Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 14UT228

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: 14UT228   
# Created Thu Apr 18 01:16:38 2024
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting     47 observations of     47
# Arc:   4.04y
# First observation: 2013/08/09
#  Last observation: 2017/08/25
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  -0.000072   0.021444   0.000003  -0.000258   0.022188   0.000000
# Chi-squared of fit:     9.20 DOF:     88 RMS:  0.08
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.22    0.23
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.497705E-05  2.130563E-02 -1.497163E-07 -2.582699E-04  2.217115E-02  1.903137E-03
# Covariance matrix:
  2.0340E-13 -8.0455E-14 -9.1046E-16 -6.8043E-16  8.0438E-14 -3.8589E-13
 -8.0455E-14  1.2070E-13  1.0513E-16 -3.9850E-16  2.8629E-14  1.6180E-12
 -9.1046E-16  1.0513E-16  8.9460E-14 -4.7809E-14 -7.5397E-16 -1.6207E-16
 -6.8043E-16 -3.9850E-16 -4.7809E-14  3.9051E-14 -9.0441E-16 -1.0067E-14
  8.0438E-14  2.8629E-14 -7.5397E-16 -9.0441E-16  9.3708E-14  8.0484E-13
 -3.8589E-13  1.6180E-12 -1.6207E-16 -1.0067E-14  8.0484E-13  3.2735E-11
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
    3.405876   29.131659    0.967722    0.018338   -0.307572  2456514.016098
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2456510.5000  =  2013/08/06
Mean Anomaly:           38.25080 +/-     0.082
Argument of Peri:       54.28537 +/-     0.110
Long of Asc Node:      287.71069 +/-     0.009
Inclination:             3.43617 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.09765219 +/-    0.0002
Semi-Major Axis:     48.97654584 +/-    0.0041
Time of Perihelion: 2443208.4479 +/-      28.4
Perihelion:          44.19387868 +/-    0.0115
Aphelion:            53.75921301 +/-    0.0118
Period (y)              342.7602 +/-      0.04
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X           40.06842996 +/-    0.0005
Ecliptic Y           21.22627718 +/-    0.0003
Ecliptic Z            2.67958403 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT        -0.00108045 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT         0.00241240 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT        -0.00001773 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   45.42261653 +/-    0.0005
Geocenter to KBO     45.10365596 +/-    0.0006
# Hcoef:  7.23

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14UT228. 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 (14UT228) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2013 08  09.51532  01 43 21.001  +14 20 52.55  23.2r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2013 08  09.55803  01 43 20.953  +14 20 52.52  23.5r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2013 09  03.45211  01 42 34.924  +14 18 17.55  23.0r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2013 09  03.49870  01 42 34.789  +14 18 17.00  23.5r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2013 10  08.51317  01 40 27.955  +14 07 47.39  23.5r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2013 11  29.25439  01 37 00.523  +13 47 05.18  23.8r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2013 12  04.40215  01 36 45.446  +13 45 20.72  24.1r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2013 12  05.29413  01 36 43.044  +13 45 03.56  24.0r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2013 12  30.37416  01 35 59.025  +13 39 00.88  23.9r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 01  02.24937  01 35 57.268  +13 38 36.20  24.0r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 01  02.29641  01 35 57.237  +13 38 35.72  23.8r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 01  02.30286  01 35 57.242  +13 38 35.89  24.0r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 01  03.21937  01 35 56.829  +13 38 28.97  24.0r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 01  03.26180  01 35 56.809  +13 38 28.63  23.8r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 01  03.33071  01 35 56.778  +13 38 28.35  24.4r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 01  03.33665  01 35 56.795  +13 38 28.12  23.8r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 07  26.52975  01 48 07.705  +14 45 17.74  23.9r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 07  26.57298  01 48 07.722  +14 45 17.96  23.9r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 08  24.54028  01 47 44.294  +14 45 18.23  23.9r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 08  30.44562  01 47 31.529  +14 44 31.13  23.7r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 08  30.55222  01 47 31.264  +14 44 29.96  23.8r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 09  23.51179  01 46 16.697  +14 38 52.04  23.8r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 10  22.29484  01 44 17.012  +14 28 18.94  23.9r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 10  22.33958  01 44 16.814  +14 28 17.88  23.7r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 10  22.38432  01 44 16.610  +14 28 16.81  23.6r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 10  23.48145  01 44 11.824  +14 27 49.72  23.7r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 10  25.49739  01 44 03.033  +14 27 00.21  24.0r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 11  20.22868  01 42 17.804  +14 16 31.25  23.8r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 11  20.36911  01 42 17.278  +14 16 28.01  23.7r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 11  21.26474  01 42 14.038  +14 16 07.16  23.8r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 11  21.27445  01 42 14.010  +14 16 06.99  24.2r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2014 11  21.42970  01 42 13.435  +14 16 03.62  24.1r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2015 01  28.27933  01 40 53.239  +14 03 30.98  23.5r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2015 02  19.25614  01 41 49.515  +14 07 03.18  23.5r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2015 10  09.40973  01 50 01.198  +14 58 51.35  23.9w 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2015 10  09.42762  01 50 01.121  +14 58 50.97  24.0w 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2015 10  09.45291  01 50 01.012  +14 58 50.40  23.9w 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2015 10  09.47042  01 50 00.934  +14 58 50.07  24.1w 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2015 10  09.51628  01 50 00.742  +14 58 49.03  24.0w 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2015 10  13.35876  01 49 44.363  +14 57 22.81        14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2015 10  13.42514  01 49 44.072  +14 57 21.29        14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2015 10  14.47894  01 49 39.525  +14 56 57.03  23.6r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2015 10  14.54658  01 49 39.225  +14 56 55.62        14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2015 12  06.27161  01 46 11.767  +14 36 25.44  23.3r 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2015 12  07.40784  01 46 08.566  +14 36 03.51  24.1w 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2016 09  27.46659  01 55 33.771  +15 27 30.10  24.0w 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      
2017 08  25.57304  02 01 56.389  +15 58 28.00  24.0w 14UT228   568  C~2SDh      

