Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 26181

The following information shows the result of the orbit fit based on Gary Bernstein's method. Most of the information should be self-explanatory.

# Object: 26181     
# Created Fri May  2 02:36:16 2008
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting   50 observations of   51
# Arc:  24.01y
# First observation: 1980/03/20
#  Last observation: 2004/03/24
# Chi-squared of fit:   662.87 DOF:   94 RMS:  0.64
# Min/Max residuals:    -1.32    1.99
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.662130E-05  3.232059E-02  4.460319E-06  7.112165E-03  2.631915E-02 -4.025371E-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
   -5.022646  172.828359   -0.129750   -0.085484   -0.975707  2444319.049872
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2444320.5000  =  1980/03/22
Mean Anomaly:          356.36974 +/-     0.000
Argument of Peri:      356.13449 +/-     0.000
Long of Asc Node:      194.21663 +/-     0.000
Inclination:            13.32771 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.59893774 +/-    0.0000
Semi-Major Axis:     95.43520461 +/-    0.0000
Time of Perihelion: 2447754.4708 +/-       0.0
Perihelion:          38.27545922 +/-    0.0000
Aphelion:           152.59494999 +/-    0.0000
Period (y)              932.3331 +/-      0.00
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X          -38.54938065 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic Y            4.71815270 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic Z           -3.32631189 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT        -0.00007298 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT        -0.00338797 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT         0.00077379 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   38.97931447 +/-    0.0000
Geocenter to KBO     37.99527074 +/-    0.0000
# Hcoef:  5.09

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 26181. 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 (26181) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

1980 03  20.54928  11 25 43.49   -01 46 05.6         26181     260   d1550      
1983 05  12.44463  11 45 14.49   -02 23 46.7         26181     260   d1550      
1984 03  11.61323  11 56 42.62   -03 17 11.0         26181     260   d1550      
1984 05  23.37790  11 52 27.73   -02 40 57.8         26181     260   d1550      
1984 06  01.38380  11 52 20.35   -02 38 42.7         26181     260   d1550      
1992 05  30.42718  12 53 30.48   -05 21 00.5         26181     260   d1550      
1996 04  12.26306  13 27 29.59   -06 55 41.3   21.2V 26181     691  Ca4785      
1996 04  12.28475  13 27 29.46   -06 55 41.1   21.4V 26181     691  Ca4785      
1996 04  12.30634  13 27 29.37   -06 55 40.4   21.0V 26181     691  Ca4785      
1996 04  19.21620  13 26 57.58   -06 52 00.5   21.5V 26181     691  Ca4785      
1996 04  19.23749  13 26 57.49   -06 51 59.9   21.3V 26181     691  Ca4785      
1996 04  19.25848  13 26 57.36   -06 51 59.4   21.4V 26181     691  Ca4785      
1996 04  21.58310  13 26 46.86   -06 50 46.2         26181     260   b7372      
1996 04  24.21425  13 26 34.90   -06 49 25.0   21.2V 26181     691  Ca4785      
1996 04  24.23522  13 26 34.80   -06 49 24.6   21.2V 26181     691  Ca4785      
1996 04  24.25756  13 26 34.70   -06 49 23.7   21.3V 26181     691  Ca4785      
2000 04  24.25989  13 57 05.22   -07 53 15.0   20.4V 26181     691  Cb5061      
2000 04  24.28089  13 57 05.16   -07 53 13.7   21.1V 26181     691  Cb5061      
2000 04  24.30196  13 57 05.04   -07 53 12.7   20.2V 26181     691  Cb5061      
2000 04  29.21511  13 56 42.59   -07 50 50.7   21.4V 26181     691  Cb5061      
2000 04  29.23610  13 56 42.47   -07 50 49.6   21.0V 26181     691  Cb5061      
2000 04  29.25693  13 56 42.37   -07 50 49.3   21.0V 26181     691  Cb5061      
2000 05  10.19300  13 55 53.90   -07 45 51.1   21.3V 26181     691  Cb5061      
2000 05  10.21403  13 55 53.68   -07 45 49.9   20.8V 26181     691  Cb5061      
2000 05  10.23576  13 55 53.56   -07 45 48.8   20.9V 26181     691  Cb5061      
2000 05  29.28866  13 54 39.80   -07 38 38.3   21.2R 26181     568  Cb5062      
2000 05  29.34036  13 54 39.65   -07 38 37.0   21.3R 26181     568  Cb5062      
2000 06  28.87864  13 53 30.53   -07 32 36.8         26181     950  Cb6365      
2000 06  28.90325  13 53 30.51   -07 32 36.7         26181     950  Cb6365      
2000 06  28.92771  13 53 30.50   -07 32 36.7         26181     950  Cb7372      
2000 06  29.88299  13 53 29.58   -07 32 33.1         26181     950  Cb6365      
2000 06  30.36752  13 53 29.109  -07 32 31.56  20.8R 26181     568  Cb6365      
2000 07  01.38076  13 53 28.263  -07 32 28.37  20.9R 26181     568  Cb6365      
2000 07  02.38144  13 53 27.522  -07 32 25.98  20.9R 26181     568  Cb6365      
2001 02  15.19150  14 08 24.26   -08 37 06.9         26181     950  Cc6323      
2001 02  15.26173  14 08 24.19   -08 37 05.8         26181     950  Cc6323      
2001 05  22.91146  14 02 32.06   -07 55 27.0   20.3R 26181     621  Cd1177      
2001 05  22.93358  14 02 31.99   -07 55 26.2   20.3R 26181     621  Cd1177      
2001 05  23.92596  14 02 28.14   -07 55 04.9   20.0R 26181     621  Cd1177      
2001 05  23.94808  14 02 28.09   -07 55 04.8   20.1R 26181     621  Cd1177      
2002 02  17.32618  14 15 42.29   -08 49 48.0         26181     309  Cf0989      
2002 02  17.39472  14 15 42.22   -08 49 46.8         26181     309  Cf0989      
2002 04  08.47692  14 13 15.76   -08 29 23.0         26181     644  Ch2586      
2002 04  08.48730  14 13 15.69   -08 29 23.1         26181     644  Ch2586      
2002 04  08.49774  14 13 15.67   -08 29 22.4         26181     644  Ch2586      
2002 04  09.27193  14 13 12.30   -08 29 00.0         26181     644  Ch2586      
2002 04  09.34541  14 13 11.95   -08 28 57.6         26181     644  Ch2586      
2002 04  09.42034  14 13 11.66   -08 28 55.2         26181     644  Ch2586      
2003 06  21.26337  14 15 47.33   -08 15 22.3   21.7R 26181     333  Ci1737      
2004 03  24.08543  14 28 54.98   -09 01 39.7   20. R 26181     621  Ck4098      
2004 03  26.07757  14 28 47.92   -09 00 47.5   20. R 26181     621  Ck4098      

