Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 24952

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: 24952     
# Created Fri Mar 29 01:07:05 2024
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting    112 observations of    112
# Arc:  26.13y
# First observation: 1997/08/28
#  Last observation: 2023/10/14
# Chi-squared of fit:   290.22 DOF:    218 RMS:  0.28
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.84    1.71
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.802223E-05  3.104901E-02  5.858416E-06  9.079583E-03  2.938168E-02 -6.185241E-03
# Covariance matrix:
  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00
  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00
  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00
  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00
  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00
  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00  0.0000E+00
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
    2.782397   -3.416374    0.363249    0.045105   -0.932104  2450689.006021
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2450688.5000  =  1997/08/28
Mean Anomaly:          312.34683 +/-     0.000
Argument of Peri:       80.38097 +/-     0.000
Long of Asc Node:      346.80549 +/-     0.000
Inclination:            16.51796 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.22787355 +/-    0.0000
Semi-Major Axis:     39.65471111 +/-    0.0000
Time of Perihelion: 2462761.9099 +/-       0.0
Perihelion:          30.61845141 +/-    0.0000
Aphelion:            48.69097080 +/-    0.0000
Period (y)              249.7183 +/-      0.00
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X           34.85167224 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic Y           -2.44792079 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic Z            1.65236097 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT        -0.00043874 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT         0.00293232 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT         0.00081694 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   34.97670572 +/-    0.0000
Geocenter to KBO     34.03496290 +/-    0.0000
# Hcoef:  7.49

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 24952. 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 (24952) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

