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: 17FD163 # Created Thu Apr 18 01:18:17 2024 # Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism # Fitting 13 observations of 13 # Arc: 1.14y # First observation: 2017/03/25 # Last observation: 2018/05/15 Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 0.000023 0.010663 -0.000003 -0.002390 0.016616 0.000000 # Chi-squared of fit: 24.38 DOF: 20 RMS: 0.24 # Min/Max residuals: -0.60 0.44 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 9.819149E-06 1.071485E-02 -1.482257E-06 -2.407620E-03 1.663436E-02 2.714685E-03 # Covariance matrix: 5.0275E-13 3.6921E-13 -3.5215E-15 -1.9903E-13 1.1644E-12 8.3105E-11 3.6921E-13 5.4889E-12 -2.2179E-14 -1.3286E-12 7.5673E-12 5.5608E-10 -3.5215E-15 -2.2179E-14 3.8955E-13 -3.7143E-13 -3.8114E-14 -2.4203E-12 -1.9903E-13 -1.3286E-12 -3.7143E-13 8.7256E-13 -2.0116E-12 -1.4876E-10 1.1644E-12 7.5673E-12 -3.8114E-14 -2.0116E-12 1.2160E-11 8.3750E-10 8.3105E-11 5.5608E-10 -2.4203E-12 -1.4876E-10 8.3750E-10 6.2321E-08 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 -4.244797 160.724332 -0.394989 -0.067333 -0.909495 2457837.592601 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2457830.5000 = 2017/03/18 Mean Anomaly: 127.13801 +/- 2.478 Argument of Peri: 45.95902 +/- 2.091 Long of Asc Node: 323.10681 +/- 0.007 Inclination: 13.31396 +/- 0.005 Eccentricity: 0.36580752 +/- 0.0073 Semi-Major Axis: 47.59556959 +/- 0.2628 Time of Perihelion: 2415473.8978 +/- 747.5 Perihelion: 30.18475239 +/- 0.3862 Aphelion: 65.00638679 +/- 0.5002 Period (y) 328.3659 +/- 2.72 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X -57.58537234 +/- 0.0119 Ecliptic Y 19.71400290 +/- 0.0042 Ecliptic Z -4.44980983 +/- 0.0009 Ecliptic XDOT -0.00097161 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic YDOT -0.00153386 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic ZDOT -0.00042833 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 61.02882782 +/- 0.0113 Geocenter to KBO 60.11651976 +/- 0.0126 # Hcoef: 6.86
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 17FD163. 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 (17FD163) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2017 03 25.09180 10 42 24.224 +03 36 51.83 24.6r 17FD163 807 C~31Lz 2017 03 25.18432 10 42 23.929 +03 36 53.90 24.7r 17FD163 807 C~31Lz 2017 03 26.17398 10 42 21.010 +03 37 12.20 24.6r 17FD163 807 C~31Lz 2017 05 20.22178 10 40 43.577 +03 48 53.68 17FD163 G37 C~31Lz 2018 03 11.10997 10 45 13.401 +03 10 49.18 17FD163 304 C~31Lz 2018 03 11.17002 10 45 13.201 +03 10 49.93 24.6r 17FD163 304 C~31Lz 2018 03 11.24009 10 45 12.974 +03 10 51.54 17FD163 304 C~31Lz 2018 03 12.14828 10 45 09.943 +03 11 09.38 17FD163 304 C~31Lz 2018 03 12.22608 10 45 09.684 +03 11 10.93 17FD163 304 C~31Lz 2018 05 15.18273 10 42 49.088 +03 27 05.60 17FD163 G37 C~31Lz 2018 05 15.19010 10 42 49.084 +03 27 05.57 17FD163 G37 C~31Lz 2018 05 15.24396 10 42 49.044 +03 27 06.02 17FD163 G37 C~31Lz 2018 05 15.25138 10 42 49.036 +03 27 06.12 17FD163 G37 C~31Lz
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 0.08 0.00 -0.17
2 0.0003 -4.87 -0.24 0.26 0.09
3 0.0030 -52.24 0.18 0.77 0.24
4 0.1537 -1667.44 -0.03 102.41 -0.24
5 0.9610 2935.37 0.29 -493.73 0.20
6 0.9612 2932.31 0.44 -494.16 -0.18
7 0.9614 2928.55 0.43 -493.95 0.10
8 0.9639 2879.77 -0.57 -494.53 0.07
9 0.9641 2875.59 -0.60 -494.56 0.11
10 1.1392 565.48 0.03 -403.08 -0.04
11 1.1392 565.44 0.07 -403.13 -0.11
12 1.1394 564.71 -0.01 -402.94 -0.05
13 1.1394 564.56 -0.07 -402.89 -0.03
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.
17FD163 quality flag:1 Type: 2:1E CENTAURS CENTAURR axisobj 47.460 48.332 46.813 ecceobj 0.374 0.395 0.356 incobj 13.350 13.361 13.339 qmin 29.486 27.563 28.793 qmax 67.017 69.482 68.330 amean 47.796 47.802 45.581 amin 46.986 46.783 44.491 amax 48.773 48.974 49.415 emean 0.351 0.405 0.349 emin 0.330 0.375 0.330 emax 0.382 0.426 0.383 imean 16.061 13.646 14.019 imin 14.598 12.644 13.027 imax 16.751 14.958 15.819 excite_mean 0.447 0.469 0.425 fracstop 1.000 1.000 0.053 cjmean 2.896 2.867 2.895 libcent 0 179.1 -180.0 -180.0 libamp 0 167.9 -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 173.7 173.9 106.3 kozaiamp 180.0 180.0 66.3