Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 18FP76

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: 18FP76    
# Created Tue Apr  1 01:11:09 2025
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting     15 observations of     15
# Arc:   3.96y
# First observation: 2015/03/23
#  Last observation: 2019/03/08
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
   0.000023   0.022923  -0.000000  -0.001564   0.024024   0.000000
# Chi-squared of fit:     3.68 DOF:     24 RMS:  0.09
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.19    0.18
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.425386E-05  2.298891E-02 -4.836845E-07 -1.568910E-03  2.399442E-02  4.528368E-04
# Covariance matrix:
  4.8899E-13 -2.7304E-13 -1.6817E-15  9.1076E-15 -1.2528E-13 -1.6006E-12
 -2.7304E-13  1.3207E-12  1.6451E-14 -8.8608E-14  2.0582E-12  1.5735E-11
 -1.6817E-15  1.6451E-14  4.6233E-13 -1.3821E-13  2.7307E-14  2.0454E-13
  9.1076E-15 -8.8608E-14 -1.3821E-13  5.7811E-14 -1.4670E-13 -1.1014E-12
 -1.2528E-13  2.0582E-12  2.7307E-14 -1.4670E-13  4.0755E-12  2.6182E-11
 -1.6006E-12  1.5735E-11  2.0454E-13 -1.1014E-12  2.6182E-11  1.9570E-10
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
    2.033001  172.765345   -0.159858    0.034914   -0.979895  2457104.668729
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2457100.5000  =  2015/03/19
Mean Anomaly:           84.65267 +/-     0.369
Argument of Peri:       65.53153 +/-     0.454
Long of Asc Node:       19.91666 +/-     0.003
Inclination:             4.37766 +/-     0.001
Eccentricity:         0.02446098 +/-    0.0006
Semi-Major Axis:     42.73145492 +/-    0.0097
Time of Perihelion: 2433108.9609 +/-     104.2
Perihelion:          41.68620183 +/-    0.0272
Aphelion:            43.77670801 +/-    0.0273
Period (y)              279.3378 +/-      0.10
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X          -42.31459117 +/-    0.0035
Ecliptic Y            5.20984941 +/-    0.0004
Ecliptic Z            1.47846809 +/-    0.0001
Ecliptic XDOT        -0.00039124 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT        -0.00260073 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT        -0.00017698 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   42.65973540 +/-    0.0034
Geocenter to KBO     41.67635488 +/-    0.0035
# Hcoef:  7.65

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 18FP76. 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 (18FP76) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2015 03  23.167951 11 36 39.03   +04 44 18.9         18FP76    695  C~8SeA      
2015 03  23.232176 11 36 38.73   +04 44 20.8         18FP76    695  C~8SeA      
2015 03  23.291458 11 36 38.46   +04 44 22.6         18FP76    695  C~8SeA      
2018 03  10.491847 11 51 41.39   +02 49 15.1         18FP76    T09  C~8SeA      
2018 03  18.46645  11 51 05.93   +02 52 59.2   23.9i 18FP76    T09  C~8SeA      
2018 03  18.49491  11 51 05.80   +02 52 59.8   23.8i 18FP76    T09  C~8SeA      
2018 03  18.56536  11 51 05.49   +02 53 01.9   23.8i 18FP76    T09  C~8SeA      
2018 04  24.35876  11 48 34.64   +03 08 12.1   23.6z 18FP76    T09  C~8SeA      
2018 04  24.40415  11 48 34.48   +03 08 13.1   23.9z 18FP76    T09  C~8SeA      
2018 04  24.43452  11 48 34.38   +03 08 13.6   23.6z 18FP76    T09  C~8SeA      
2018 04  24.49071  11 48 34.19   +03 08 14.8   23.4z 18FP76    T09  C~8SeA      
2019 02  04.622566 11 58 32.05   +01 58 34.0         18FP76    T09  C~8SeA      
2019 02  04.651991 11 58 31.98   +01 58 34.5         18FP76    T09  C~8SeA      
2019 02  05.460553 11 58 29.58   +01 58 50.9         18FP76    T09  C~8SeA      
2019 03  08.362302 11 56 32.34   +02 11 40.4         18FP76    T09  C~8SeA      

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     0.18       0.00    -0.11
     2   0.0002     -4.87    -0.03      -0.03    -0.04
     3   0.0003     -9.29    -0.15       0.02     0.12
     4   2.9660  15164.75     0.08    -958.10    -0.06
     5   2.9878  14585.22    -0.10    -965.05     0.08
     6   2.9879  14583.18    -0.03    -965.28    -0.10
     7   2.9881  14578.06     0.04    -965.21     0.07
     8   3.0888  12132.71     0.01   -1033.36    -0.04
     9   3.0889  12130.10    -0.07   -1033.40     0.05
    10   3.0890  12128.53     0.04   -1033.54     0.01
    11   3.0892  12125.43     0.04   -1033.58     0.13
    12   3.8726  22078.72    -0.19   -1282.45    -0.02
    13   3.8726  22077.55     0.12   -1282.42     0.01
    14   3.8749  22037.56     0.08   -1281.81     0.00
    15   3.9595  20098.98    -0.01   -1280.88    -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.

18FP76    quality flag:3

Type:      CLASSICAL CLASSICAL CLASSICAL

axisobj        42.388    42.414    42.361
ecceobj         0.027     0.025     0.028
incobj          4.394     4.394     4.394
qmin           39.843    40.009    38.824
qmax           45.462    45.272    46.468
amean          42.528    42.555    42.501
amin           42.198    42.231    42.163
amax           42.880    42.895    42.859
emean           0.039     0.036     0.058
emin            0.017     0.015     0.018
emax            0.060     0.056     0.085
imean           3.743     3.709     3.901
imin            2.426     2.478     2.358
imax            4.726     4.719     5.047
excite_mean     0.077     0.075     0.091
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          3.077     3.078     3.074

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       176.9     176.8     178.4
kozaiamp        180.0     179.9     180.0