1997 08  28.50529  23 43 02.39   +01 11 43.2   22.5R 24952     568  C30562      
1997 08  28.55573  23 43 02.15   +01 11 42.2         24952     568  C30562      
1997 08  28.60615  23 43 01.87   +01 11 40.8         24952     568  C30562      
1997 08  29.46954  23 42 57.51   +01 11 19.0         24952     568  C30562      
1997 08  29.53183  23 42 57.21   +01 11 17.2         24952     568  C30562      
1997 09  01.38251  23 42 42.65   +01 10 03.9         24952     568  C30562      
1997 09  01.43666  23 42 42.34   +01 10 02.6         24952     568  C30562      
1997 09  01.48696  23 42 42.10   +01 10 01.2         24952     568  C30562      
1997 09  23.26250  23 40 45.53   +00 59 38.2         24952     568  Ca0017      
1997 09  23.28657  23 40 45.41   +00 59 37.2         24952     568  Ca0017      
1997 09  23.37229  23 40 44.93   +00 59 35.0         24952     568  Ca0017      
1997 09  24.29292  23 40 39.96   +00 59 07.5         24952     568  Ca0017      
1997 09  24.33328  23 40 39.75   +00 59 06.1         24952     568  Ca0017      
1997 09  27.18766  23 40 24.43   +00 57 40.3   22.9R 24952     696  Ca0017      
1997 09  27.29770  23 40 23.86   +00 57 37.8   22.8R 24952     696  Ca0017      
1997 10  05.17781  23 39 42.69   +00 53 43.7   22.5R 24952     675  Ca0017      
1997 10  05.31057  23 39 42.00   +00 53 39.9         24952     675  Ca0017      
1998 05  31.55103  23 51 00.72   +02 21 53.9   22.6R 24952     568  Ca1944      
1998 05  31.58899  23 51 00.84   +02 21 55.1         24952     568  Ca1944      
1998 06  29.52388  23 51 40.45   +02 31 38.5         24952     568  Ca1697      
1998 06  29.60606  23 51 40.44   +02 31 39.4         24952     568  Ca1698      
1998 06  30.58512  23 51 40.28   +02 31 49.4         24952     568  Ca1698      
1999 11  09.15749  23 48 45.37   +03 02 19.8         24952     696  Ca7284      
1999 11  09.21927  23 48 45.15   +03 02 18.5   23.0  24952     696  Ca7284      
1999 11  09.26580  23 48 45.00   +03 02 17.8         24952     696  Ca7284      
1999 11  10.07780  23 48 42.41   +03 02 00.5         24952     696  Ca7284      
1999 11  10.12528  23 48 42.30   +03 01 59.3         24952     696  Ca7284      
2000 09  05.11620  23 59 55.37   +04 45 43.3   22.6R 24952     309  Cc7361      
2000 09  05.12810  23 59 55.31   +04 45 42.9   23.0V 24952     309  Cc7361      
2000 09  05.13293  23 59 55.29   +04 45 42.5   22.2I 24952     309  Cc7361      
2000 09  05.13769  23 59 55.27   +04 45 42.6   22.5R 24952     309  Cc7361      
2008 09  27.50449  00 49 14.32   +14 42 41.8   23.5R 24952     250  S~06E5      
2008 09  27.51074  00 49 14.28   +14 42 41.6         24952     250  S~06E5      
2008 09  27.51768  00 49 14.24   +14 42 41.4         24952     250  S~06E5      
2008 09  27.52463  00 49 14.20   +14 42 41.2         24952     250  S~06E5      
2010 06  15.593162 01 06 21.834  +16 58 17.31  23.1G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2010 06  16.576165 01 06 25.701  +16 59 01.39  22.9G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2010 11  01.288221 01 00 07.813  +16 59 48.17  22.3G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2010 11  01.303878 01 00 07.755  +16 59 47.55  22.1G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2010 11  01.321386 01 00 07.635  +16 59 46.83  22.4G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2010 11  01.337687 01 00 07.553  +16 59 46.27  22.4G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2012 10  11.344517 01 17 08.369  +19 46 06.22  22.2G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2012 10  11.359512 01 17 08.314  +19 46 05.67  22.6G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2012 10  11.374525 01 17 08.213  +19 46 05.51  21.9G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2012 10  11.389556 01 17 08.120  +19 46 04.93  22.6G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2012 11  07.272127 01 14 25.727  +19 31 14.75  22.1G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2012 11  07.286157 01 14 25.630  +19 31 14.40  21.7G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2012 11  07.300222 01 14 25.559  +19 31 13.82  22.1G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2012 11  07.314336 01 14 25.467  +19 31 13.73  21.7G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2013 02  10.241107 01 13 22.614  +19 03 38.53  22.6G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2013 10  24.493898 01 23 33.957  +20 56 27.46  22.7G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2014 10  01.540290 01 33 59.132  +22 23 07.43  22.3G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2014 10  01.553024 01 33 59.067  +22 23 07.49  22.3G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2014 10  01.565724 01 33 58.966  +22 23 07.35  21.8G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2014 11  20.421149 01 28 54.882  +21 57 19.94  22.9G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2014 11  20.435254 01 28 54.806  +21 57 20.03  22.6G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2014 11  20.462581 01 28 54.676  +21 57 18.64  