Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 17FX234

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: 17FX234   
# Created Fri Nov 22 02:10:54 2024
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting     64 observations of     64
# Arc:   5.78y
# First observation: 2013/04/03
#  Last observation: 2019/01/11
# Chi-squared of fit:    24.66 DOF:    122 RMS:  0.11
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.30    0.29
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.653841E-05  2.915611E-02 -6.065461E-06 -1.074326E-02  2.747777E-02 -1.052556E-03
# Covariance matrix:
  1.1205E-12 -4.9008E-13 -1.9875E-13  1.2988E-13 -2.6337E-13 -1.7566E-12
 -4.9008E-13  2.5796E-13  1.2464E-13 -8.1653E-14  1.8188E-13  1.1042E-12
 -1.9875E-13  1.2464E-13  5.9557E-13 -1.7057E-13  1.0675E-13  6.1132E-13
  1.2988E-13 -8.1653E-14 -1.7057E-13  6.0858E-14 -7.1228E-14 -4.0133E-13
 -2.6337E-13  1.8188E-13  1.0675E-13 -7.1228E-14  2.6197E-13  9.6190E-13
 -1.7566E-12  1.1042E-12  6.1132E-13 -4.0133E-13  9.6190E-13  5.4263E-12
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
   -6.416774  145.305297   -0.744822   -0.074683   -0.664767  2456385.533869
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2456386.5000  =  2013/04/04
Mean Anomaly:          356.94963 +/-     0.016
Argument of Peri:      202.56794 +/-     0.025
Long of Asc Node:      309.72933 +/-     0.000
Inclination:            20.98171 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.20452160 +/-    0.0001
Semi-Major Axis:     46.56925150 +/-    0.0036
Time of Perihelion: 2457370.0514 +/-      14.5
Perihelion:          37.04483351 +/-    0.0038
Aphelion:            56.09366948 +/-    0.0050
Period (y)              317.8023 +/-      0.04
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X          -30.70836650 +/-    0.0006
Ecliptic Y           20.35568496 +/-    0.0004
Ecliptic Z           -4.06752678 +/-    0.0001
Ecliptic XDOT        -0.00147582 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT        -0.00251554 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT        -0.00105188 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   37.06619930 +/-    0.0005
Geocenter to KBO     36.39311950 +/-    0.0007
# Hcoef:  7.16

