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: 03YV179
# Created Sat Apr 20 01:11:42 2024
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting 24 observations of 24
# Arc: 18.19y
# First observation: 2003/12/24
# Last observation: 2022/03/02
# Chi-squared of fit: 75.34 DOF: 42 RMS: 0.31
# Min/Max residuals: -1.34 0.70
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
1.539434E-05 2.463704E-02 4.335524E-06 6.848824E-03 2.491630E-02 -4.444996E-03
# Covariance matrix:
1.8021E-13 -1.9233E-14 4.5705E-15 -4.0126E-15 1.1709E-13 -2.8637E-14
-1.9233E-14 3.1902E-14 -9.0646E-15 8.7597E-15 4.0608E-14 6.1033E-14
4.5705E-15 -9.0646E-15 1.0802E-13 -9.5161E-15 -1.0114E-14 -1.7997E-14
-4.0126E-15 8.7597E-15 -9.5161E-15 3.5523E-15 1.0544E-14 1.7367E-14
1.1709E-13 4.0608E-14 -1.0114E-14 1.0544E-14 3.0738E-13 7.2168E-14
-2.8637E-14 6.1033E-14 -1.7997E-14 1.7367E-14 7.2168E-14 1.2104E-13
# lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0
0.506759 112.136718 0.337915 0.008211 -0.920544 2452997.971253
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch: 2452998.5000 = 2003/12/25
Mean Anomaly: 317.11883 +/- 0.010
Argument of Peri: 66.03925 +/- 0.014
Long of Asc Node: 109.88609 +/- 0.000
Inclination: 15.53696 +/- 0.000
Eccentricity: 0.22319822 +/- 0.0000
Semi-Major Axis: 47.41251160 +/- 0.0049
Time of Perihelion: 2467202.2160 +/- 16.7
Perihelion: 36.83012354 +/- 0.0044
Aphelion: 57.99489965 +/- 0.0064
Period (y) 326.4733 +/- 0.05
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X -15.16060637 +/- 0.0003
Ecliptic Y 38.15720885 +/- 0.0008
Ecliptic Z 0.35513293 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT -0.00232531 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT -0.00148500 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT 0.00074837 +/- 0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO 41.06035147 +/- 0.0008
Geocenter to KBO 40.13451671 +/- 0.0009
# Hcoef: 7.04
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 03YV179. 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 (03YV179) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2003 12 24.47051 07 36 00.08 +22 07 13.9 23.1g 03YV179 568 Cq9908 2003 12 24.49375 07 35 59.96 +22 07 14.1 23.1g 03YV179 568 Cq9908 2003 12 24.51699 07 35 59.85 +22 07 14.5 23.0g 03YV179 568 Cq9908 2003 12 25.51227 07 35 54.87 +22 07 30.0 23.7g 03YV179 568 Cq9908 2004 04 15.18181 07 29 55.67 +22 27 04.2 03YV179 675 Cq9908 2004 04 15.23150 07 29 55.73 +22 27 04.1 03YV179 675 Cq9908 2004 04 16.21833 07 29 57.17 +22 27 03.5 03YV179 675 Cq9908 2005 01 08.36227 07 40 59.24 +22 20 41.4 23.1r 03YV179 568 Cq9908 2005 01 08.40011 07 40 59.04 +22 20 42.1 22.9r 03YV179 568 Cq9908 2005 01 08.43797 07 40 58.83 +22 20 42.7 22.9r 03YV179 568 Cq9908 2005 01 15.38329 07 40 21.52 +22 22 39.4 23.3r 03YV179 568 Cq9908 2005 01 15.38517 07 40 21.52 +22 22 39.2 23.5r 03YV179 568 Cq9908 2006 01 28.45113 07 45 37.62 +22 34 54.1 03YV179 675 Cq9908 2006 01 28.45734 07 45 37.60 +22 34 54.2 03YV179 675 Cq9908 2006 01 29.28490 07 45 33.28 +22 35 07.5 23. R 03YV179 675 Cq9908 2006 01 29.29072 07 45 33.24 +22 35 07.7 03YV179 675 Cq9908 2013 03 12.13335 08 28 56.82 +23 22 30.7 22.6R 03YV179 G37 C~0qSV 2013 03 12.27280 08 28 56.34 +23 22 32.1 03YV179 G37 C~0qSV 2021 01 11.423940 09 30 38.924 +22 34 12.81 23.1G 03YV179 G37 C~4Txa 2021 01 11.464870 09 30 38.740 +22 34 13.78 03YV179 G37 C~4Txa 2021 01 11.505030 09 30 38.538 +22 34 15.22 03YV179 G37 C~4Txa 2022 03 02.151460 09 33 39.361 +22 49 18.98 22.8G 03YV179 G37 C~5Rkz 2022 03 02.190770 09 33 39.125 +22 49 21.46 03YV179 G37 C~5Rkz 2022 03 02.231560 09 33 38.907 +22 49 22.50 03YV179 G37 C~5Rkz
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 -0.01
2 0.0001 0.00 0.02 0.00 -0.17
3 0.0001 0.00 0.13 0.00 -0.13
4 0.0029 0.00 -0.06 0.00 -0.10
5 0.3086 0.00 -0.03 0.00 -0.02
6 0.3087 0.00 -0.14 0.00 -0.10
7 0.3114 0.00 -0.23 0.00 -0.48
8 1.0428 0.00 -0.38 0.00 0.04
9 1.0429 0.00 -0.30 0.00 0.09
10 1.0430 0.00 -0.35 0.00 0.05
11 1.0620 0.00 -0.14 0.00 0.04
12 1.0621 0.00 0.01 0.00 -0.19
13 2.0971 0.00 0.51 0.00 0.33
14 2.0972 0.00 0.70 0.00 0.33
15 2.0994 0.00 0.33 0.00 -0.01
16 2.0994 0.00 0.19 0.00 0.10
17 9.2147 0.00 -0.25 0.00 0.29
18 9.2151 0.00 -0.17 0.00 0.20
19 17.0512 0.00 -0.09 0.00 0.29
20 17.0513 0.00 0.01 0.00 -0.02
21 17.0514 0.00 -0.22 0.00 0.17
22 18.1867 0.00 0.53 0.00 -1.34
23 18.1868 0.00 -0.01 0.00 0.24
24 18.1869 0.00 -0.16 0.00 0.36
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.
03YV179 quality flag:3 Type: SCATNEAR SCATNEAR SCATNEAR axisobj 47.166 47.166 47.166 ecceobj 0.217 0.217 0.217 incobj 15.556 15.556 15.556 qmin 36.120 36.118 36.144 qmax 58.645 58.598 58.564 amean 47.107 47.107 47.107 amin 46.681 46.691 46.688 amax 47.650 47.646 47.631 emean 0.214 0.214 0.214 emin 0.199 0.199 0.200 emax 0.231 0.232 0.231 imean 14.201 14.201 14.201 imin 13.637 13.645 13.649 imax 14.844 14.841 14.852 excite_mean 0.326 0.326 0.326 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 3.008 3.008 3.008 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 176.4 176.5 176.6 kozaiamp 180.0 180.0 180.0