22.5G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2015 07  25.593174 01 45 41.689  +23 29 08.76  22.6G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2015 11  27.411835 01 36 26.514  +23 09 01.74  21.9G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2015 12  01.395346 01 36 08.229  +23 06 38.36  22.5G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2016 10  25.456932 01 47 58.692  +24 42 37.28  22.3G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2016 10  25.469605 01 47 58.601  +24 42 36.81  22.1G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2016 10  25.482152 01 47 58.517  +24 42 36.61  22.4G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2016 10  25.494675 01 47 58.425  +24 42 36.21  22.4G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2017 08  04.562167 02 02 26.815  +25 55 53.36  23.2G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2017 08  04.575453 02 02 26.831  +25 55 53.98  23.5G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2017 08  04.587773 02 02 26.835  +25 55 54.31  22.9G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2017 08  04.600146 02 02 26.833  +25 55 54.66  22.7G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2017 09  21.577621 02 00 10.970  +26 06 18.22  21.5G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2017 09  21.605393 02 00 10.816  +26 06 17.78  22.4G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2017 09  21.619279 02 00 10.728  +26 06 17.80  22.2G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2017 11  22.428469 01 53 40.558  +25 40 29.27  21.7G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2017 11  22.442423 01 53 40.470  +25 40 28.58  22.0G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2017 11  22.456380 01 53 40.399  +25 40 28.21  22.3G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2017 11  22.470333 01 53 40.320  +25 40 27.91  21.8G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2018 01  13.274642 01 51 09.044  +25 12 46.93  22.7G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2018 01  30.324668 01 51 35.442  +25 08 37.05  22.5G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2018 09  13.344270 02 09 45.02   +27 16 59.9   22.5G 24952     705  C~2rF2      
2018 09  13.399730 02 09 44.77   +27 17 00.1   22.2G 24952     705  C~2rF2      
2018 09  13.455420 02 09 44.50   +27 17 00.3   22.5G 24952     705  C~2rF2      
2019 01  04.353690 01 59 47.021  +26 28 11.72  22.5G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2019 01  27.271538 01 59 56.245  +26 20 01.71  24.0G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2019 10  08.386125 02 16 38.042  +28 24 15.48  22.3G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2019 10  08.396630 02 16 37.978  +28 24 15.30  22.6G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2019 10  08.407094 02 16 37.916  +28 24 15.08  22.3G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2019 10  08.417570 02 16 37.859  +28 24 15.07  22.5G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2019 10  23.529271 02 14 57.221  +28 19 38.95  22.2G 24952     F51  C~41QF      
2019 10  23.540875 02 14 57.115  +28 19 38.73  21.3G 24952     F51  C~41QG      
2019 10  28.362572 02 14 23.766  +28 17 39.15  22.3G 24952     F51  C~41QG      
2019 10  28.374368 02 14 23.688  +28 17 38.77  22.4G 24952     F51  C~41QG      
2019 10  28.386185 02 14 23.597  +28 17 38.60  22.5G 24952     F51  C~41QG      
2019 10  28.398091 02 14 23.511  +28 17 38.37  22.7G 24952     F51  C~41QG      
2021 01  09.26883  02 17 37.563  +28 44 48.83  22.2w 24952     F51  C~4VEN      
2021 01  09.29326  02 17 37.518  +28 44 48.05  22.6w 24952     F51  C~4VEN      
2021 01  09.30545  02 17 37.533  +28 44 47.91  22.5w 24952     F51  C~4VEN      
2022 09  22.454925 02 47 08.623  +31 40 41.60  22.1w 24952     F52  C~5owM      
2022 09  22.475255 02 47 08.504  +31 40 41.91  22.4w 24952     F52  C~5owM      
2022 09  22.485494 02 47 08.481  +31 40 41.93  22.1w 24952     F52  C~5owM      
2022 10  17.352263 02 44 44.264  +31 39 55.02  22.1w 24952     F51  C~5vEd      
2022 10  17.367766 02 44 44.169  +31 39 55.10  22.2w 24952     F51  C~5vEd      
2022 10  17.378926 02 44 44.099  +31 39 54.66  22.2w 24952     F51  C~5vEd      
2022 10  17.390112 02 44 44.015  +31 39 54.80  22.2w 24952     F51  C~5vEd      
2022 11  28.257290 02 39 48.352  +31 22 30.29  22.2G 24952     G37  C~67ky      
2022 11  28.307310 02 39 48.027  +31 22 28.50        24952     G37  C~67ky      
2022 11  28.357050 02 39 47.703  +31 22 26.77        24952     G37  C~67ky      
2023 10  14.417693 02 55 21.100  +32 41 28.59  22.4w 24952     F52  C~7HcU      
2023 10  14.441183 02 55 20.936  +32 41 28.12  22.2w 24952     F52  C~7HcU      
2023 10  14.452895 02 55 20.862  +32 41 28.21  22.3w 24952     F52  C~7HcU      
2023 10  14.466432 02 55 20.756  +32 41 28.22  22.1w 24952     F52  C~7HcU      
2023 10  14.476808 02 55 20.704  +32 41 27.96  22.4w 24952     F52  C~7HcU      
2023 10  14.487227 02 55 20.613  +32 41 28.20  22.5w 24952     F52  C~7HcU      
2023 10  14.497675 02 55 20.569  +32 41 28.09  22.4w 24952     F52  C~7HcU      

