Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 20PA7

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: 20PA7     
# Created Fri Apr 26 01:18:38 2024
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting     81 observations of     81
# Arc:   3.31y
# First observation: 2018/06/13
#  Last observation: 2021/10/03
# Chi-squared of fit:   100.10 DOF:    156 RMS:  0.20
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.83    0.54
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  3.920766E-05  3.144712E-01  6.277218E-06  5.121655E-02  1.227746E-01 -3.041263E-02
# Covariance matrix:
  4.1011E-13  8.1894E-13 -6.0948E-14  3.9120E-13  7.6929E-13  4.6355E-12
  8.1894E-13  2.2529E-11 -9.3490E-13  5.6982E-12  7.4530E-12  6.8164E-11
 -6.0948E-14 -9.3490E-13  2.4194E-13 -1.1847E-12 -4.1619E-13 -4.7962E-12
  3.9120E-13  5.6982E-12 -1.1847E-12  8.6965E-12  2.5450E-12  2.8689E-11
  7.6929E-13  7.4530E-12 -4.1619E-13  2.5450E-12  3.4376E-12  3.0426E-11
  4.6355E-12  6.8164E-11 -4.7962E-12  2.8689E-11  3.0426E-11  3.4441E-10
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
   -1.555024  -58.441695    0.639635   -0.021146   -0.779719  2458283.030764
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2458282.5000  =  2018/06/13
Mean Anomaly:          353.64486 +/-     0.000
Argument of Peri:       17.73609 +/-     0.000
Long of Asc Node:      306.05660 +/-     0.000
Inclination:             9.34940 +/-     0.001
Eccentricity:         0.55993976 +/-    0.0000
Semi-Major Axis:     19.58004502 +/-    0.0000
Time of Perihelion: 2458841.1523 +/-       0.0
Perihelion:           8.61639927 +/-    0.0000
Aphelion:            30.54369077 +/-    0.0000
Period (y)               86.6421 +/-      0.00
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X            4.12395967 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic Y           -7.94397211 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic Z           -0.22090601 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT         0.00564395 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT         0.00421762 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT         0.00115993 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO    8.95340748 +/-    0.0000
Geocenter to KBO      8.14506086 +/-    0.0000
# Hcoef: 13.13