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    -0.15       0.00     1.12
  2   3.1428      0.00     0.09       0.00    -0.03
  3   3.9755      0.00     0.31       0.00    -0.48
  4   4.1748      0.00    -1.32       0.00     1.16
  5   4.1994      0.00    -0.01       0.00    -0.04
  6  12.1941      0.00     1.37       0.00     0.94
  7  16.0622      0.00     0.26       0.00    -0.47
  8  16.0622      0.00    -0.17       0.00    -0.96
  9  16.0623      0.00     0.00       0.00    -0.95
 10  16.0812      0.00    -0.28       0.00    -0.57
 11  16.0813      0.00    -0.14       0.00    -0.64
 12  16.0813      0.00    -0.62       0.00    -0.80
 13  16.0877      0.00     0.93       0.00    -0.50
 14  16.0949      0.00    -0.18       0.00    -0.30
 15  16.0950      0.00    -0.24       0.00    -0.54
 16  16.0950      0.00    -0.21       0.00    -0.32
 17  20.0950      0.00    -0.79       0.00     0.78
 18  20.0951      0.00    -0.22       0.00     1.46
 19  20.0951      0.00    -0.54       0.00     1.84
 20  20.1086      0.00     0.27       0.00     1.48
 21  20.1087      0.00    -0.07       0.00     1.99
 22  20.1087      0.00    -0.12       0.00     1.69
 23  20.1387      0.00     1.02       0.00     0.89
 24  20.1387      0.00    -0.90       0.00     1.55
 25  20.1388      0.00 (  -1.27)      0.00 (   2.09)
 26  20.1909      0.00    -0.20       0.00    -0.23
 27  20.1911      0.00     0.24       0.00     0.09
 28  20.2747      0.00    -0.02       0.00    -0.22
 29  20.2748      0.00     0.08       0.00    -0.22
 30  20.2748      0.00     0.33       0.00    -0.32
 31  20.2774      0.00     0.34       0.00    -0.29
 32  20.2788      0.00    -0.05       0.00    -0.40
 33  20.2815      0.00    -0.04       0.00    -0.20
 34  20.2843      0.00    -0.01       0.00    -0.20
 35  20.9080      0.00     0.10       0.00    -0.32
 36  20.9082      0.00     0.14       0.00    -0.32
 37  21.1728      0.00     0.22       0.00    -0.46
 38  21.1729      0.00     0.46       0.00    -0.14
 39  21.1756      0.00    -0.30       0.00    -0.11
 40  21.1756      0.00     0.23       0.00    -0.48
 41  21.9131      0.00     0.11       0.00    -0.28
 42  21.9133      0.00     0.13       0.00    -0.18
 43  22.0505      0.00     0.50       0.00    -0.23
 44  22.0505      0.00     0.14       0.00    -0.64
 45  22.0505      0.00     0.53       0.00    -0.24
 46  22.0526      0.00     0.34       0.00    -0.48
 47  22.0528      0.00    -0.01       0.00    -0.23
 48  22.0530      0.00     0.64       0.00    -0.02
 49  23.2518      0.00     0.48       0.00    -0.81
 50  24.0097      0.00    -0.62       0.00    -0.01
 51  24.0151      0.00    -0.71       0.00    -0.84

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.

26181    quality flag:3

Type:       SCATEXTD  SCATEXTD  SCATEXTD

axisobj       91.822    91.823    91.822
ecceobj        0.584     0.584     0.584
incobj        13.385    13.385    13.385
qmin          36.776    36.694    36.818
qmax         155.261   155.572   153.737
amean         93.803    93.822    93.423
amin          91.746    91.823    91.749
amax          96.606    96.685    96.018
emean          0.595     0.595     0.593
emin           0.581     0.582     0.581
emax           0.609     0.611     0.606
imean         12.683    12.601    12.653
imin          11.764    11.627    11.839
imax          13.763    13.529    13.517
fracstop       1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean         3.090     3.089     3.090

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      178.2     172.4     185.6
kozaiamp       180.0     180.0     180.0