Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 21CP5

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: 21CP5     
# Created Sun Dec 22 02:11:15 2024
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting     52 observations of     52
# Arc:   5.93y
# First observation: 2018/04/13
#  Last observation: 2024/03/17
# Chi-squared of fit:    38.15 DOF:     98 RMS:  0.15
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.39    0.50
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  3.406075E-05  1.623758E-01 -4.724877E-07  3.202394E-03  7.598531E-02 -9.125153E-02
# Covariance matrix:
  4.0536E-13  7.2247E-09 -4.0846E-15  1.1636E-09 -7.6156E-11  6.4440E-09
  7.2247E-09  5.6415E-03 -3.4467E-09  9.1155E-04 -3.4778E-05  5.0498E-03
 -4.0846E-15 -3.4467E-09  3.6953E-13 -5.5714E-10  2.0885E-11 -3.0855E-09
  1.1636E-09  9.1155E-04 -5.5714E-10  1.4729E-04 -5.6151E-06  8.1595E-04
 -7.6156E-11 -3.4778E-05  2.0885E-11 -5.6151E-06  2.4923E-07 -3.1105E-05
  6.4440E-09  5.0498E-03 -3.0855E-09  8.1595E-04 -3.1105E-05  4.5202E-03
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
   -8.919166   96.780141   -0.960708    0.042577    0.270781  2458221.763796
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2458222.5000  =  2018/04/14
Mean Anomaly:          359.80096 +/-     0.304
Argument of Peri:      331.29271 +/-     0.110
Long of Asc Node:      180.71322 +/-     0.015
Inclination:             9.23602 +/-     0.002
Eccentricity:         0.97169140 +/-    0.0005
Semi-Major Axis:    372.91878309 +/-    0.0011
Time of Perihelion: 2459676.8329 +/-    2220.8
Perihelion:          10.55680877 +/-    0.1814
Aphelion:           735.28075741 +/-    0.1814
Period (y)             7201.6099 +/-      0.03
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X           -2.45817236 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic Y           12.51810599 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic Z           -2.04038672 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT        -0.00542179 +/-    0.0001
Ecliptic YDOT        -0.00390271 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT         0.00062360 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   12.91953182 +/-    0.0000
Geocenter to KBO     13.16073105 +/-    0.0000
# Hcoef: 12.10