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     -0.66    -0.05       0.22     0.01
     3   0.0683   -680.66     0.01      95.77    -0.06
     4   0.0684   -682.69    -0.06      95.96    -0.04
     5   0.1643  -2630.04     0.10     173.50    -0.03
     6   0.3059  -5896.08     0.12     112.97     0.05
     7   0.3200  -6138.91    -0.22      95.89    -0.07
     8   0.3225  -6177.79     0.10      92.69    -0.12
     9   0.3911  -6908.21     0.13     -10.44     0.16
    10   0.3990  -6941.11    -0.01     -24.04    -0.11
    11   0.3991  -6941.71    -0.12     -24.33    -0.19
    12   0.3991  -6941.58     0.08     -24.19    -0.03
    13   0.4017  -6949.72    -0.10     -28.43     0.04
    14   0.4018  -6950.12    -0.10     -28.64     0.02
    15   0.4020  -6950.64    -0.01     -28.74     0.23
    16   0.4020  -6950.49     0.19     -29.04    -0.05
    17   0.9610   4412.14     0.02    -113.70     0.04
    18   0.9611   4412.45     0.03    -113.58    -0.05
    19   1.0405   4094.58    -0.06       6.98     0.02
    20   1.0566   3904.66    -0.01      28.53     0.09
    21   1.0569   3900.65    -0.13      28.80    -0.06
    22   1.1225   2768.94     0.03      97.00     0.02
    23   1.2013    919.64     0.01     125.32     0.04
    24   1.2014    916.57     0.02     125.36     0.07
    25   1.2016    913.42    -0.04     125.42     0.11
    26   1.2046    838.82     0.02     124.99    -0.11
    27   1.2101    701.86     0.02     124.45     0.07
    28   1.2805   -951.10    -0.06      86.05     0.03
    29   1.2809   -959.40    -0.09      85.78     0.04
    30   1.2834  -1010.85    -0.11      83.27    -0.16
    31   1.2834  -1011.29     0.01      83.26    -0.15
    32   1.2838  -1020.30     0.04      83.12     0.05
    33   1.4696  -2379.66    -0.00    -198.52     0.09
    34   1.5297  -1539.40    -0.03    -295.88     0.02
    35   2.1654   6240.00     0.02      67.24    -0.01
    36   2.1654   6238.82     0.03      67.27    -0.00
    37   2.1655   6237.14     0.02      67.29    -0.01
    38   2.1655   6235.96     0.01      67.38     0.05
    39   2.1656   6232.99     0.07      67.39     0.00
    40   2.1762   5980.26     0.09      70.21     0.05
    41   2.1763   5975.78     0.07      70.27     0.04
    42   2.1792   5905.50     0.01      70.77    -0.04
    43   2.1794   5900.93     0.03      70.98     0.12
    44   2.3238   2649.90    -0.02     -14.57     0.00
    45   2.3269   2598.67    -0.02     -18.53     0.01
    46   3.1347  11360.36    -0.05      -1.02    -0.06
    47   4.0440  17215.59    -0.03    -146.93    -0.10

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.

14UT228    quality flag:3

Type:      CLASSICAL CLASSICAL CLASSICAL

axisobj        49.276    49.289    49.263
ecceobj         0.104     0.104     0.103
incobj          3.438     3.438     3.438
qmin           43.463    43.461    43.473
qmax           54.597    54.657    54.593
amean          48.881    48.894    48.868
amin           48.466    48.482    48.473
amax           49.320    49.333    49.311
emean           0.097     0.097     0.096
emin            0.086     0.086     0.085
emax            0.108     0.108     0.107
imean           5.065     5.065     5.065
imin            4.834     4.836     4.832
imax            5.293     5.291     5.292
excite_mean     0.131     0.131     0.131
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          3.142     3.142     3.142

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       177.3     177.2     177.6
kozaiamp        179.9     180.0     180.0