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 20PA7. 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 (20PA7) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2018 06  13.529963 20 16 40.653  -21 19 44.22  23.1G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2018 06  13.554122 20 16 40.343  -21 19 44.29  22.8G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2018 06  13.566205 20 16 40.216  -21 19 44.92  22.7G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2018 07  09.490347 20 10 16.870  -21 28 58.01  22.2G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2018 07  09.512429 20 10 16.476  -21 28 58.13  22.6G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2018 08  05.344527 20 02 04.364  -21 39 40.53  22.4G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2018 08  05.355818 20 02 04.164  -21 39 41.12  22.9G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2018 08  08.371321 20 01 11.397  -21 40 33.06  22.8G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2018 08  08.381046 20 01 11.217  -21 40 32.70  22.7G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2018 08  08.390769 20 01 11.055  -21 40 33.03  22.2G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2018 08  13.383115 19 59 47.274  -21 41 44.97  22.8G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2018 08  13.394792 19 59 47.076  -21 41 45.08  22.4G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2018 08  13.406472 19 59 46.871  -21 41 45.06  22.5G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2018 08  13.418145 19 59 46.685  -21 41 45.20  22.4G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2019 06  01.568913 21 28 04.704  -13 32 42.87  22.0G 20PA7     F52  C~55jG      
2019 06  01.590894 21 28 04.763  -13 32 41.62  22.8G 20PA7     F52  C~55jG      
2019 07  04.508885 21 25 09.712  -13 24 20.00  22.1G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2019 07  04.520631 21 25 09.587  -13 24 20.02  22.4G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2019 07  07.524828 21 24 33.528  -13 25 10.70  22.7G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2019 07  07.535890 21 24 33.385  -13 25 10.78  23.3G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2019 09  23.314447 21 04 47.544  -14 15 39.17  22.3G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2019 09  23.325116 21 04 47.472  -14 15 39.50  22.5G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2019 09  23.335806 21 04 47.356  -14 15 39.55  22.2G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2020 07  17.547155 22 31 58.426  -04 06 00.89  23.3G 20PA7     F52  C~44BH      
2020 07  28.523762 22 29 51.962  -04 08 54.41  22.2G 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 07  28.537046 22 29 51.783  -04 08 54.76  22.7G 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 07  28.550334 22 29 51.587  -04 08 55.00  22.9G 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 08  09.465041 22 26 59.192  -04 16 37.10  21.0G 20PA7     F52  C~44BH      
2020 08  09.478122 22 26 58.959  -04 16 38.50  21.0G 20PA7     F52  C~44BH      
2020 08  09.491220 22 26 58.749  -04 16 38.39  21.4G 20PA7     F52  C~44BH      
2020 08  13.40936  22 25 56.157  -04 20 03.88  22.5w 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 08  13.42112  22 25 55.958  -04 20 04.61  22.4w 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 08  13.43284  22 25 55.762  -04 20 04.91  22.6w 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 08  13.44458  22 25 55.552  -04 20 05.74  22.3w 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 08  19.426490 22 24 16.186  -04 26 00.25  22.2w 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 08  19.438432 22 24 15.990  -04 26 00.78  22.1w 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 08  19.450339 22 24 15.780  -04 26 01.64  22.4w 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 08  19.462328 22 24 15.580  -04 26 02.42  22.6w 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 08  21.443529 22 23 41.993  -04 28 09.39  22.4G 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 08  21.519056 22 23 40.658  -04 28 14.30  22.1G 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 08  21.585341 22 23 39.482  -04 28 19.32  21.1G 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 08  22.355313 22 23 26.488  -04 29 08.72  21.0G 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 08  22.367111 22 23 26.277  -04 29 09.90  21.4G 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 08  22.378919 22 23 26.069  -04 29 10.54  21.7G 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 08  22.390729 22 23 25.861  -04 29 11.35  21.7G 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 08  23.414682 22 23 08.362  -04 30 19.54  22.3G 20PA7     F52  C~44BH      
2020 08  23.424991 22 23 08.203  -04 30 20.27  22.5G 20PA7     F52  C~44BH      
2020 08  23.430228 22 23 08.093  -04 30 20.51  22.8w 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 08  23.444336 22 23 07.837  -04 30 21.36  22.4w 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 08  23.458796 22 23 07.586  -04 30 22.38  22.6w 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 08  23.473322 22 23 07.332  -04 30 23.46  22.8w 20PA7     F51  C~44BH      
2020 10  11.285411 22 11 41.607  -05 24 59.06  23.3G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2020 12  06.223578 22 15 25.478  -05 14 07.10  22.8G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2020 12  06.235208 22 15 25.652  -05 14 06.05  22.7G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2020 12  06.246865 22 15 25.841  -05 14 05.01  22.8G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2020 12  06.258492 22 15 25.977  -05 14 04.44  23.4G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 05  19.599227 23 27 43.008  +03 02 58.38  23.8G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 07  18.533870 23 35 09.038  +04 56 53.43  21.9G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 07  18.558546 23 35 08.982  +04 56 54.32  23.0G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 07  18.570975 23 35 08.931  +04 56 54.58  23.0G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 08  08.341820 23 32 29.853  +05 01 32.60  22.7G 20PA7     G37  C~55jG      
2021 08  08.390780 23 32 29.300  +05 01 31.90        20PA7     G37  C~55jG      
2021 08  08.436620 23 32 28.773  +05 01 31.25        20PA7     G37  C~55jG      
2021 08  13.526933 23 31 28.781  +04 59 46.37  22.6G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 09  07.449889 23 25 17.915  +04 37 28.51  22.2G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 09  07.460975 23 25 17.752  +04 37 28.03  22.4G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 09  07.472066 23 25 17.550  +04 37 26.97  22.9G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 09  07.483189 23 25 17.394  +04 37 25.90  22.3G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 09  12.334615 23 23 57.238  +04 30 59.34  22.0G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 09  12.346021 23 23 57.050  +04 30 58.54  22.1G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 09  13.344795 23 23 40.498  +04 29 35.52  23.1G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 09  13.356595 23 23 40.290  +04 29 34.59  22.4G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 09  13.368344 23 23 40.104  +04 29 33.64  22.7G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 09  13.380082 23 23 39.891  +04 29 32.57  22.3G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 09  30.290883 23 19 08.702  +04 04 11.54  22.1G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 09  30.303172 23 19 08.484  +04 04 10.55  22.1G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 09  30.315470 23 19 08.293  +04 04 09.46  22.5G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 09  30.327774 23 19 08.115  +04 04 08.40  21.9G 20PA7     F51  C~55jG      
2021 10  03.134170 23 18 26.498  +03 59 46.10  22.3G 20PA7     G37  C~55jG      
2021 10  03.187240 23 18 25.707  +03 59 41.27        20PA7     G37  C~55jG      
2021 10  03.240210 23 18 24.913  +03 59 36.27        20PA7     G37  C~55jG      

