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: 03YR179
# Created Wed Apr 17 01:11:38 2024
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting 21 observations of 21
# Arc: 18.19y
# First observation: 2003/12/24
# Last observation: 2022/03/02
# Chi-squared of fit: 26.28 DOF: 36 RMS: 0.20
# Min/Max residuals: -0.59 0.60
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
1.526229E-05 2.445238E-02 3.302467E-06 4.204873E-03 2.476715E-02 -2.745927E-04
# Covariance matrix:
2.3229E-13 -1.7722E-14 3.8702E-15 -2.8578E-15 1.9110E-13 -3.8231E-14
-1.7722E-14 3.5593E-14 -6.2106E-15 5.8838E-15 6.3677E-14 7.3127E-14
3.8702E-15 -6.2106E-15 1.3260E-13 -9.6544E-15 -6.7783E-15 -1.3598E-14
-2.8578E-15 5.8838E-15 -9.6544E-15 2.1391E-15 8.1307E-15 1.2728E-14
1.9110E-13 6.3677E-14 -6.7783E-15 8.1307E-15 5.5722E-13 9.5319E-14
-3.8231E-14 7.3127E-14 -1.3598E-14 1.2728E-14 9.5319E-14 1.5871E-13
# lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0
1.081768 110.972373 0.319258 0.017574 -0.927051 2452997.964183
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch: 2452998.5000 = 2003/12/25
Mean Anomaly: 340.97813 +/- 0.028
Argument of Peri: 27.59659 +/- 0.031
Long of Asc Node: 104.40215 +/- 0.000
Inclination: 9.80577 +/- 0.000
Eccentricity: 0.05862496 +/- 0.0001
Semi-Major Axis: 43.71358517 +/- 0.0054
Time of Perihelion: 2458576.4379 +/- 20.2
Perihelion: 41.15087807 +/- 0.0063
Aphelion: 46.27629227 +/- 0.0068
Period (y) 289.0233 +/- 0.05
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X -14.48645678 +/- 0.0004
Ecliptic Y 38.67727338 +/- 0.0011
Ecliptic Z 0.76239540 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT -0.00251423 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT -0.00101033 +/- 0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT 0.00046432 +/- 0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO 41.30824642 +/- 0.0011
Geocenter to KBO 40.37610084 +/- 0.0012
# Hcoef: 7.06
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 03YR179. 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 (03YR179) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2003 12 24.46344 07 31 25.08 +22 52 20.8 23.7g 03YR179 568 Cq9908 2003 12 24.48664 07 31 24.96 +22 52 21.1 23.4g 03YR179 568 Cq9908 2003 12 24.50988 07 31 24.85 +22 52 21.5 23.5g 03YR179 568 Cq9908 2003 12 25.50403 07 31 19.82 +22 52 35.4 23.0g 03YR179 568 Cq9908 2004 04 15.20143 07 25 25.72 +23 07 38.9 03YR179 675 Cq9908 2004 04 15.24333 07 25 25.79 +23 07 39.0 03YR179 675 Cq9908 2005 01 08.35280 07 36 14.78 +22 57 01.2 23.6r 03YR179 568 Cq9908 2005 01 08.39064 07 36 14.57 +22 57 01.8 23.4r 03YR179 568 Cq9908 2005 01 08.42845 07 36 14.36 +22 57 02.3 23.4r 03YR179 568 Cq9908 2006 01 29.29718 07 40 36.61 +23 02 17.4 03YR179 675 Cq9908 2006 01 29.30359 07 40 36.56 +23 02 17.4 03YR179 675 Cq9908 2006 01 29.38287 07 40 36.15 +23 02 18.6 03YR179 675 Cq9908 2013 03 12.13013 08 20 49.87 +22 50 23.7 22.9R 03YR179 G37 C~0qSV 2013 03 12.27026 08 20 49.42 +22 50 25.0 03YR179 G37 C~0qSV 2019 02 08.331750 09 00 07.210 +21 49 54.02 22.9G 03YR179 G37 C~2zmb 2019 02 08.470480 09 00 06.485 +21 49 56.87 03YR179 G37 C~2zmb 2021 02 15.237140 09 11 40.632 +21 28 20.01 22.6G 03YR179 G37 C~4Yr4 2021 02 15.289750 09 11 40.349 +21 28 21.30 03YR179 G37 C~4Yr4 2022 03 02.139170 09 16 33.638 +21 20 07.22 23.0G 03YR179 G37 C~5Rkz 2022 03 02.179320 09 16 33.496 +21 20 07.13 03YR179 G37 C~5Rkz 2022 03 02.219700 09 16 33.316 +21 20 07.87 03YR179 G37 C~5Rkz
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 0.06 0.00 -0.14
2 0.0001 0.00 0.04 0.00 -0.16
3 0.0001 0.00 0.18 0.00 -0.08
4 0.0028 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.05
5 0.3087 0.00 0.07 0.00 -0.12
6 0.3088 0.00 0.20 0.00 0.10
7 1.0428 0.00 -0.04 0.00 0.04
8 1.0429 0.00 -0.10 0.00 0.07
9 1.0430 0.00 -0.15 0.00 0.01
10 2.0995 0.00 -0.01 0.00 0.04
11 2.0995 0.00 -0.26 0.00 -0.05
12 2.0997 0.00 -0.21 0.00 0.06
13 9.2147 0.00 -0.06 0.00 0.19
14 9.2151 0.00 -0.01 0.00 0.26
15 15.1263 0.00 0.34 0.00 0.03
16 15.1266 0.00 0.28 0.00 -0.18
17 17.1465 0.00 0.09 0.00 -0.17
18 17.1467 0.00 -0.13 0.00 -0.06
19 18.1867 0.00 -0.59 0.00 0.60
20 18.1868 0.00 0.07 0.00 -0.25
21 18.1869 0.00 0.18 0.00 -0.27
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.
03YR179 quality flag:3 Type: CLASSICAL CLASSICAL CLASSICAL axisobj 43.593 43.593 43.593 ecceobj 0.054 0.054 0.054 incobj 9.813 9.813 9.813 qmin 40.115 40.106 40.130 qmax 47.064 47.037 47.083 amean 43.484 43.484 43.484 amin 43.152 43.153 43.154 amax 43.838 43.840 43.839 emean 0.058 0.058 0.058 emin 0.042 0.042 0.042 emax 0.074 0.074 0.074 imean 8.193 8.193 8.193 imin 7.500 7.500 7.500 imax 8.913 8.910 8.915 excite_mean 0.154 0.154 0.154 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 3.067 3.067 3.067 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 180.0 179.9 180.0 kozaiamp 180.0 180.0 180.0