Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 14UN229

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: 14UN229   
# Created Sat Apr 27 01:16:35 2024
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting     31 observations of     32
# Arc:   3.99y
# First observation: 2013/09/01
#  Last observation: 2017/08/30
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
   0.000032   0.024750   0.000009   0.003345   0.025061   0.000000
# Chi-squared of fit:    16.60 DOF:     56 RMS:  0.13
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.27    0.36
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.592459E-05  2.470453E-02  2.589484E-06  3.351516E-03  2.493332E-02 -1.055588E-03
# Covariance matrix:
  1.4548E-13 -7.5567E-14  2.2442E-15 -5.2682E-15  5.1216E-14 -4.5825E-13
 -7.5567E-14  2.0970E-13 -1.2644E-14  2.6945E-14  1.0223E-13  2.1107E-12
  2.2442E-15 -1.2644E-14  9.4175E-14 -4.4102E-14 -7.9093E-15 -1.5574E-13
 -5.2682E-15  2.6945E-14 -4.4102E-14  4.2830E-14  1.6097E-14  3.3236E-13
  5.1216E-14  1.0223E-13 -7.9093E-15  1.6097E-14  1.7201E-13  1.1899E-12
 -4.5825E-13  2.1107E-12 -1.5574E-13  3.3236E-13  1.1899E-12  2.6080E-11
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
    2.813321   25.772247    0.736811    0.033981   -0.690361  2456537.045898
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2456530.5000  =  2013/08/26
Mean Anomaly:          304.10713 +/-     0.069
Argument of Peri:       82.70854 +/-     0.090
Long of Asc Node:        5.30350 +/-     0.001
Inclination:             8.25882 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.07239072 +/-    0.0002
Semi-Major Axis:     42.36402233 +/-    0.0027
Time of Perihelion: 2472167.3083 +/-      19.1
Perihelion:          39.29726029 +/-    0.0082
Aphelion:            45.43078437 +/-    0.0083
Period (y)              275.7427 +/-      0.03
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X           37.01625810 +/-    0.0006
Ecliptic Y           17.05735107 +/-    0.0003
Ecliptic Z            1.96865339 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT        -0.00130619 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT         0.00238361 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT         0.00036203 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   40.80480591 +/-    0.0006
Geocenter to KBO     40.10696582 +/-    0.0007
# Hcoef:  8.49

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14UN229. 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 (14UN229) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2013 09  01.54512  01 31 22.658  +12 34 42.15  24.4r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 09  01.58399  01 31 22.541  +12 34 41.84  25.2r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 09  02.54308  01 31 19.514  +12 34 29.68  24.5r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 09  02.58584  01 31 19.396  +12 34 29.12  24.4r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 10  09.45622  01 28 46.269  +12 22 13.55  25.2r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 10  30.39610  01 27 05.979  +12 13 08.13  23.8r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 11  01.47502  01 26 56.316  +12 12 13.33  24.5r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 11  05.44310  01 26 38.256  +12 10 30.47  24.4r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 11  28.23073  01 25 08.077  +12 01 33.63  25.0r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 12  04.37432  01 24 49.211  +11 59 34.75  24.6r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 12  29.29176  01 24 04.871  +11 54 21.80        14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 07  25.53641  01 37 26.658  +13 17 45.56  23.7r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 07  25.57804  01 37 26.616  +13 17 46.04  24.6r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 07  25.61966  01 37 26.602  +13 17 46.60  24.8r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 08  23.54476  01 36 55.224  +13 17 55.54  24.5r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 08  27.53293  01 36 45.282  +13 17 23.08  24.6r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 09  18.36761  01 35 31.102  +13 12 15.78  24.5r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 09  18.41224  01 35 30.910  +13 12 15.03  24.7r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 09  23.45037  01 35 09.838  +13 10 36.95  24.5r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 10  22.41325  01 32 53.905  +12 59 05.29  25.3r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 10  22.45268  01 32 53.707  +12 59 04.26  24.7r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 10  22.49207  01 32 53.514  +12 59 03.16  24.8r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 10  23.40571  01 32 49.084  +12 58 39.16  24.4r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 10  25.27011  01 32 40.097  +12 57 50.34  24.1r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 11  19.21787  01 30 48.211  +12 47 15.26  24.2r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 11  19.35073  01 30 47.682  +12 47 12.05  24.6r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 11  21.36547  01 30 39.777  +12 46 24.98  24.6r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2015 02  18.26019  01 30 30.413  +12 41 53.80  24.5r 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2017 01  27.26476  01 39 29.677  +13 58 25.74  24.8w 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2017 01  28.26052  01 39 31.546  +13 58 32.67  24.6w 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2017 08  25.57769  01 52 24.542  +15 20 32.73  24.9w 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      
2017 08  30.59963  01 52 12.376  +15 20 00.86  24.4w 14UN229   568  C~2SDk      

