Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 17DX165

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: 17DX165   
# Created Tue Apr  1 01:11:04 2025
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting     14 observations of     14
# Arc:   3.00y
# First observation: 2016/04/04
#  Last observation: 2019/04/03
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
   0.000075   0.027429  -0.000000  -0.000569   0.025349   0.000000
# Chi-squared of fit:     4.55 DOF:     22 RMS:  0.10
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.17    0.26
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.670841E-05  2.731459E-02  2.041092E-07 -5.681571E-04  2.592169E-02 -5.843629E-04
# Covariance matrix:
  7.3289E-13 -9.8244E-13 -8.6012E-15  1.5690E-14 -2.8484E-13 -8.9213E-12
 -9.8244E-13  7.0864E-12  2.5853E-14 -1.3790E-13 -2.9709E-12  8.2046E-11
 -8.6012E-15  2.5853E-14  3.0518E-13 -2.2021E-13 -9.4673E-16  3.0620E-13
  1.5690E-14 -1.3790E-13 -2.2021E-13  2.4481E-13  5.9276E-14 -1.6528E-12
 -2.8484E-13 -2.9709E-12 -9.4673E-16  5.9276E-14  2.3959E-12 -3.6012E-11
 -8.9213E-12  8.2046E-11  3.0620E-13 -1.6528E-12 -3.6012E-11  9.8365E-10
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
    3.159317 -173.254260   -0.139682    0.054491   -0.984826  2457482.940479
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2457480.5000  =  2016/04/02
Mean Anomaly:          352.70525 +/-     0.487
Argument of Peri:      120.63922 +/-     0.628
Long of Asc Node:       75.62252 +/-     0.017
Inclination:             3.30633 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.12048920 +/-    0.0002
Semi-Major Axis:     44.92315297 +/-    0.0196
Time of Perihelion: 2459708.9948 +/-     148.9
Perihelion:          39.51039820 +/-    0.0193
Aphelion:            50.33590773 +/-    0.0236
Period (y)              301.1019 +/-      0.20
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X          -39.21922548 +/-    0.0023
Ecliptic Y           -4.78186372 +/-    0.0003
Ecliptic Z            2.12615554 +/-    0.0001
Ecliptic XDOT         0.00039692 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT        -0.00286513 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT        -0.00006331 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   39.56683467 +/-    0.0023
Geocenter to KBO     38.57772735 +/-    0.0023
# Hcoef:  8.54

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 17DX165. 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 (17DX165) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2016 04  04.439690 12 29 46.19   +00 13 26.8         17DX165   T09  C~83F3      
2016 04  04.553662 12 29 45.65   +00 13 30.1         17DX165   T09  C~83F3      
2017 01  30.65438  12 39 32.61   -00 53 37.9   24.5z 17DX165   T09  C~83F3      
2017 01  30.65709  12 39 32.62   -00 53 38.1   24.5z 17DX165   T09  C~83F3      
2017 01  30.65979  12 39 32.61   -00 53 37.9   24.5z 17DX165   T09  C~83F3      
2017 02  23.52726  12 38 25.68   -00 45 04.2   25.0r 17DX165   T09  C~83F3      
2017 02  23.56764  12 38 25.54   -00 45 03.2   24.8r 17DX165   T09  C~83F3      
2017 02  23.61010  12 38 25.38   -00 45 02.0   24.8r 17DX165   T09  C~83F3      
2017 02  23.63983  12 38 25.26   -00 45 01.3   24.9r 17DX165   T09  C~83F3      
2017 03  04.53892  12 37 50.66   -00 40 58.4   23.3y 17DX165   T09  C~83F3      
2017 03  04.59319  12 37 50.42   -00 40 56.9   23.8y 17DX165   T09  C~83F3      
2017 03  04.62835  12 37 50.28   -00 40 55.5   23.9y 17DX165   T09  C~83F3      
2017 03  04.63107  12 37 50.27   -00 40 55.5   24.1y 17DX165   T09  C~83F3      
2019 04  03.445387 12 47 04.24   -01 44 22.4         17DX165   T09  C~83F3      

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    -0.01       0.00    -0.11
     2   0.0003     -8.74     0.00      -0.17    -0.12
     3   0.8247   9677.57    -0.17    -223.41     0.06
     4   0.8247   9677.79     0.13    -223.54    -0.07
     5   0.8247   9677.57     0.01    -223.41     0.04
     6   0.8900   8550.26    -0.04    -147.70    -0.01
     7   0.8902   8547.93     0.12    -147.61     0.01
     8   0.8903   8545.25     0.06    -147.46     0.08
     9   0.8903   8543.32    -0.04    -147.53    -0.04
    10   0.9147   7969.70     0.12    -129.27    -0.04
    11   0.9149   7965.79    -0.04    -129.32    -0.15
    12   0.9150   7963.31    -0.09    -128.86     0.26
    13   0.9150   7963.17    -0.05    -128.92     0.20
    14   2.9952  17134.11    -0.00    -349.89    -0.10

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.

17DX165    quality flag:2

Type:      CLASSICAL CLASSICAL   9:5EEEE

axisobj        44.402    44.472    44.333
ecceobj         0.110     0.111     0.109
incobj          3.307     3.307     3.307
qmin           38.829    38.858    38.905
qmax           50.747    50.897    50.567
amean          44.635    44.705    44.554
amin           44.255    44.342    44.146
amax           45.040    45.120    44.982
emean           0.110     0.112     0.109
emin            0.093     0.095     0.096
emax            0.127     0.128     0.125
imean           1.646     1.714     1.724
imin            0.887     0.970     0.934
imax            2.309     2.322     2.363
excite_mean     0.113     0.116     0.114
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          3.093     3.094     3.092

libcent 0      -180.0    -180.0     180.6
libamp  0      -180.0    -180.0     169.2
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       198.2     188.1     180.7
kozaiamp        179.9     179.9     180.0