Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 14UQ229

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: 14UQ229   
# Created Fri Mar 29 01:17:16 2024
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting     43 observations of     43
# Arc:  11.29y
# First observation: 2004/08/23
#  Last observation: 2015/12/07
# Chi-squared of fit:    15.87 DOF:     80 RMS:  0.11
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.31    0.35
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  3.895072E-05  2.393821E-01  2.088588E-06  3.939561E-03  9.666101E-02  2.684641E-02
# Covariance matrix:
  3.2872E-13 -7.4177E-14  2.1675E-15 -9.8653E-16 -3.1382E-15 -6.2332E-15
 -7.4177E-14  2.5863E-14 -9.2424E-16  4.3257E-16  5.7120E-16  2.8281E-15
  2.1675E-15 -9.2424E-16  2.0833E-13 -2.1487E-14 -1.0933E-16 -1.0560E-16
 -9.8653E-16  4.3257E-16 -2.1487E-14  2.4318E-15  2.3986E-17  5.1276E-17
 -3.1382E-15  5.7120E-16 -1.0933E-16  2.3986E-17  1.8183E-15 -5.4102E-17
 -6.2332E-15  2.8281E-15 -1.0560E-16  5.1276E-17 -5.4102E-17  3.4962E-16
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
    6.127019  -51.980953   -0.386065    0.100284   -0.933734  2453240.670893
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2453240.5000  =  2004/08/23
Mean Anomaly:            1.52705 +/-     0.006
Argument of Peri:       62.63926 +/-     0.000
Long of Asc Node:      228.20199 +/-     0.000
Inclination:             5.67464 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.77816834 +/-    0.0000
Semi-Major Axis:     49.62618004 +/-    0.0000
Time of Perihelion: 2452698.8524 +/-       2.3
Perihelion:          11.00865793 +/-    0.0015
Aphelion:            88.24370214 +/-    0.0015
Period (y)              349.6025 +/-      0.00
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X            7.21434226 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic Y           -8.60419978 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic Z            1.10426077 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT         0.00579805 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT         0.00358290 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT         0.00019222 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   11.28259973 +/-    0.0000
Geocenter to KBO     10.34541951 +/-    0.0000
# Hcoef:  9.60

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14UQ229. 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 (14UQ229) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2004 08  23.17015  20 35 16.88   -12 20 12.0   20.4V 14UQ229   691  C~2SDk      
2004 08  23.19819  20 35 16.53   -12 20 13.3   20.0V 14UQ229   691  C~2SDk      
2004 08  23.22491  20 35 16.24   -12 20 15.0   20.0V 14UQ229   691  C~2SDk      
2006 08  29.20375  22 11 15.44   -04 49 34.2   20.2V 14UQ229   691  C~2SDk      
2006 08  29.22111  22 11 15.23   -04 49 35.7   20.3V 14UQ229   691  C~2SDk      
2006 08  29.23853  22 11 15.00   -04 49 37.3   20.7V 14UQ229   691  C~2SDk      
2008 09  05.19284  23 23 53.53   +01 38 50.8   20.8V 14UQ229   691  C~2SDk      
2008 09  05.21387  23 23 53.32   +01 38 49.0   20.6V 14UQ229   691  C~2SDk      
2008 09  05.23147  23 23 53.11   +01 38 47.8   20.5V 14UQ229   691  C~2SDk      
2011 09  04.43611  00 42 13.557  +08 26 59.37  22.6w 14UQ229   F51  C~2SDk      
2011 09  04.45097  00 42 13.415  +08 26 58.37  22.3w 14UQ229   F51  C~2SDk      
2011 09  04.46587  00 42 13.313  +08 26 57.78  22.6w 14UQ229   F51  C~2SDk      
2011 09  04.48090  00 42 13.162  +08 26 56.95  22.3w 14UQ229   F51  C~2SDk      
2013 08  08.56731  01 21 35.775  +11 30 58.92  22.5r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 08  08.61611  01 21 35.668  +11 30 58.49  22.5r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 09  01.53734  01 19 55.078  +11 22 27.30  22.4r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 09  01.57621  01 19 54.833  +11 22 26.09  22.6r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 09  02.52461  01 19 48.985  +11 21 53.43  22.3r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2013 09  02.57416  01 19 48.666  +11 21 51.70  22.4r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 07  25.50098  01 37 01.714  +12 35 40.27  23.1r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 07  25.54031  01 37 01.752  +12 35 40.75  22.8r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 07  25.58207  01 37 01.798  +12 35 41.11  22.6r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 08  23.54089  01 36 19.408  +12 33 14.82  23.4r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 08  23.58776  01 36 19.213  +12 33 13.88  22.9r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 08  27.43321  01 36 02.801  +12 31 49.35  22.7r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 08  27.52904  01 36 02.345  +12 31 47.09  22.9r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 09  18.36363  01 33 49.079  +12 19 30.85  22.5r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 09  18.40832  01 33 48.744  +12 19 28.97  22.7r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 09  23.44649  01 33 10.080  +12 15 45.75  22.2r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 10  22.42102  01 28 59.806  +11 50 26.25  23.1r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 10  22.46044  01 28 59.449  +11 50 24.03  22.6r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 10  22.49986  01 28 59.092  +11 50 21.81  22.4r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 10  23.41580  01 28 51.001  +11 49 30.54  23.6r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 10  25.42089  01 28 33.318  +11 47 38.12  23.0r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDk      
2014 11  19.36118  01 25 13.919  +11 25 30.00  22.8r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDl      
2014 11  21.21074  01 25 01.466  +11 24 01.82  23.1r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDl      
2014 11  21.37324  01 25 00.365  +11 23 54.23  22.7r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDl      
2015 02  18.22724  01 26 12.820  +11 16 29.72  22.9r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDl      
2015 02  18.24786  01 26 12.990  +11 16 30.53  22.9r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDl      
2015 10  10.57597  01 45 14.756  +13 01 29.06  22.7r 14UQ229   568  C~2SDl      
2015 10  15.48343  01 44 32.878  +12 57 22.75        14UQ229   568  C~2SDl      
2015 10  15.54980  01 44 32.297  +12 57 19.35        14UQ229   568  C~2SDl      
2015 12  07.44507  01 37 57.727  +12 15 17.53  23.0w 14UQ229   568  C~2SDl      