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     0.26       0.00     0.12
     2   0.0001      0.00    -0.24       0.00     0.37
     3   0.0001      0.00    -0.07       0.00    -0.10
     4   0.0711      0.00    -0.08       0.00    -0.28
     5   0.0711      0.00     0.02       0.00     0.17
     6   0.1446      0.00    -0.08       0.00     0.12
     7   0.1446      0.00    -0.00       0.00    -0.26
     8   0.1529      0.00     0.14       0.00    -0.12
     9   0.1529      0.00     0.03       0.00     0.40
    10   0.1529      0.00     0.18       0.00     0.22
    11   0.1666      0.00     0.06       0.00    -0.23
    12   0.1666      0.00     0.01       0.00    -0.19
    13   0.1667      0.00    -0.13       0.00    -0.03
    14   0.1667      0.00     0.01       0.00    -0.04
    15   0.9666      0.00    -0.54       0.00    -0.21
    16   0.9666      0.00    -0.00       0.00     0.02
    17   1.0568      0.00    -0.29       0.00    -0.19
    18   1.0568      0.00    -0.06       0.00    -0.04
    19   1.0650      0.00     0.12       0.00    -0.05
    20   1.0650      0.00     0.12       0.00     0.08
    21   1.2780      0.00    -0.22       0.00     0.19
    22   1.2780      0.00     0.12       0.00     0.05
    23   1.2780      0.00    -0.20       0.00     0.19
    24   2.0945      0.00     0.15       0.00     0.10
    25   2.1246      0.00     0.11       0.00    -0.12
    26   2.1246      0.00     0.12       0.00    -0.11
    27   2.1246      0.00    -0.12       0.00     0.02
    28   2.1572      0.00     0.53       0.00     0.54
    29   2.1573      0.00     0.20       0.00    -0.21
    30   2.1573      0.00     0.21       0.00     0.54
    31   2.1680      0.00     0.12       0.00    -0.07
    32   2.1681      0.00     0.08       0.00    -0.14
    33   2.1681      0.00     0.08       0.00     0.20
    34   2.1681      0.00    -0.13       0.00     0.02
    35   2.1845      0.00    -0.13       0.00    -0.12
    36   2.1846      0.00     0.03       0.00     0.10
    37   2.1846      0.00    -0.02       0.00    -0.01
    38   2.1846      0.00     0.10       0.00    -0.03
    39   2.1900      0.00     0.20       0.00    -0.11
    40   2.1903      0.00    -0.05       0.00    -0.11
    41   2.1904      0.00    -0.40       0.00    -0.83
    42   2.1925      0.00     0.12       0.00     0.31
    43   2.1926      0.00     0.05       0.00    -0.09
    44   2.1926      0.00     0.02       0.00     0.05
    45   2.1926      0.00    -0.00       0.00     0.02
    46   2.1954      0.00     0.03       0.00    -0.06
    47   2.1955      0.00     0.36       0.00    -0.10
    48   2.1955      0.00     0.09       0.00     0.01
    49   2.1955      0.00    -0.03       0.00     0.11
    50   2.1956      0.00     0.01       0.00     0.05
    51   2.1956      0.00     0.02       0.00    -0.05
    52   2.3292      0.00    -0.13       0.00    -0.10
    53   2.4824      0.00    -0.14       0.00    -0.24
    54   2.4824      0.00    -0.17       0.00    -0.08
    55   2.4825      0.00     0.02       0.00     0.07
    56   2.4825      0.00    -0.59       0.00    -0.25
    57   2.9324      0.00    -0.05       0.00    -0.00
    58   3.0965      0.00    -0.71       0.00    -0.06
    59   3.0966      0.00     0.08       0.00    -0.19
    60   3.0966      0.00     0.13       0.00    -0.44
    61   3.1535      0.00    -0.07       0.00     0.01
    62   3.1536      0.00     0.01       0.00    -0.01
    63   3.1537      0.00    -0.03       0.00    -0.01
    64   3.1677      0.00    -0.28       0.00     0.04
    65   3.2359      0.00    -0.29       0.00     0.02
    66   3.2360      0.00     0.07       0.00     0.39
    67   3.2360      0.00    -0.15       0.00     0.18
    68   3.2360      0.00     0.32       0.00    -0.04
    69   3.2493      0.00     0.02       0.00    -0.20
    70   3.2493      0.00     0.09       0.00    -0.06
    71   3.2521      0.00     0.03       0.00     0.01
    72   3.2521      0.00    -0.09       0.00     0.07
    73   3.2521      0.00     0.11       0.00     0.10
    74   3.2522      0.00    -0.10       0.00     0.01
    75   3.2985      0.00     0.33       0.00    -0.02
    76   3.2985      0.00    -0.09       0.00     0.13
    77   3.2985      0.00    -0.10       0.00     0.19
    78   3.2986      0.00     0.08       0.00     0.27
    79   3.3062      0.00    -0.01       0.00    -0.08
    80   3.3064      0.00    -0.02       0.00     0.02
    81   3.3065      0.00    -0.07       0.00    -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.

20PA7    quality flag:3

Type:       CENTAURR  CENTAURR  CENTAURR

axisobj        19.490    19.490    19.490
ecceobj         0.560     0.560     0.560
incobj          9.317     9.317     9.317
qmin            8.333     8.324     8.341
qmax           30.406    30.406    30.406
amean          18.717    18.299    18.997
amin           18.182    17.063    18.230
amax           19.490    19.490    19.490
emean           0.548     0.537     0.551
emin            0.536     0.507     0.542
emax            0.560     0.561     0.560
imean          11.519    11.788    10.896
imin           10.824    10.824    10.824
imax           12.487    12.660    11.118
excite_mean     0.584     0.575     0.582
fracstop        0.001     0.001     0.000
cjmean          2.901     2.935     2.888

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        29.1      34.4      27.5
kozaiamp          9.7      15.6       8.2