Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 03HL57

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: 03HL57    
# Created Fri Apr 19 01:11:22 2024
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting     10 observations of     10
# Arc:  34.06d
# First observation: 2003/04/26
#  Last observation: 2003/05/30
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
   0.000000   0.016956  -0.000000  -0.001597   0.018972   0.000000
# WARNING MRQMIN stopped after  13 iterations -- oscilliatory solution
# WARNING Fitting with energy constraint
# Chi-squared of fit:     6.09 DOF:     15 RMS:  0.14
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.41    0.23
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.245829E-05  1.411272E-02 -1.676191E-06 -1.558910E-03  1.849412E-02 -6.992358E-03
# Covariance matrix:
  6.1180E-12  6.2100E-09 -5.7617E-14 -1.0091E-10  1.2379E-09  4.9581E-09
  6.2100E-09  6.5320E-06 -6.0560E-11 -1.0606E-07  1.3011E-06  4.8664E-06
 -5.7617E-14 -6.0560E-11  2.0891E-13 -1.2546E-12 -1.2070E-11 -4.9991E-11
 -1.0091E-10 -1.0606E-07 -1.2546E-12  1.8054E-09 -2.1140E-08 -8.8529E-08
  1.2379E-09  1.3011E-06 -1.2070E-11 -2.1140E-08  2.5933E-07  1.0807E-06
  4.9581E-09  4.8664E-06 -4.9991E-11 -8.8529E-08  1.0807E-06  7.9979E-05
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
   -1.353537 -162.747800   -0.322216   -0.022539   -0.953818  2452755.832703
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2452750.5000  =  2003/04/21
Mean Anomaly:          297.50084 +/-    62.977
Argument of Peri:      305.33621 +/-    35.103
Long of Asc Node:        5.61384 +/-     1.764
Inclination:             6.38792 +/-     0.928
Eccentricity:         0.43405025 +/-    0.4912
Semi-Major Axis:     56.16279286 +/-   28.8404
Time of Perihelion: 2479440.1676 +/-   17338.6
Perihelion:          31.78531854 +/-   32.0543
Aphelion:            80.54026718 +/-   49.7152
Period (y)              420.9022 +/-    324.21
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X          -52.44160119 +/-    1.4215
Ecliptic Y          -16.61893574 +/-    0.4413
Ecliptic Z           -1.27731268 +/-    0.0352
Ecliptic XDOT         0.00160696 +/-    0.0013
Ecliptic YDOT        -0.00169163 +/-    0.0006
Ecliptic ZDOT        -0.00020608 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   55.02673975 +/-    1.3613
Geocenter to KBO     54.07123191 +/-    1.4889
# Hcoef:  6.37

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 03HL57. 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 (03HL57) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2003 04  26.33196  13 01 31.36   -08 01 31.3   23.6R 03HL57    568  Cq9883      
2003 04  26.33991  13 01 31.34   -08 01 31.1   23.4R 03HL57    568  Cq9883      
2003 04  26.37420  13 01 31.22   -08 01 30.3   23.2R 03HL57    568  Cq9883      
2003 04  26.38475  13 01 31.19   -08 01 30.2   23.8R 03HL57    568  Cq9883      
2003 04  26.41661  13 01 31.08   -08 01 29.7   23.1R 03HL57    568  Cq9883      
2003 04  26.42714  13 01 31.02   -08 01 29.8   23.2R 03HL57    568  Cq9883      
2003 04  27.38355  13 01 27.81   -08 01 10.2         03HL57    568  Cq9883      
2003 05  30.291249 12 59 56.69   -07 51 47.4   23.8r 03HL57    568  C~5V8p      
2003 05  30.344512 12 59 56.58   -07 51 46.8   23.8r 03HL57    568  C~5V8p      
2003 05  30.391341 12 59 56.48   -07 51 46.3   23.8r 03HL57    568  C~5V8p      

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    -0.08       0.00     0.07
     2   0.0000     -0.35     0.01       0.07     0.15
     3   0.0001     -2.30    -0.06       0.13     0.23
     4   0.0001     -2.75     0.07       0.05     0.16
     5   0.0002     -4.45     0.13      -0.12     0.02
     6   0.0003     -5.24    -0.08      -0.55    -0.41
     7   0.0029    -56.79     0.01      -0.74    -0.23
     8   0.0930  -1522.84    -0.03      -1.06     0.09
     9   0.0931  -1524.58     0.01      -1.14     0.02
    10   0.0932  -1526.14     0.01      -1.25    -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.

03HL57    quality flag:0

Type:      ERR2LARGE ERR2LARGE ERR2LARGE

axisobj         0.000     0.000     0.000
ecceobj        -1.000    -1.000    -1.000
incobj         -1.000    -1.000    -1.000
qmin            0.000     0.000     0.000
qmax            0.000     0.000     0.000
amean           0.000     0.000     0.000
amin            0.000     0.000     0.000
amax            0.000     0.000     0.000
emean           0.000     0.000     0.000
emin            0.000     0.000     0.000
emax            0.000     0.000     0.000
imean           0.000     0.000     0.000
imin            0.000     0.000     0.000
imax            0.000     0.000     0.000
excite_mean     0.000     0.000     0.000
fracstop        0.000     0.000     0.000
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         0.0       0.0       0.0
kozaiamp          0.0       0.0       0.0