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     0.12       0.00    -0.28
     2   0.0001      0.00    -0.18       0.00     0.00
     3   0.0001      0.00     0.20       0.00    -0.20
     4   2.0152      0.00     0.04       0.00     0.28
     5   2.0152      0.00     0.11       0.00     0.08
     6   2.0152      0.00    -0.09       0.00    -0.22
     7   4.0357      0.00    -0.31       0.00     0.35
     8   4.0357      0.00     0.07       0.00     0.07
     9   4.0358      0.00    -0.12       0.00     0.15
    10   7.0315      0.00     0.10       0.00     0.22
    11   7.0316      0.00    -0.18       0.00    -0.05
    12   7.0316      0.00     0.15       0.00     0.08
    13   7.0317      0.00    -0.24       0.00    -0.02
    14   8.9593      0.00     0.04       0.00    -0.04
    15   8.9595      0.00     0.14       0.00    -0.08
    16   9.0250      0.00     0.07       0.00    -0.08
    17   9.0251      0.00     0.06       0.00     0.03
    18   9.0277      0.00    -0.01       0.00    -0.08
    19   9.0278      0.00    -0.02       0.00    -0.08
    20   9.9201      0.00     0.05       0.00    -0.04
    21   9.9202      0.00     0.01       0.00     0.02
    22   9.9204      0.00     0.08       0.00    -0.05
    23   9.9996      0.00     0.00       0.00     0.01
    24   9.9998      0.00    -0.01       0.00     0.01
    25  10.0103      0.00     0.04       0.00    -0.00
    26  10.0106      0.00     0.01       0.00     0.00
    27  10.0703      0.00     0.02       0.00    -0.10
    28  10.0705      0.00     0.06       0.00    -0.09
    29  10.0843      0.00     0.06       0.00     0.02
    30  10.1636      0.00     0.03       0.00    -0.01
    31  10.1637      0.00     0.02       0.00    -0.01
    32  10.1638      0.00    -0.00       0.00    -0.02
    33  10.1663      0.00     0.07       0.00     0.04
    34  10.1718      0.00    -0.02       0.00     0.01
    35  10.2401      0.00     0.07       0.00    -0.05
    36  10.2451      0.00     0.03       0.00    -0.03
    37  10.2456      0.00     0.06       0.00     0.02
    38  10.4889      0.00    -0.00       0.00    -0.04
    39  10.4889      0.00     0.00       0.00    -0.04
    40  11.1305      0.00    -0.04       0.00     0.01
    41  11.1439      0.00    -0.11       0.00    -0.01
    42  11.1441      0.00    -0.11       0.00    -0.02
    43  11.2889      0.00    -0.16       0.00    -0.00

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.

14UQ229    quality flag:3

Type:       CENTAURR  CENTAURR  CENTAURR

axisobj        49.599    49.598    49.601
ecceobj         0.778     0.778     0.778
incobj          5.679     5.679     5.679
qmin           10.677    10.751    10.778
qmax           90.996    99.153    90.854
amean          48.918    51.653    47.812
amin           44.110    47.600    45.412
amax           50.986    55.091    50.838
emean           0.776     0.787     0.771
emin            0.752     0.768     0.758
emax            0.787     0.800     0.787
imean           6.708     6.950     6.582
imin            6.613     6.624     6.489
imax            6.826     7.281     6.683
excite_mean     0.785     0.796     0.779
fracstop        0.002     0.004     0.002
cjmean          2.213     2.189     2.227

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        68.6      76.0      70.7
kozaiamp          6.0      13.8       7.7