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 17FX234. 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 (17FX234) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2013 04  03.033091 09 41 38.558  +07 02 02.76  22.1z 17FX234   W84  C~8HKw      
2015 04  17.038124 09 52 05.305  +04 49 48.45  23.2g 17FX234   W84  C~89Uf      
2015 04  17.039557 09 52 05.292  +04 49 48.36  22.6r 17FX234   W84  C~89Uf      
2016 01  10.303276 10 04 49.872  +03 08 47.51  22.6r 17FX234   W84  C~8HKw      
2016 01  17.225406 10 04 21.466  +03 09 38.34  22.6r 17FX234   W84  C~8HKx      
2016 03  02.149002 10 00 33.655  +03 23 42.43  23.0r 17FX234   W84  C~8HKx      
2016 03  04.437321 10 00 21.93   +03 24 39.6         17FX234   T09  C~83FC      
2017 03  04.136021 10 05 56.578  +02 15 03.20  23.1g 17FX234   W84  C~8HKx      
2017 03  06.012270 10 05 47.009  +02 15 51.44  23.4z 17FX234   W84  C~8HKx      
2017 03  22.41317  10 04 29.29   +02 22 59.4   22.4z 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 03  22.43886  10 04 29.17   +02 23 00.2   22.7z 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 03  22.46449  10 04 29.06   +02 23 00.9   22.8z 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 03  22.48627  10 04 28.97   +02 23 01.5   22.8z 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 03  25.24382  10 04 17.30   +02 24 12.2   23.0r 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 03  25.25752  10 04 17.25   +02 24 12.7   23.0r 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 03  25.28496  10 04 17.13   +02 24 13.2   22.9r 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 03  28.021216 10 04 06.007  +02 25 23.05  23.3g 17FX234   W84  C~8HKx      
2017 03  29.27532  10 04 01.08   +02 25 54.5   23.7g 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 03  29.28925  10 04 01.02   +02 25 54.6   23.7g 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 03  29.30319  10 04 00.98   +02 25 55.0   23.8g 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 04  20.27620  10 02 54.63   +02 34 03.8   22.6y 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 04  20.28003  10 02 54.63   +02 34 03.8   22.5y 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 04  20.30300  10 02 54.58   +02 34 04.5   23.1y 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 04  23.24251  10 02 48.91   +02 34 57.6   23.0r 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 04  23.24643  10 02 48.88   +02 34 57.7   22.8r 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 04  23.25033  10 02 48.88   +02 34 57.7   22.9r 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 04  23.25417  10 02 48.88   +02 34 57.7   23.0r 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 04  23.25799  10 02 48.87   +02 34 57.7   23.1r 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 04  23.26183  10 02 48.87   +02 34 58.1   23.0r 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 04  23.34188  10 02 48.72   +02 34 59.4   22.7z 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 04  23.34570  10 02 48.69   +02 34 59.4   22.5z 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 04  23.35718  10 02 48.69   +02 34 59.8   22.7z 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 04  23.37249  10 02 48.66   +02 34 59.8   22.6z 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 04  23.37632  10 02 48.65   +02 34 59.9   22.6z 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 04  26.23645  10 02 43.94   +02 35 48.3   22.9i 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 04  26.24028  10 02 43.94   +02 35 48.3   22.7i 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 04  26.24413  10 02 43.94   +02 35 48.7   23.0i 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 04  26.24796  10 02 43.93   +02 35 48.7   22.8i 17FX234   T09  C~7xUO      
2017 04  26.26326  10 02 43.92   +02 35 48.8   22.7i 17FX234   T09  C~7xUP      
2017 04  26.28251  10 02 43.89   +02 35 49.2   22.8i 17FX234   T09  C~7xUP      
2017 04  26.29017  10 02 43.87   +02 35 49.3   22.8i 17FX234   T09  C~7xUP      
2017 04  26.29400  10 02 43.86   +02 35 49.3   22.8i 17FX234   T09  C~7xUP      
2017 04  26.29783  10 02 43.86   +02 35 49.5   22.9i 17FX234   T09  C~7xUP      
2017 04  27.34452  10 02 42.34   +02 36 06.1   22.6i 17FX234   T09  C~7xUP      
2017 04  27.35218  10 02 42.33   +02 36 06.3   22.7i 17FX234   T09  C~7xUP      
2017 04  27.36375  10 02 42.31   +02 36 06.5   22.8i 17FX234   T09  C~7xUP      
2017 04  29.24827  10 02 39.84   +02 36 35.6   22.7z 17FX234   T09  C~7xUP      
2017 04  29.25210  10 02 39.84   +02 36 35.7   22.4z 17FX234   T09  C~7xUP      
2017 04  29.25593  10 02 39.84   +02 36 35.6   22.9z 17FX234   T09  C~7xUP      
2017 04  29.25976  10 02 39.84   +02 36 35.7   22.4z 17FX234   T09  C~7xUP      
2017 04  29.26359  10 02 39.84   +02 36 35.7   22.4z 17FX234   T09  C~7xUP      
2017 04  29.26758  10 02 39.83   +02 36 35.9   22.4z 17FX234   T09  C~7xUP      
2017 04  29.27141  10 02 39.83   +02 36 35.7   22.7z 17FX234   T09  C~7xUP      
2017 04  29.27524  10 02 39.82   +02 36 35.9   22.7z 17FX234   T09  C~7xUP      
2017 04  29.27907  10 02 39.82   +02 36 35.9   22.7z 17FX234   T09  C~7xUP      
2018 01  17.464586 10 15 17.26   +00 51 30.6         17FX234   T09  C~83FC      
2018 01  17.612395 10 15 16.63   +00 51 31.8         17FX234   T09  C~83FC      
2018 03  18.020126 10 10 20.354  +01 11 40.06  22.8r 17FX234   W84  C~8HKx      
2018 05  06.075587 10 07 59.047  +01 29 54.71  23.0g 17FX234   W84  C~8HKx      
2018 05  07.046295 10 07 58.404  +01 30 07.85  23.2r 17FX234   W84  C~8HKx      
2019 01  11.40997  10 21 09.52   -00 17 57.6   22.4z 17FX234   T09  C~83FC      
2019 01  11.43941  10 21 09.42   -00 17 57.6   22.5z 17FX234   T09  C~83FC      
2019 01  11.49031  10 21 09.23   -00 17 57.6   22.5z 17FX234   T09  C~83FC      
2019 01  11.49299  10 21 09.22   -00 17 57.6   22.4z 17FX234   T09  C~83FC      