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    -0.17       0.00    -0.29
     2   0.0001      0.00     0.10       0.00    -0.03
     3   0.0003      0.00    -0.23       0.00    -0.16
     4   0.0026      0.00    -0.52       0.00    -0.15
     5   0.0028      0.00    -0.20       0.00    -0.37
     6   0.0106      0.00    -0.23       0.00     0.10
     7   0.0108      0.00    -0.61       0.00     0.23
     8   0.0109      0.00    -0.24       0.00     0.15
     9   0.0705      0.00    -0.09       0.00    -0.23
    10   0.0706      0.00     0.08       0.00    -0.52
    11   0.0708      0.00    -0.07       0.00    -0.16
    12   0.0733      0.00    -0.33       0.00    -0.14
    13   0.0735      0.00    -0.17       0.00    -0.33
    14   0.0813      0.00    -0.45       0.00    -0.73
    15   0.0816      0.00    -0.04       0.00     0.06
    16   0.1031      0.00     1.69       0.00    -0.39
    17   0.1035      0.00     1.71       0.00    -0.30
    18   0.7558      0.00     0.16       0.00    -0.06
    19   0.7559      0.00     0.38       0.00     0.03
    20   0.8351      0.00     0.13       0.00    -0.16
    21   0.8353      0.00     0.23       0.00    -0.14
    22   0.8380      0.00     0.37       0.00    -0.23
    23   2.1975      0.00    -0.01       0.00     0.55
    24   2.1977      0.00    -0.26       0.00     0.55
    25   2.1978      0.00    -0.22       0.00     0.83
    26   2.2001      0.00    -0.84       0.00     0.43
    27   2.2002      0.00    -0.21       0.00     0.21
    28   3.0215      0.00    -0.02       0.00     0.62
    29   3.0216      0.00     0.02       0.00     0.53
    30   3.0216      0.00     0.11       0.00     0.25
    31   3.0216      0.00     0.19       0.00     0.47
    32  11.0828      0.00    -0.56       0.00     0.02
    33  11.0828      0.00    -0.61       0.00    -0.01
    34  11.0829      0.00    -0.60       0.00    -0.02
    35  11.0829      0.00    -0.59       0.00    -0.03
    36  12.7970      0.00    -0.09       0.00    -0.05
    37  12.7996      0.00     0.47       0.00    -0.05
    38  13.1767      0.00    -0.17       0.00     0.06
    39  13.1767      0.00     0.28       0.00    -0.01
    40  13.1768      0.00    -0.03       0.00    -0.12
    41  13.1768      0.00     0.12       0.00    -0.12
    42  15.1207      0.00    -0.48       0.00    -0.02
    43  15.1208      0.00     0.12       0.00    -0.14
    44  15.1208      0.00     0.04       0.00     0.13
    45  15.1208      0.00     0.08       0.00    -0.02
    46  15.1944      0.00     0.18       0.00    -0.13
    47  15.1945      0.00    -0.09       0.00     0.02
    48  15.1945      0.00     0.04       0.00    -0.07
    49  15.1945      0.00    -0.15       0.00     0.35
    50  15.4544      0.00     0.16       0.00     0.02
    51  16.1560      0.00     0.13       0.00    -0.16
    52  17.0925      0.00     0.12       0.00    -0.17
    53  17.0925      0.00     0.33       0.00     0.15
    54  17.0926      0.00    -0.01       0.00     0.27
    55  17.2291      0.00     0.28       0.00    -0.26
    56  17.2291      0.00     0.24       0.00     0.35
    57  17.2292      0.00     0.42       0.00    -0.04
    58  17.9058      0.00     0.24       0.00    -0.00
    59  18.2475      0.00    -0.05       0.00    -0.58
    60  18.2584      0.00     0.25       0.00     0.10
    61  19.1593      0.00     0.17       0.00    -0.07
    62  19.1594      0.00     0.09       0.00    -0.16
    63  19.1594      0.00     0.09       0.00     0.02
    64  19.1595      0.00    -0.02       0.00     0.00
    65  19.9344      0.00    -0.28       0.00    -0.20