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    -0.10
     2   0.0001     -1.71     0.12       0.34     0.03
     3   0.0027    -47.39     0.06       5.29     0.24
     4   0.0028    -49.21     0.36       5.41     0.13
     5   0.1038  -2405.29    -0.15     147.25     0.22
     6   0.1611  -3973.01    -0.23     184.44     0.10
     7   0.1668  -4124.96    -0.27     186.08    -0.17
     8   0.1777  -4409.14     0.25     188.81    -0.10
     9   0.2401  -5837.43    -0.13     182.18    -0.17
    10   0.2569  -6138.85    -0.08     174.98    -0.05
    11   0.3251  -6860.02     0.15     127.29     0.05
    12   0.8953   5898.43 (   0.59)    467.52 (  -0.45)
    13   0.8954   5898.03    -0.02     468.19    -0.07
    14   0.8955   5898.04    -0.21     468.78     0.25
    15   0.9747   5473.93    -0.03     642.86    -0.11
    16   0.9856   5326.79    -0.16     665.15     0.05
    17   1.0454   4205.39     0.00     771.60    -0.10
    18   1.0455   4202.50    -0.08     771.92     0.00
    19   1.0593   3880.03     0.06     792.38     0.00
    20   1.1386   1778.05     0.18     872.47    -0.02
    21   1.1387   1774.98     0.14     872.57     0.00
    22   1.1388   1771.96     0.13     872.57    -0.07
    23   1.1413   1702.91    -0.06     873.91    -0.12
    24   1.1464   1562.78     0.11     876.53    -0.12
    25   1.2147   -192.27     0.04     885.62     0.05
    26   1.2151   -200.65     0.13     885.48    -0.08
    27   1.2206   -325.49    -0.25     884.22     0.01
    28   1.4640   -552.62    -0.01     682.41     0.03
    29   3.4051   8454.12    -0.03    2098.56     0.11
    30   3.4078   8482.05     0.01    2095.25     0.05
    31   3.9809  20780.01    -0.06    2746.14    -0.09
    32   3.9947  20602.11     0.08    2777.26     0.05

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.

14UN229    quality flag:2

Type:      CLASSICAL  SCATNEAR CLASSICAL

axisobj        42.575    42.582    42.567
ecceobj         0.072     0.072     0.072
incobj          8.233     8.233     8.233
qmin           38.312    36.252    38.912
qmax           46.655    48.875    46.095
amean          42.354    42.328    42.315
amin           41.919    41.890    41.931
amax           42.743    42.823    42.735
emean           0.055     0.098     0.034
emin            0.016     0.048     0.000
emax            0.094     0.143     0.079
imean           7.979     6.964     8.170
imin            6.345     4.872     7.236
imax            9.206     9.237     9.239
excite_mean     0.150     0.160     0.147
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          3.055     3.051     3.056

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       175.4     201.3     179.5
kozaiamp        180.0     172.5     179.9