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 21CP5. 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 (21CP5) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2018 04  13.262995 06 27 39.54   +14 21 27.1         21CP5     T14  C~5zHI      
2018 04  13.264977 06 27 39.57   +14 21 27.0         21CP5     T14  C~5zHI      
2018 04  13.267095 06 27 39.58   +14 21 26.9   23.4i 21CP5     T14  C~5zHI      
2018 04  13.269111 06 27 39.61   +14 21 27.3         21CP5     T14  C~5zHI      
2019 12  28.441987 08 11 59.095  +11 03 42.53  22.2G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2019 12  28.454025 08 11 58.954  +11 03 42.91  22.5G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2019 12  28.466013 08 11 58.808  +11 03 43.22  22.3G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2019 12  28.478041 08 11 58.668  +11 03 43.56  22.7G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2020 01  01.559819 08 11 10.090  +11 05 40.18  22.0G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2020 01  01.573333 08 11 09.909  +11 05 40.50  22.3G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2020 01  01.586916 08 11 09.749  +11 05 41.25  22.4G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2020 01  01.600497 08 11 09.579  +11 05 41.57  22.3G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2020 01  17.377697 08 07 41.963  +11 16 31.65  22.6G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2020 01  23.370339 08 06 19.095  +11 21 48.90  22.7G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2020 01  23.381127 08 06 18.940  +11 21 49.67  22.5G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2020 01  23.391894 08 06 18.796  +11 21 50.56  23.2G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2020 01  26.132894 08 05 40.94   +11 24 26.7   22.6V 21CP5     W84  C~5zHI      
2020 01  27.158019 08 05 26.85   +11 25 26.6   22.7V 21CP5     W84  C~5zHI      
2020 01  27.170944 08 05 26.69   +11 25 27.3   22.6V 21CP5     W84  C~5zHI      
2020 11  16.606203 09 11 15.805  +08 52 09.89  22.7G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2020 11  16.615594 09 11 15.832  +08 52 09.80  22.2G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2020 11  16.625046 09 11 15.910  +08 52 09.38  22.1G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2020 12  11.504103 09 11 46.673  +08 39 51.71  22.6G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2020 12  11.515074 09 11 46.648  +08 39 51.27  23.1G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2020 12  11.526079 09 11 46.615  +08 39 51.40  23.7G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2020 12  11.537075 09 11 46.582  +08 39 51.14  22.6G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2021 01  16.441738 09 06 49.799  +08 55 41.39  22.3G 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2021 01  24.248833 09 05 09.98   +09 03 45.9   21.4i 21CP5     W84  C~5zHI      
2021 02  07.361973 09 01 59.638  +09 21 07.83  22.1w 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2021 02  07.373616 09 01 59.487  +09 21 08.85  22.7w 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2021 02  07.385248 09 01 59.316  +09 21 09.67  22.5w 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2021 02  07.396919 09 01 59.156  +09 21 10.70  22.6w 21CP5     F51  C~4Zx1      
2021 02  08.25057  09 01 47.59   +09 22 19.5   21.9G 21CP5     807  C~4Zx1      
2021 02  08.25527  09 01 47.53   +09 22 19.9   21.9G 21CP5     807  C~4Zx1      
2021 02  08.25938  09 01 47.47   +09 22 20.2   22.0G 21CP5     807  C~4Zx1      
2021 02  09.414671 09 01 31.93   +09 23 52.8   23.1G 21CP5     V06  C~4Zx1      
2021 02  09.424976 09 01 31.80   +09 23 53.3         21CP5     V06  C~4Zx1      
2021 02  09.435293 09 01 31.60   +09 23 54.1   21.9G 21CP5     V06  C~4Zx1      
2021 02  09.445599 09 01 31.48   +09 23 54.8         21CP5     V06  C~4Zx1      
2021 02  11.289951 09 01 06.892  +09 26 25.53  22.3G 21CP5     568  C~4Zx1      
2021 02  11.291162 09 01 06.876  +09 26 25.65  22.5G 21CP5     568  C~4Zx1      
2021 02  11.292375 09 01 06.858  +09 26 25.73  22.4G 21CP5     568  C~4Zx1      
2021 12  01.437510 10 10 29.807  +05 42 47.04  22.7G 21CP5     G37  C~5JEm      
2021 12  01.477330 10 10 30.048  +05 42 45.35        21CP5     G37  C~5JEm      
2021 12  01.516450 10 10 30.275  +05 42 43.55        21CP5     G37  C~5JEm      
2022 02  09.377362 10 04 42.106  +06 14 10.87  22.2w 21CP5     F52  C~5SKr      
2022 02  09.388765 10 04 41.933  +06 14 11.58  22.0w 21CP5     F52  C~5SKr      
2022 02  09.400284 10 04 41.788  +06 14 12.78  22.1w 21CP5     F52  C~5SKr      
2022 02  09.411709 10 04 41.630  +06 14 13.80  22.1w 21CP5     F52  C~5SKr      
2024 03  17.470169 11 58 42.918  -00 04 50.08  21.8w 21CP5     F51  C~7wPU      
2024 03  17.483973 11 58 42.724  -00 04 48.66  22.1w 21CP5     F51  C~7wPU      
2024 03  17.511589 11 58 42.373  -00 04 46.14  21.8w 21CP5     F51  C~7wPU      

