4g 17DK163   T09  C~81Bu      
2019 04  04.33618  10 03 25.38   +02 36 55.9   25.5g 17DK163   T09  C~81Bu      
2019 04  04.34384  10 03 25.34   +02 36 56.1   25.0g 17DK163   T09  C~81Bu      
2019 05  09.238093 10 02 33.11   +02 46 34.8         17DK163   T09  C~81Bu      
2019 05  09.259841 10 02 33.10   +02 46 35.0         17DK163   T09  C~81Bu      
2019 05  09.298852 10 02 33.09   +02 46 35.4         17DK163   T09  C~81Bu      
2019 05  09.349895 10 02 33.08   +02 46 36.0         17DK163   T09  C~81Bu      

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    -0.21       0.00     0.21
     2   0.0002     -1.97    -0.21      -1.16    -0.17
     3   0.0003     -2.84     0.16      -1.81    -0.33
     4   0.0844  -1285.65    -0.07    -269.76    -0.11
     5   0.0845  -1287.08    -0.16    -269.76     0.05
     6   0.0846  -1289.05 (   0.02)   -269.63 (   0.44)
     7   0.0846  -1289.36    -0.06    -270.07     0.03
     8   0.0847  -1290.13     0.10    -270.15     0.07
     9   0.0848  -1292.87     0.16    -270.53     0.04
    10   0.0848  -1293.36     0.11    -270.50     0.13
    11   0.0848  -1294.06     0.02    -270.76    -0.06
    12   0.0849  -1295.78    -0.03    -270.86     0.05
    13   0.1037  -1681.45    -0.07    -311.97    -0.11
    14   0.1038  -1682.81    -0.14    -311.73     0.25
    15   0.1039  -1683.80     0.18    -312.10     0.01
    16   0.1040  -1686.50     0.08    -312.57    -0.21
    17   0.1041  -1690.28     0.01    -312.70     0.02
    18   0.1042  -1691.79     0.03    -312.94    -0.07
    19   0.1043  -1693.16    -0.05    -312.70     0.29
    20   0.1637  -3021.16    -0.03    -386.47     0.01
    21   0.1638  -3022.67     0.09    -386.28     0.24
    22   0.1639  -3024.24     0.13    -386.76    -0.20
    23   0.1640  -3027.19     0.20    -386.58     0.07
    24   0.1693  -3148.94    -0.12    -389.18    -0.24
    25   0.1696  -3155.04     0.28    -389.11    -0.02
    26   0.1696  -3156.20    -0.01    -389.00     0.10
    27   0.1697  -3156.97     0.08    -389.08     0.04
    28   0.1697  -3158.06     0.10    -389.16    -0.02
    29   0.1937  -3699.53    -0.13    -390.65    -0.11
    30   0.1938  -3700.83     0.14    -390.60    -0.07
    31   0.1939  -3702.54    -0.01    -390.28     0.24
    32   0.1943  -3710.82    -0.02    -390.37     0.11
    33   0.1943  -3712.15    -0.02    -390.65    -0.18
    34   0.2430  -4721.38    -0.30    -350.69     0.12
    35   0.2431  -4721.94    -0.14    -350.90    -0.13
    36   0.2434  -4727.94     0.04    -350.25     0.13
    37   0.2434  -4729.31     0.03    -350.43    -0.15
    38   0.2435  -4730.81    -0.13    -350.25    -0.05
    39   2.2773   2381.49    -0.08   -1398.80    -0.09
    40   2.2774   2380.09     0.09   -1398.47     0.06
    41   2.2774   2379.42    -0.06   -1398.40     0.06
    42   2.2774   2379.42     0.12   -1398.40     0.04
    43   2.2774   2378.79    -0.17   -1398.42    -0.02
    44   2.3729   1443.12     0.01   -1129.95     0.01
    45   2.3730   1442.91    -0.02   -1129.82    -0.04
    46   2.3731   1442.63     0.02   -1129.50    -0.05
    47   2.3733   1442.28     0.08   -1128.99     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.

17DK163    quality flag:3

Type:       SCATNEAR  SCATNEAR  SCATNEAR

axisobj        68.358    69.418    67.362
ecceobj         0.465     0.478     0.452
incobj         11.593    11.591    11.595
qmin           35.660    35.442    36.026
qmax          103.677   105.995   101.056
amean          68.737    69.770    67.717
amin           67.769    68.761    66.755
amax           70.078    71.127    68.948
emean           0.467     0.476     0.453
emin            0.452     0.462     0.440
emax            0.480     0.491     0.468
imean          13.352    13.795    13.382
imin           12.563    12.614    12.616
imax           14.195    15.062    14.177
excite_mean     0.521     0.533     0.509
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          3.038     3.031     3.045

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       167.4     184.4     170.3
kozaiamp        180.0     180.0     180.0