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: 14VN43 # Created Wed Apr 24 01:16:39 2024 # Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism # Fitting 12 observations of 12 # Arc: 4.93y # First observation: 2013/12/02 # Last observation: 2018/11/08 Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: -0.000001 0.024084 0.000036 0.005741 0.026221 0.000000 # Chi-squared of fit: 3.01 DOF: 18 RMS: 0.09 # Min/Max residuals: -0.16 0.19 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 1.492157E-05 2.392779E-02 3.940241E-06 5.692003E-03 2.566035E-02 2.026037E-03 # Covariance matrix: 1.0516E-12 -8.9408E-13 1.4497E-13 -1.5814E-13 -1.0117E-13 -5.5765E-12 -8.9408E-13 1.5234E-12 -2.9461E-13 3.0103E-13 -3.3140E-13 1.0724E-11 1.4497E-13 -2.9461E-13 5.6651E-13 -2.0889E-13 7.4406E-14 -2.1508E-12 -1.5814E-13 3.0103E-13 -2.0889E-13 1.1894E-13 -5.9718E-14 2.2052E-12 -1.0117E-13 -3.3140E-13 7.4406E-14 -5.9718E-14 5.1451E-13 -2.2204E-12 -5.5765E-12 1.0724E-11 -2.1508E-12 2.2052E-12 -2.2204E-12 7.8517E-11 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 -6.160704 -1.882858 -0.934117 -0.033071 -0.307751 2456628.605578 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2456620.5000 = 2013/11/24 Mean Anomaly: 122.41857 +/- 0.153 Argument of Peri: 201.41948 +/- 0.137 Long of Asc Node: 23.31720 +/- 0.001 Inclination: 14.84309 +/- 0.001 Eccentricity: 0.13112747 +/- 0.0002 Semi-Major Axis: 36.33283039 +/- 0.0070 Time of Perihelion: 2429419.0477 +/- 33.1 Perihelion: 31.56859834 +/- 0.0089 Aphelion: 41.09706245 +/- 0.0102 Period (y) 219.0065 +/- 0.06 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X 39.06392659 +/- 0.0011 Ecliptic Y -0.34666428 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic Z -4.18213627 +/- 0.0001 Ecliptic XDOT 0.00035769 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic YDOT 0.00254043 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic ZDOT 0.00058075 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 39.28868540 +/- 0.0011 Geocenter to KBO 38.97062929 +/- 0.0011 # Hcoef: 7.62
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14VN43. 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 (14VN43) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2013 12 02.10480 00 02 55.981 -06 23 57.28 23.6r 14VN43 W84 C~52UT 2014 11 13.12250 00 08 08.722 -05 32 38.36 23.6i 14VN43 W84 C~52UT 2014 11 14.11836 00 08 05.796 -05 32 45.96 23.8r 14VN43 W84 C~52UT 2015 08 18.32343 00 18 58.043 -04 07 12.64 22.4r 14VN43 W84 C~52UT 2016 08 14.39419 00 23 36.382 -03 14 46.50 23.9r 14VN43 W84 C~52UT 2016 09 09.16459 00 21 53.573 -03 26 12.87 23.2i 14VN43 W84 C~52UT 2016 09 10.33783 00 21 48.169 -03 26 46.38 23.6r 14VN43 W84 C~52UT 2016 10 01.19162 00 20 07.786 -03 36 36.73 23.7r 14VN43 W84 C~52UT 2016 10 01.19299 00 20 07.789 -03 36 36.92 23.7i 14VN43 W84 C~52UT 2017 10 17.23657 00 23 20.191 -02 52 05.43 22.7i 14VN43 W84 C~52UT 2018 10 18.18232 00 27 43.398 -02 01 21.74 23.5i 14VN43 W84 C~52UT 2018 11 08.17396 00 26 15.409 -02 08 09.74 23.7r 14VN43 W84 C~52UT
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 -0.04 0.00 -0.09
2 0.9473 5510.23 -0.02 948.86 0.14
3 0.9501 5467.15 0.13 959.47 -0.07
4 1.7090 16492.92 -0.03 1718.06 -0.16
5 2.7003 21623.08 0.04 2906.83 0.06
6 2.7709 19920.22 0.01 2904.85 0.01
7 2.7741 19831.85 0.07 2907.08 0.07
8 2.8312 18204.90 -0.14 2977.51 0.19
9 2.8312 18204.86 -0.07 2977.32 -0.01
10 3.8744 21960.24 0.03 4257.02 -0.01
11 4.8763 26873.08 0.11 5447.43 -0.08
12 4.9338 25479.98 -0.09 5610.92 -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.
14VN43 quality flag:3 Type: 4:3E 4:3E 4:3E axisobj 36.507 36.529 36.485 ecceobj 0.129 0.129 0.128 incobj 14.810 14.810 14.810 qmin 30.578 30.571 30.691 qmax 42.795 42.707 42.806 amean 36.477 36.477 36.477 amin 36.133 36.147 36.107 amax 36.850 36.840 36.879 emean 0.130 0.133 0.129 emin 0.101 0.101 0.101 emax 0.162 0.160 0.161 imean 14.269 14.284 14.047 imin 12.963 13.045 12.688 imax 15.494 15.544 15.417 excite_mean 0.279 0.280 0.275 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 2.940 2.939 2.942 libcent 0 179.0 178.6 179.3 libamp 0 69.6 56.9 83.4 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 178.3 179.0 176.6 kozaiamp 180.0 180.0 180.0