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: 23JF4 # Created Wed May 8 01:18:58 2024 # Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism # Fitting 33 observations of 33 # Arc: 111.79d # First observation: 2023/03/18 # Last observation: 2023/07/08 Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: -0.000086 0.162055 -0.000029 -0.008200 0.091591 0.000000 # Chi-squared of fit: 7.34 DOF: 60 RMS: 0.08 # Min/Max residuals: -0.22 0.26 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 2.752778E-05 1.532323E-01 -1.638722E-06 -8.100138E-03 8.664747E-02 -5.436132E-02 # Covariance matrix: 2.6161E-13 -3.4525E-12 2.3450E-14 2.1801E-13 -2.2826E-13 1.4916E-11 -3.4525E-12 3.4077E-10 -5.1056E-12 -2.1406E-11 7.0821E-11 5.3526E-10 2.3450E-14 -5.1056E-12 2.4285E-13 -4.5990E-13 -1.1504E-12 -1.2339E-11 2.1801E-13 -2.1406E-11 -4.5990E-13 6.3557E-12 -4.3124E-12 -2.2599E-11 -2.2826E-13 7.0821E-11 -1.1504E-12 -4.3124E-12 1.6372E-11 1.9477E-10 1.4916E-11 5.3526E-10 -1.2339E-11 -2.2599E-11 1.9477E-10 5.5226E-09 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 16.066184 -115.429707 0.925217 0.107773 -0.375100 2460022.079853 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2460020.5000 = 2023/03/17 Mean Anomaly: 302.58286 +/- 0.043 Argument of Peri: 202.78755 +/- 0.016 Long of Asc Node: 142.32149 +/- 0.003 Inclination: 15.63902 +/- 0.000 Eccentricity: 0.41080919 +/- 0.0004 Semi-Major Axis: 12.80638087 +/- 0.0050 Time of Perihelion: 2462690.2901 +/- 1.3 Perihelion: 7.54540186 +/- 0.0064 Aphelion: 18.06735989 +/- 0.0091 Period (y) 45.8298 +/- 0.03 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X -5.75612447 +/- 0.0002 Ecliptic Y -9.97047970 +/- 0.0005 Ecliptic Z 3.19396147 +/- 0.0002 Ecliptic XDOT 0.00504914 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic YDOT -0.00064364 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic ZDOT -0.00072134 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 11.94758654 +/- 0.0004 Geocenter to KBO 11.54101789 +/- 0.0005 # Hcoef: 11.01
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 23JF4. 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 (23JF4) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2023 03 18.579052 16 22 04.997 -05 14 17.38 22.3G 23JF4 F52 C~6oKp 2023 03 18.594028 16 22 04.963 -05 14 16.25 22.5G 23JF4 F52 C~6oKp 2023 03 18.608795 16 22 04.954 -05 14 15.08 22.2G 23JF4 F52 C~6oKp 2023 03 18.623587 16 22 04.927 -05 14 14.01 22.1G 23JF4 F52 C~6oKp 2023 03 30.589283 16 21 28.687 -04 58 04.85 21.8G 23JF4 F52 C~6oKp 2023 03 30.602735 16 21 28.639 -04 58 03.73 22.0G 23JF4 F52 C~6oKp 2023 03 30.616195 16 21 28.570 -04 58 02.36 22.0G 23JF4 F52 C~6oKp 2023 04 30.537532 16 16 41.498 -04 17 11.60 21.5G 23JF4 F52 C~6oKp 2023 04 30.547758 16 16 41.357 -04 17 10.93 21.8G 23JF4 F52 C~6oKp 2023 04 30.558039 16 16 41.220 -04 17 10.14 21.8G 23JF4 F52 C~6oKp 2023 04 30.568261 16 16 41.100 -04 17 09.26 21.7G 23JF4 F52 C~6oKp 2023 05 12.497950 16 13 56.023 -04 04 21.79 21.4G 23JF4 F51 C~6oKp 2023 05 12.508537 16 13 55.864 -04 04 21.05 21.5G 23JF4 F51 C~6oKp 2023 05 12.519098 16 13 55.714 -04 04 20.59 21.7G 23JF4 F51 C~6oKp 2023 05 12.532266 16 13 