    66  19.9345      0.00    -0.03       0.00     0.01
    67  19.9345      0.00     0.03       0.00    -0.04
    68  19.9346      0.00     0.01       0.00    -0.08
    69  20.0659      0.00    -0.06       0.00     0.08
    70  20.0660      0.00    -0.09       0.00    -0.19
    71  20.0660      0.00    -0.28       0.00    -0.08
    72  20.2352      0.00     0.10       0.00    -0.07
    73  20.2353      0.00    -0.01       0.00    -0.24
    74  20.2353      0.00     0.13       0.00    -0.08
    75  20.2354      0.00     0.14       0.00     0.14
    76  20.3772      0.00    -0.04       0.00    -0.29
    77  20.4239      0.00     0.15       0.00     0.44
    78  21.0427      0.00     0.13       0.00     0.03
    79  21.0428      0.00     0.17       0.00     0.02
    80  21.0430      0.00    -0.08       0.00     0.03
    81  21.3521      0.00     0.01       0.00    -0.05
    82  21.4148      0.00    -0.35       0.00     0.14
    83  22.1106      0.00    -0.16       0.00     0.17
    84  22.1106      0.00    -0.10       0.00     0.12
    85  22.1106      0.00    -0.02       0.00     0.04
    86  22.1106      0.00     0.13       0.00     0.16
    87  22.1520      0.00    -0.01       0.00     0.06
    88  22.1520      0.00    -0.38       0.00     0.12
    89  22.1652      0.00     0.03       0.00    -0.02
    90  22.1653      0.00     0.11       0.00    -0.09
    91  22.1653      0.00    -0.00       0.00     0.04
    92  22.1653      0.00    -0.03       0.00     0.12
    93  23.3669      0.00     0.05       0.00    -0.15
    94  23.3670      0.00    -0.18       0.00    -0.21
    95  23.3670      0.00     0.26       0.00     0.01
    96  25.0676      0.00     0.15       0.00    -0.09
    97  25.0677      0.00    -0.19       0.00     0.05
    98  25.0677      0.00     0.20       0.00    -0.01
    99  25.1358      0.00    -0.20       0.00    -0.02
   100  25.1358      0.00    -0.03       0.00     0.23
   101  25.1359      0.00     0.06       0.00    -0.09
   102  25.1359      0.00    -0.05       0.00     0.17
   103  25.2505      0.00    -0.12       0.00    -0.00
   104  25.2507      0.00    -0.01       0.00    -0.03
   105  25.2508      0.00     0.07       0.00     0.01
   106  26.1271      0.00     0.13       0.00     0.13
   107  26.1271      0.00     0.00       0.00    -0.21
   108  26.1272      0.00     0.06       0.00    -0.05
   109  26.1272      0.00    -0.19       0.00     0.05
   110  26.1272      0.00     0.06       0.00    -0.15
   111  26.1273      0.00    -0.27       0.00     0.15
   112  26.1273      0.00     0.11       0.00     0.11

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.

24952    quality flag:3

Type:           3:2E      3:2E      3:2E

axisobj        39.714    39.714    39.714
ecceobj         0.231     0.231     0.231
incobj         16.534    16.534    16.534
qmin           28.754    28.750    28.753
qmax           50.950    50.917    50.955
amean          39.455    39.455    39.455
amin           39.014    39.017    39.007
amax           39.989    39.980    39.988
emean           0.244     0.244     0.244
emin            0.213     0.214     0.213
emax            0.274     0.274     0.274
imean          16.336    16.336    16.337
imin           15.188    15.188    15.188
imax           17.472    17.472    17.472
excite_mean     0.373     0.373     0.373
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          2.893     2.893     2.893

libcent 0       180.2     180.3     180.4
libamp  0        79.6      79.4      79.5
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        88.0      88.0      88.0
kozaiamp         17.8      17.9      17.8