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: 23FX54
# Created Wed Dec 25 02:11:20 2024
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting 8 observations of 8
# Arc: 0.97y
# First observation: 2023/03/21
# Last observation: 2024/03/08
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
-0.000014 0.023683 0.000001 -0.000308 0.023819 0.000000
# Chi-squared of fit: 2.84 DOF: 10 RMS: 0.11
# Min/Max residuals: -0.19 0.20
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
1.534469E-05 2.360446E-02 7.482664E-08 -3.081046E-04 2.405694E-02 6.370811E-04
# Covariance matrix:
7.4771E-13 6.0446E-12 2.5046E-14 -9.8513E-14 3.2592E-12 2.6993E-10
6.0446E-12 8.0812E-10 1.9361E-12 -1.0452E-11 2.6048E-10 3.1185E-08
2.5046E-14 1.9361E-12 3.0259E-13 -3.9641E-13 6.5375E-13 7.5359E-11
-9.8513E-14 -1.0452E-11 -3.9641E-13 1.3633E-12 -3.4200E-12 -4.0480E-10
3.2592E-12 2.6048E-10 6.5375E-13 -3.4200E-12 8.7624E-11 1.0132E-08
2.6993E-10 3.1185E-08 7.5359E-11 -4.0480E-10 1.0132E-08 1.2065E-06
# lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0
1.578418 163.308696 -0.291339 0.026269 -0.961462 2460024.839821
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch: 2460020.5000 = 2023/03/17
Mean Anomaly: 45.86378 +/- 31.394
Argument of Peri: 66.32294 +/- 36.555
Long of Asc Node: 47.39022 +/- 0.091
Inclination: 1.72119 +/- 0.001
Eccentricity: 0.04776856 +/- 0.0373
Semi-Major Axis: 43.92866846 +/- 0.1689
Time of Perihelion: 2446472.1042 +/- 9273.6
Perihelion: 41.83025918 +/- 1.6447
Aphelion: 46.02707775 +/- 1.6464
Period (y) 291.1590 +/- 1.68
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X -40.79772188 +/- 0.0155
Ecliptic Y 11.93162352 +/- 0.0047
Ecliptic Z 1.14501076 +/- 0.0004
Ecliptic XDOT -0.00084382 +/- 0.0001
Ecliptic YDOT -0.00254337 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT -0.00003308 +/- 0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO 42.52209778 +/- 0.0149
Geocenter to KBO 41.56803934 +/- 0.0162
# Hcoef: 6.54
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 23FX54. 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 (23FX54) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2023 03 21.33902 11 00 55.051 +08 01 03.18 22.5r 23FX54 568 C~7xZo 2023 03 21.54320 11 00 54.148 +08 01 08.40 22.7r 23FX54 568 C~7xZo 2023 04 22.15946 10 58 58.962 +08 12 13.10 22.8r 23FX54 304 C~7xZo 2023 04 22.18253 10 58 58.879 +08 12 13.77 22.8r 23FX54 304 C~7xZo 2023 05 15.11037 10 58 15.391 +08 15 49.30 22.9r 23FX54 304 C~7xZo 2023 05 16.09146 10 58 14.459 +08 15 52.66 22.9r 23FX54 304 C~7xZo 2024 03 07.27688 11 06 53.856 +07 22 47.84 22.7r 23FX54 304 C~7xZo 2024 03 08.27201 11 06 49.374 +07 23 15.40 22.8r 23FX54 304 C~7xZo
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 -0.06
2 0.0006 -14.39 -0.03 -0.34 -0.13
3 0.0871 -1849.04 0.19 -43.89 -0.00
4 0.0872 -1850.43 -0.19 -43.74 0.20
5 0.1500 -2529.40 0.07 -92.26 -0.01
6 0.1526 -2543.47 -0.07 -94.46 0.03
7 0.9636 5807.74 -0.10 -56.12 0.07
8 0.9663 5735.54 0.10 -56.58 -0.09
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.
23FX54 quality flag:2 Type: CLASSICAL CLASSICAL 7:4EEE axisobj 44.179 46.017 43.614 ecceobj 0.051 0.166 0.064 incobj 1.718 1.716 1.720 qmin 40.918 37.514 40.061 qmax 47.790 54.962 47.724 amean 44.219 46.009 43.726 amin 43.868 45.599 43.359 amax 44.585 46.499 44.128 emean 0.056 0.168 0.070 emin 0.040 0.155 0.058 emax 0.072 0.183 0.081 imean 1.329 1.230 1.176 imin 0.567 0.428 0.310 imax 1.845 1.820 1.800 excite_mean 0.061 0.169 0.073 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 3.100 3.090 3.092 libcent 0 -180.0 -180.0 182.3 libamp 0 -180.0 -180.0 146.9 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 153.9 179.7 197.0 kozaiamp 180.0 180.0 180.0