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    -0.05       0.00     0.24
     2   0.0000      0.00     0.07       0.00     0.07
     3   0.0000      0.00    -0.13       0.00    -0.10
     4   0.0000      0.00    -0.02       0.00     0.23
     5   1.7089      0.00    -0.00       0.00    -0.05
     6   1.7089      0.00     0.02       0.00     0.02
     7   1.7090      0.00    -0.04       0.00     0.02
     8   1.7090      0.00     0.00       0.00     0.04
     9   1.7202      0.00     0.07       0.00    -0.19
    10   1.7202      0.00    -0.11       0.00    -0.29
    11   1.7203      0.00     0.05       0.00     0.04
    12   1.7203      0.00     0.05       0.00    -0.06
    13   1.7635      0.00     0.04       0.00    -0.08
    14   1.7799      0.00     0.15       0.00    -0.18
    15   1.7799      0.00     0.12       0.00    -0.02
    16   1.7800      0.00     0.25       0.00     0.27
    17   1.7875      0.00    -0.15       0.00    -0.06
    18   1.7903      0.00    -0.14       0.00     0.05
    19   1.7903      0.00     0.18       0.00    -0.01
    20   2.5964      0.00     0.15       0.00    -0.33
    21   2.5964      0.00    -0.19       0.00     0.06
    22   2.5965      0.00     0.22       0.00     0.13
    23   2.6646      0.00    -0.34       0.00     0.34
    24   2.6646      0.00    -0.16       0.00    -0.04
    25   2.6646      0.00    -0.09       0.00     0.17
    26   2.6647      0.00    -0.02       0.00    -0.02
    27   2.7630      0.00    -0.00       0.00    -0.05
    28   2.7844      0.00     0.07       0.00     0.03
    29   2.8230      0.00     0.01       0.00    -0.02
    30   2.8230      0.00     0.17       0.00     0.07
    31   2.8231      0.00     0.02       0.00    -0.04
    32   2.8231      0.00     0.05       0.00     0.06
    33   2.8254      0.00    -0.04       0.00    -0.18
    34   2.8254      0.00     0.03       0.00    -0.15
    35   2.8255      0.00    -0.02       0.00    -0.18
    36   2.8286      0.00     0.34       0.00     0.21
    37   2.8286      0.00     0.50       0.00    -0.12
    38   2.8287      0.00    -0.39       0.00    -0.15
    39   2.8287      0.00    -0.08       0.00    -0.27
    40   2.8337      0.00    -0.09       0.00    -0.00
    41   2.8338      0.00    -0.08       0.00     0.02
    42   2.8338      0.00    -0.11       0.00    -0.00
    43   3.6363      0.00    -0.06       0.00    -0.04
    44   3.6365      0.00     0.03       0.00     0.08
    45   3.6366      0.00    -0.01       0.00     0.07
    46   3.8278      0.00     0.28       0.00     0.25
    47   3.8279      0.00    -0.07       0.00    -0.05
    48   3.8279      0.00     0.02       0.00     0.14
    49   3.8279      0.00    -0.10       0.00     0.15
    50   5.9280      0.00     0.27       0.00     0.10
    51   5.9281      0.00    -0.05       0.00     0.09
    52   5.9281      0.00    -0.13       0.00    -0.27

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.

21CP5    quality flag:3

Type:       CENTAURR  CENTAURR  CENTAURR

axisobj       404.194   404.121   404.267
ecceobj         0.974     0.974     0.974
incobj          9.206     9.206     9.206
qmin          -13.679   -12.980   -12.309
qmax         5765.695  ********  ********
amean         766.212  5490.138  2398.825
amin          255.178   352.184   103.405
amax         2888.176  ********  6565.789
emean           0.980     0.992     0.985
emin            0.956     0.967     0.897
emax            1.007     1.007     1.006
imean           8.766    24.239    10.759
imin            7.034     3.608     4.368
imax           11.479   175.940   127.484
excite_mean     0.991     1.020     1.005
fracstop        0.081     0.317     0.209
cjmean          0.000     0.000     0.000

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       339.9     338.5      55.7
kozaiamp          9.0      54.8     179.9