55.513 -04 04 19.82 21.8G 23JF4 F51 C~6oKp 2023 05 15.533000 16 13 11.221 -04 01 32.90 21.6w 23JF4 F51 C~6oKp 2023 05 15.552918 16 13 10.911 -04 01 31.97 21.7w 23JF4 F51 C~6oKp 2023 05 15.565142 16 13 10.731 -04 01 31.29 22.3w 23JF4 F51 C~6oKp 2023 05 15.577344 16 13 10.538 -04 01 30.71 21.8w 23JF4 F51 C~6oKp 2023 05 16.544172 16 12 56.104 -04 00 39.55 21.4G 23JF4 T14 C~6oKp 2023 05 16.545386 16 12 56.086 -04 00 39.49 21.5G 23JF4 T14 C~6oKp 2023 05 16.546599 16 12 56.068 -04 00 39.42 21.4G 23JF4 T14 C~6oKp 2023 05 22.448325 16 11 26.635 -03 55 56.29 21.5w 23JF4 F51 C~6oKp 2023 05 22.459672 16 11 26.445 -03 55 55.86 21.6w 23JF4 F51 C~6oKp 2023 05 22.471025 16 11 26.276 -03 55 55.30 21.8w 23JF4 F51 C~6oKp 2023 06 19.394527 16 04 32.846 -03 46 28.86 21.6w 23JF4 F51 C~6rEW 2023 06 19.405792 16 04 32.697 -03 46 28.97 21.6w 23JF4 F51 C~6rEW 2023 06 19.417029 16 04 32.542 -03 46 29.02 21.8w 23JF4 F51 C~6rEW 2023 06 19.428244 16 04 32.398 -03 46 29.04 21.6w 23JF4 F51 C~6rEW 2023 07 08.334256 16 00 53.627 -03 53 23.95 21.7w 23JF4 F52 C~6wtJ 2023 07 08.345225 16 00 53.517 -03 53 24.30 21.7w 23JF4 F52 C~6wtJ 2023 07 08.356203 16 00 53.420 -03 53 24.81 21.9w 23JF4 F52 C~6wtJ 2023 07 08.367214 16 00 53.305 -03 53 25.09 21.7w 23JF4 F52 C~6wtJ
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 0.09 0.00 0.03
2 0.0000 -0.69 -0.11 1.03 -0.05
3 0.0001 -1.03 0.05 2.16 -0.01
4 0.0001 -1.61 -0.04 3.14 -0.12
5 0.0329 -701.37 -0.22 864.99 -0.07
6 0.0329 -702.27 0.11 865.97 0.00
7 0.0330 -703.52 0.09 867.15 0.26
8 0.1176 -5355.65 0.04 2540.88 -0.01
9 0.1176 -5357.85 -0.03 2541.17 -0.08
10 0.1177 -5360.00 -0.06 2541.59 -0.02
11 0.1177 -5361.93 0.13 2542.15 0.18
12 0.1504 -7930.32 -0.06 2869.21 -0.03
13 0.1504 -7932.80 -0.09 2869.52 0.09
14 0.1504 -7935.09 0.05 2869.59 -0.03
15 0.1505 -7938.19 -0.02 2869.82 -0.03
16 0.1587 -8621.05 0.07 2918.78 0.17
17 0.1587 -8625.79 -0.02 2918.89 0.01
18 0.1588 -8628.56 0.05 2919.09 0.05
19 0.1588 -8631.52 -0.05 2919.16 -0.05
20 0.1614 -8853.53 -0.00 2931.89 -0.00
21 0.1614 -8853.81 0.01 2931.90 -0.00
22 0.1614 -8854.09 0.01 2931.93 0.00
23 0.1776 -10224.34 0.10 2977.09 -0.10
24 0.1776 -10227.22 -0.08 2977.01 -0.20
25 0.1777 -10229.81 0.03 2977.12 -0.11
26 0.2541 -16446.83 -0.12 2445.10 0.03
27 0.2541 -16449.02 -0.03 2444.60 -0.01
28 0.2542 -16451.31 -0.04 2444.14 -0.01
29 0.2542 -16453.44 0.10 2443.74 0.04
30 0.3060 -19625.29 0.01 1449.70 -0.04
31 0.3060 -19626.86 -0.05 1449.06 0.03
32 0.3060 -19628.21 0.11 1448.30 -0.03
33 0.3061 -19629.87 -0.03 1447.71 0.09
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.
23JF4 quality flag:3 Type: CENTAURR CENTAURR CENTAURR axisobj 12.827 12.876 12.779 ecceobj 0.410 0.405 0.415 incobj 15.652 15.655 15.650 qmin 7.564 6.378 7.471 qmax 24.466 23.601 18.358 amean 13.590 13.133 12.849 amin 12.638 11.923 12.466 amax 16.507 15.089 13.068 emean 0.415 0.458 0.395 emin 0.383 0.389 0.366 emax 0.482 0.564 0.415 imean 16.676 12.950 15.176 imin 14.380 10.386 14.362 imax 18.686 14.961 17.205 excite_mean 0.505 0.513 0.474 fracstop 0.001 0.003 0.001 cjmean 3.399 3.440 3.502 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 221.8 218.4 220.8 kozaiamp 14.2 172.9 16.2