Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 14SC350

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: 14SC350   
# Created Wed Apr 24 01:16:10 2024
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting     25 observations of     25
# Arc:   9.12y
# First observation: 2013/07/13
#  Last observation: 2022/08/27
# Chi-squared of fit:    33.11 DOF:     44 RMS:  0.20
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.36    0.71
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.480549E-05  2.240279E-02  1.257872E-06  6.366609E-04  2.319750E-02  2.097693E-03
# Covariance matrix:
  2.2320E-13 -4.3474E-14  2.9856E-15  1.9002E-17  1.3612E-13 -1.4361E-13
 -4.3474E-14  1.5021E-13 -6.5588E-16  3.7643E-15  9.8030E-14  7.5218E-13
  2.9856E-15 -6.5588E-16  9.0926E-14 -1.4713E-14  3.0644E-15 -3.2769E-15
  1.9002E-17  3.7643E-15 -1.4713E-14  7.3253E-15  3.5365E-15  1.9849E-14
  1.3612E-13  9.8030E-14  3.0644E-15  3.5365E-15  2.5911E-13  5.2513E-13
 -1.4361E-13  7.5218E-13 -3.2769E-15  1.9849E-14  5.2513E-13  3.9572E-12
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
   -9.338471  -17.353095    0.799744   -0.102377   -0.622924  2456486.912514
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2456486.5000  =  2013/07/13
Mean Anomaly:           56.58757 +/-     0.033
Argument of Peri:      213.69976 +/-     0.043
Long of Asc Node:       62.72843 +/-     0.001
Inclination:             9.31201 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.08364587 +/-    0.0001
Semi-Major Axis:     45.60020974 +/-    0.0037
Time of Perihelion: 2438807.1117 +/-      10.5
Perihelion:          41.78594048 +/-    0.0052
Aphelion:            49.41447900 +/-    0.0056
Period (y)              307.9346 +/-      0.04
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X           40.96500281 +/-    0.0009
Ecliptic Y          -13.63549828 +/-    0.0003
Ecliptic Z           -6.99493247 +/-    0.0002
Ecliptic XDOT         0.00102717 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT         0.00244657 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT         0.00003411 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   43.73766271 +/-    0.0008
Geocenter to KBO     43.10806405 +/-    0.0009
# Hcoef:  6.82

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14SC350. 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 (14SC350) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2013 07  13.411736 23 10 46.30   -15 25 23.2         14SC350   W84  C~4qPY      
2013 07  13.415544 23 10 46.28   -15 25 23.4         14SC350   W84  C~4qPY      
2013 07  13.419387 23 10 46.28   -15 25 23.5         14SC350   W84  C~4qPY      
2013 07  13.423194 23 10 46.27   -15 25 23.7         14SC350   W84  C~4qPY      
2013 07  13.427025 23 10 46.26   -15 25 23.6         14SC350   W84  C~4qPY      
2013 07  13.430822 23 10 46.25   -15 25 23.6         14SC350   W84  C~4qPY      
2013 09  27.180718 23 05 56.49   -15 58 49.7         14SC350   W84  C~4qPY      
2013 09  27.188345 23 05 56.46   -15 58 49.5         14SC350   W84  C~4qPY      
2013 09  27.192164 23 05 56.44   -15 58 49.4         14SC350   W84  C~4qPY      
2013 09  27.199769 23 05 56.39   -15 58 49.2         14SC350   W84  C~4qPY      
2014 09  21.08624  23 11 15.983  -15 24 16.85  22.9r 14SC350   807  C~1x8l      
2014 09  21.08625  23 11 15.98   -15 24 17.4         14SC350   W84  C~2JA3      
2014 09  21.17603  23 11 15.572  -15 24 18.87        14SC350   807  C~1x8l      
2014 09  21.17603  23 11 15.59   -15 24 19.4   23.5V 14SC350   W84  C~2JA3      
2014 09  21.24113  23 11 15.302  -15 24 20.43        14SC350   807  C~1x8l      
2014 09  21.24114  23 11 15.30   -15 24 20.8         14SC350   W84  C~2JA3      
2014 10  22.02141  23 09 17.910  -15 32 23.16        14SC350   304  C~1x8l      
2014 10  23.04298  23 09 14.800  -15 32 31.07        14SC350   304  C~1x8l      
2014 11  19.02060  23 08 20.670  -15 32 16.37        14SC350   304  C~1x8l      
2014 11  20.01917  23 08 19.824  -15 32 07.79        14SC350   304  C~1x8l      
2017 08  22.189497 23 27 45.33   -13 32 06.8   23.6g 14SC350   W84  C~4qPY      
2017 08  22.190463 23 27 45.33   -13 32 06.8   23.0r 14SC350   W84  C~4qPY      
2022 08  27.381870 23 50 38.001  -10 44 52.10  23.3G 14SC350   G37  C~5nIG      
2022 08  27.415160 23 50 37.873  -10 44 53.11        14SC350   G37  C~5nIG      
2022 08  27.450270 23 50 37.736  -10 44 54.18        14SC350   G37  C~5nIG      

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     0.16       0.00    -0.12
     2   0.0000      0.00    -0.01       0.00    -0.23
     3   0.0000      0.00     0.11       0.00    -0.24
     4   0.0000      0.00     0.09       0.00    -0.34
     5   0.0000      0.00     0.07       0.00    -0.15
     6   0.0001      0.00     0.04       0.00    -0.06
     7   0.2074      0.00    -0.03       0.00    -0.16
     8   0.2075      0.00     0.00       0.00     0.19
     9   0.2075      0.00    -0.05       0.00     0.36
    10   0.2075      0.00    -0.32       0.00     0.71
    11   1.1901      0.00     0.09       0.00     0.26
    12   1.1901      0.00     0.04       0.00    -0.29
    13   1.1903      0.00     0.14       0.00    -0.27
    14   1.1903      0.00    -0.13       0.00     0.26
    15   1.1905      0.00     0.13       0.00     0.16
    16   1.1905      0.00     0.10       0.00    -0.21
    17   1.2748      0.00    -0.15       0.00     0.29
    18   1.2776      0.00    -0.36       0.00     0.18
    19   1.3514      0.00    -0.16       0.00     0.10
    20   1.3542      0.00     0.24       0.00    -0.16
    21   4.1089      0.00     0.05       0.00    -0.16
    22   4.1089      0.00     0.11       0.00    -0.14
    23   9.1224      0.00    -0.07       0.00     0.07
    24   9.1225      0.00    -0.01       0.00     0.02
    25   9.1226      0.00     0.01       0.00    -0.04

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.

14SC350    quality flag:3

Type:      CLASSICAL CLASSICAL CLASSICAL

axisobj        45.820    45.820    45.820
ecceobj         0.086     0.086     0.086
incobj          9.317     9.317     9.317
qmin           41.204    41.204    41.205
qmax           50.499    50.497    50.500
amean          45.715    45.715    45.715
amin           45.342    45.345    45.340
amax           46.105    46.112    46.112
emean           0.082     0.082     0.082
emin            0.070     0.070     0.069
emax            0.096     0.096     0.096
imean           7.912     7.912     7.912
imin            7.519     7.521     7.521
imax            8.338     8.337     8.338
excite_mean     0.160     0.160     0.160
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          3.091     3.091     3.091

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       181.6     181.6     181.5
kozaiamp        179.9     180.0     180.0