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: 14NB96 # Created Wed May 8 01:15:57 2024 # Orbit generated by ELGB # -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit # Fitting 27 observations of 27 # Arc: 9.17y # First observation: 2014/07/01 # Last observation: 2023/09/03 # Chi-squared of fit: 9.67 DOF: 48 RMS: 0.11 # Min/Max residuals: -0.29 0.31 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 1.458529E-05 2.140252E-02 2.809219E-06 4.608285E-03 2.354182E-02 -1.628315E-03 # Covariance matrix: 1.5990E-13 -7.1377E-14 1.2982E-14 -1.5264E-14 7.7055E-14 -3.3949E-13 -7.1377E-14 6.9005E-14 -1.4020E-14 1.6385E-14 -3.4608E-14 3.6424E-13 1.2982E-14 -1.4020E-14 1.0901E-13 -1.8330E-14 1.5161E-14 -8.2131E-14 -1.5264E-14 1.6385E-14 -1.8330E-14 8.4113E-15 -1.8687E-14 9.6419E-14 7.7055E-14 -3.4608E-14 1.5161E-14 -1.8687E-14 5.1117E-13 -4.1719E-13 -3.3949E-13 3.6424E-13 -8.2131E-14 9.6419E-14 -4.1719E-13 2.1442E-12 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 -2.637577 -65.051175 0.272175 -0.045121 -0.980628 2456839.967858 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2456840.5000 = 2014/07/02 Mean Anomaly: 243.83056 +/- 0.053 Argument of Peri: 113.15091 +/- 0.040 Long of Asc Node: 306.36076 +/- 0.000 Inclination: 12.44481 +/- 0.000 Eccentricity: 0.09263941 +/- 0.0001 Semi-Major Axis: 41.49233900 +/- 0.0047 Time of Perihelion: 2488342.6146 +/- 18.3 Perihelion: 37.64851331 +/- 0.0057 Aphelion: 45.33616469 +/- 0.0064 Period (y) 267.2761 +/- 0.05 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X 18.06430150 +/- 0.0005 Ecliptic Y -39.47591212 +/- 0.0012 Ecliptic Z -1.95455833 +/- 0.0001 Ecliptic XDOT 0.00218228 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic YDOT 0.00119519 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic ZDOT 0.00054420 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 43.45677439 +/- 0.0011 Geocenter to KBO 42.47767770 +/- 0.0013 # Hcoef: 5.81
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14NB96. 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 (14NB96) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2014 07 01.46708 19 49 37.44 -23 44 03.8 22.2w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2014 07 01.48065 19 49 37.37 -23 44 04.0 22.5w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2014 07 01.49426 19 49 37.31 -23 44 04.0 22.3w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2014 07 01.5079 19 49 37.25 -23 44 04.2 22.5w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2014 07 03.45259 19 49 27.82 -23 44 25.2 22.2w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2014 07 03.46673 19 49 27.73 -23 44 25.2 22.6w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2014 07 03.4809 19 49 27.67 -23 44 25.5 22.3w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2014 07 03.49506 19 49 27.61 -23 44 25.5 22.5w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2014 08 28.30474 19 45 06.03 -23 52 05.0 22.7w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2014 08 28.33887 19 45 05.91 -23 52 04.9 22.4w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2017 06 21.51779 20 05 24.17 -22 11 55.3 22.1w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2017 06 21.52856 20 05 24.12 -22 11 55.6 22.3w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2017 06 21.53935 20 05 24.07 -22 11 55.6 22.2w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2017 06 21.55014 20 05 24.02 -22 11 55.9 22.6w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2017 06 24.50352 20 05 11.27 -22 12 29.0 22.4w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2017 06 24.51455 20 05 11.22 -22 12 29.1 22.5w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2017 06 24.52557 20 05 11.17 -22 12 29.1 22.2w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2017 06 24.53658 20 05 11.13 -22 12 29.4 22.2w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2017 08 12.3109 20 01 15.34 -22 21 42.3 22.4w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2017 08 12.32284 20 01 15.29 -22 21 42.5 22.3w 14NB96 F51 C~77qj 2023 08 14.213080 20 30 57.531 -19 05 16.69 22.2G 14NB96 G37 C~77qj 2023 08 14.261240 20 30 57.335 -19 05 17.25 14NB96 G37 C~77qj 2023 08 14.309180 20 30 57.077 -19 05 18.09 14NB96 G37 C~77qj 2023 09 03.245898 20 29 30.842 -19 09 25.19 22.0w 14NB96 F52 C~79Al 2023 09 03.255411 20 29 30.804 -19 09 25.18 22.1w 14NB96 F52 C~79Al 2023 09 03.264926 20 29 30.764 -19 09 25.37 22.4w 14NB96 F52 C~79Al 2023 09 03.274450 20 29 30.719 -19 09 25.66 22.3w 14NB96 F52 C~79Al
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 -0.06 0.00 0.05
2 0.0000 0.00 -0.11 0.00 -0.00
3 0.0001 0.00 -0.01 0.00 0.14
4 0.0001 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.09
5 0.0054 0.00 0.09 0.00 -0.04
6 0.0055 0.00 -0.20 0.00 0.11
7 0.0055 0.00 -0.05 0.00 -0.04
8 0.0056 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.11
9 0.1584 0.00 0.03 0.00 -0.29
10 0.1584 0.00 0.13 0.00 -0.06
11 2.9734 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.15
12 2.9735 0.00 0.05 0.00 -0.04
13 2.9735 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
14 2.9735 0.00 -0.05 0.00 -0.10
15 2.9816 0.00 -0.03 0.00 -0.07
16 2.9816 0.00 -0.04 0.00 -0.05
17 2.9817 0.00 -0.05 0.00 0.08
18 2.9817 0.00 0.09 0.00 -0.10
19 3.1152 0.00 -0.06 0.00 0.02
20 3.1153 0.00 0.03 0.00 -0.07
21 9.1191 0.00 -0.21 0.00 0.05
22 9.1192 0.00 0.31 0.00 0.16
23 9.1193 0.00 -0.13 0.00 -0.02
24 9.1739 0.00 0.05 0.00 -0.03
25 9.1740 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.08
26 9.1740 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.00
27 9.1740 0.00 -0.11 0.00 -0.19
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.
14NB96 quality flag:3 Type: SCATEXTD SCATEXTD SCATEXTD axisobj 41.559 41.559 41.559 ecceobj 0.095 0.095 0.095 incobj 12.414 12.414 12.414 qmin 36.975 36.949 37.016 qmax 46.566 46.576 46.556 amean 41.671 41.671 41.671 amin 41.343 41.337 41.329 amax 42.019 42.029 42.028 emean 0.092 0.092 0.092 emin 0.076 0.076 0.076 emax 0.110 0.110 0.109 imean 13.792 13.792 13.792 imin 12.815 12.820 12.813 imax 14.728 14.726 14.729 excite_mean 0.256 0.256 0.256 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 2.997 2.997 2.997 libcent 0 -180.0 161.9 -180.0 libamp 0 -180.0 136.2 -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 180.2 180.2 180.3 kozaiamp 180.0 179.9 179.9