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     0.04       0.00    -0.04
     2   2.0370      0.00     0.07       0.00     0.07
     3   2.0370      0.00    -0.07       0.00    -0.04
     4   2.7714      0.00    -0.05       0.00     0.03
     5   2.7904      0.00    -0.15       0.00     0.09
     6   2.9134      0.00     0.12       0.00     0.10
     7   2.9197      0.00     0.09       0.00     0.05
     8   3.9181      0.00     0.20       0.00    -0.03
     9   3.9233      0.00     0.05       0.00    -0.06
    10   3.9682      0.00    -0.00       0.00    -0.14
    11   3.9683      0.00    -0.10       0.00    -0.00
    12   3.9683      0.00    -0.06       0.00     0.03
    13   3.9684      0.00     0.03       0.00     0.07
    14   3.9759      0.00     0.07       0.00    -0.19
    15   3.9760      0.00     0.19       0.00    -0.04
    16   3.9760      0.00     0.14       0.00    -0.24
    17   3.9835      0.00     0.03       0.00    -0.05
    18   3.9870      0.00     0.05       0.00     0.15
    19   3.9870      0.00    -0.02       0.00    -0.10
    20   3.9871      0.00     0.21       0.00    -0.05
    21   4.0472      0.00    -0.18       0.00     0.09
    22   4.0472      0.00    -0.06       0.00     0.02
    23   4.0473      0.00    -0.06       0.00     0.29
    24   4.0553      0.00     0.09       0.00    -0.00
    25   4.0553      0.00    -0.25       0.00     0.03
    26   4.0554      0.00    -0.14       0.00    -0.04
    27   4.0554      0.00    -0.03       0.00    -0.11
    28   4.0554      0.00    -0.07       0.00    -0.18
    29   4.0554      0.00     0.03       0.00     0.16
    30   4.0556      0.00     0.04       0.00     0.05
    31   4.0556      0.00    -0.30       0.00    -0.01
    32   4.0556      0.00     0.02       0.00     0.18
    33   4.0557      0.00    -0.00       0.00    -0.08
    34   4.0557      0.00    -0.04       0.00    -0.05
    35   4.0635      0.00    -0.26       0.00    -0.07
    36   4.0635      0.00    -0.16       0.00    -0.13
    37   4.0635      0.00    -0.07       0.00     0.21
    38   4.0636      0.00    -0.13       0.00     0.14
    39   4.0636      0.00     0.09       0.00    -0.01
    40   4.0637      0.00     0.10       0.00     0.08
    41   4.0637      0.00    -0.02       0.00     0.06
    42   4.0637      0.00    -0.08       0.00    -0.01
    43   4.0637      0.00     0.02       0.00     0.13
    44   4.0666      0.00     0.06       0.00    -0.08
    45   4.0666      0.00     0.08       0.00    -0.00
    46   4.0666      0.00     0.04       0.00     0.01
    47   4.0718      0.00    -0.24       0.00     0.07
    48   4.0718      0.00    -0.16       0.00     0.12
    49   4.0718      0.00    -0.09       0.00    -0.04
    50   4.0718      0.00    -0.01       0.00     0.00
    51   4.0718      0.00     0.06       0.00    -0.06
    52   4.0718      0.00    -0.01       0.00     0.08
    53   4.0718      0.00     0.07       0.00    -0.17
    54   4.0718      0.00    -0.01       0.00    -0.03
    55   4.0719      0.00     0.07       0.00    -0.09
    56   4.7924      0.00     0.04       0.00    -0.09
    57   4.7928      0.00     0.06       0.00     0.01
    58   4.9555      0.00     0.18       0.00    -0.05
    59   5.0898      0.00     0.26       0.00    -0.09
    60   5.0924      0.00     0.19       0.00     0.00
    61   5.7752      0.00    -0.15       0.00     0.16
    62   5.7752      0.00    -0.02       0.00     0.10
    63   5.7754      0.00    -0.04       0.00    -0.02
    64   5.7754      0.00    -0.04       0.00    -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.

17FX234    quality flag:3

Type:       SCATEXTD  SCATEXTD  SCATEXTD

axisobj        46.407    46.428    46.385
ecceobj         0.201     0.201     0.200
incobj         21.015    21.015    21.016
qmin           35.974    35.956    35.968
qmax           57.275    57.368    57.344
amean          46.405    46.427    46.384
amin           45.994    46.033    45.984
amax           46.884    46.911    46.884
emean           0.206     0.207     0.206
emin            0.191     0.191     0.191
emax            0.222     0.223     0.223
imean          22.287    22.284    22.287
imin           21.783    21.775    21.782
imax           22.765    22.770    22.765
excite_mean     0.432     0.432     0.432
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          2.896     2.896     2.896

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       180.1     180.0     180.1
kozaiamp        180.0     179.9     180.0