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: 03YM179
# Created Wed Apr 17 01:11:38 2024
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting 12 observations of 12
# Arc: 16.17y
# First observation: 2003/12/16
# Last observation: 2020/02/18
# Chi-squared of fit: 18.71 DOF: 18 RMS: 0.22
# Min/Max residuals: -0.54 0.48
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
1.448720E-05 2.336323E-02 6.013279E-06 1.011421E-02 2.547916E-02 1.281641E-03
# Covariance matrix:
2.9917E-13 -1.8366E-13 5.8390E-14 -7.7022E-14 -5.6078E-14 -4.4466E-13
-1.8366E-13 2.4256E-13 -8.4581E-14 1.1142E-13 -7.3336E-14 6.5023E-13
5.8390E-14 -8.4581E-14 1.9693E-13 -5.2541E-14 4.8853E-14 -2.3439E-13
-7.7022E-14 1.1142E-13 -5.2541E-14 5.6116E-14 -6.3221E-14 3.0855E-13
-5.6078E-14 -7.3336E-14 4.8853E-14 -6.3221E-14 1.1831E-12 -4.2063E-13
-4.4466E-13 6.5023E-13 -2.3439E-13 3.0855E-13 -4.2063E-13 1.8105E-12
# lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0
0.343224 73.434138 -0.174382 0.005856 -0.966028 2452989.830363
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch: 2452990.5000 = 2003/12/17
Mean Anomaly: 64.86439 +/- 0.113
Argument of Peri: 290.03459 +/- 0.127
Long of Asc Node: 72.91431 +/- 0.000
Inclination: 23.39885 +/- 0.000
Eccentricity: 0.05574045 +/- 0.0001
Semi-Major Axis: 41.08054106 +/- 0.0078
Time of Perihelion: 2435662.1794 +/- 30.6
Perihelion: 38.79069308 +/- 0.0082
Aphelion: 43.37038903 +/- 0.0090
Period (y) 263.3070 +/- 0.07
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X 11.29440736 +/- 0.0005
Ecliptic Y 38.59678795 +/- 0.0016
Ecliptic Z 0.23533364 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT -0.00237318 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT 0.00083526 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT 0.00108778 +/- 0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO 40.21602278 +/- 0.0015
Geocenter to KBO 39.24777902 +/- 0.0017
# Hcoef: 8.01
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 03YM179. 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 (03YM179) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2003 12 16.32962 04 47 57.77 +22 45 10.0 24.1g 03YM179 568 Cq9907 2003 12 16.35608 04 47 57.62 +22 45 09.7 24.0g 03YM179 568 Cq9907 2003 12 16.38238 04 47 57.47 +22 45 09.8 24.1g 03YM179 568 Cq9907 2003 12 17.43422 04 47 51.63 +22 45 05.8 03YM179 568 Cq9907 2004 12 11.37788 04 53 50.17 +23 29 23.1 24.2r 03YM179 568 Cq9907 2004 12 11.40659 04 53 50.01 +23 29 23.0 24.0r 03YM179 568 Cq9907 2004 12 11.43951 04 53 49.81 +23 29 22.9 24.1r 03YM179 568 Cq9907 2005 11 05.49331 05 02 36.62 +24 13 14.7 03YM179 695 Cq9907 2005 11 05.52048 05 02 36.44 +24 13 14.5 03YM179 695 Cq9907 2006 01 28.28290 04 55 34.12 +24 10 30.6 03YM179 675 Cq9907 2020 02 18.136060 06 15 50.713 +32 35 16.66 24.5G 03YM179 G37 C~3iJH 2020 02 18.194320 06 15 50.526 +32 35 16.15 03YM179 G37 C~3iJH
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 -0.00 0.00 0.05
2 0.0001 0.00 -0.01 0.00 -0.15
3 0.0001 0.00 -0.02 0.00 0.05
4 0.0030 0.00 0.24 0.00 0.16
5 0.9885 0.00 -0.21 0.00 -0.06
6 0.9886 0.00 -0.12 0.00 -0.06
7 0.9887 0.00 -0.26 0.00 -0.05
8 1.8896 0.00 0.48 0.00 0.39
9 1.8896 0.00 -0.31 0.00 0.18
10 2.1190 0.00 0.24 0.00 -0.54
11 16.1747 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.11
12 16.1749 0.00 -0.01 0.00 -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.
03YM179 quality flag:3 Type: SCATEXTD SCATEXTD SCATEXTD axisobj 41.264 41.264 41.264 ecceobj 0.062 0.062 0.062 incobj 23.356 23.356 23.356 qmin 38.098 38.099 38.092 qmax 44.144 44.146 44.144 amean 41.015 41.015 41.015 amin 40.704 40.698 40.702 amax 41.332 41.334 41.334 emean 0.055 0.055 0.055 emin 0.044 0.044 0.044 emax 0.068 0.068 0.068 imean 21.818 21.818 21.818 imin 21.368 21.370 21.371 imax 22.353 22.354 22.354 excite_mean 0.376 0.376 0.376 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 2.899 2.899 2.899 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 177.3 177.5 177.7 kozaiamp 180.0 179.9 180.0