Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 01XZ255

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: 01XZ255   
# Created Sun Dec 22 02:08:19 2024
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting     17 observations of     17
# Arc:  15.13y
# First observation: 2001/12/11
#  Last observation: 2017/01/28
# Chi-squared of fit:    20.28 DOF:     28 RMS:  0.19
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.54    0.53
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  2.489129E-05  1.033619E-01  5.640385E-07  4.218595E-03  6.613558E-02  6.305604E-03
# Covariance matrix:
  4.2433E-13 -9.4179E-13 -2.4266E-17  5.6464E-15 -5.2542E-14 -1.2023E-13
 -9.4179E-13  1.1998E-10  4.2324E-15 -7.4314E-13  3.0453E-13  1.5821E-11
 -2.4266E-17  4.2324E-15  4.1728E-13 -2.7691E-14 -4.4201E-15  5.8676E-16
  5.6464E-15 -7.4314E-13 -2.7691E-14  1.8288E-14  7.1031E-15 -9.8063E-14
 -5.2542E-14  3.0453E-13 -4.4201E-15  7.1031E-15  2.7868E-11 -1.3958E-13
 -1.2023E-13  1.5821E-11  5.8676E-16 -9.8063E-14 -1.3958E-13  2.0877E-12
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
    1.164922  104.210840    0.408107    0.018011   -0.889573  2452255.037583
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2452254.5000  =  2001/12/11
Mean Anomaly:           87.13692 +/-     0.000
Argument of Peri:      293.72879 +/-     0.000
Long of Asc Node:       77.81379 +/-     0.000
Inclination:             2.60719 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.03556746 +/-    0.0000
Semi-Major Axis:     16.02843389 +/-    0.0000
Time of Perihelion: 2446581.2130 +/-       0.0
Perihelion:          15.45834320 +/-    0.0000
Aphelion:            16.59852459 +/-    0.0000
Period (y)               64.1719 +/-      0.00
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X           -3.53262381 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic Y           15.62293802 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic Z            0.30740374 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT        -0.00421977 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT        -0.00080094 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT         0.00018012 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   16.02029014 +/-    0.0000
Geocenter to KBO     15.12046743 +/-    0.0000
# Hcoef: 10.86

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 01XZ255. 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 (01XZ255) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2001 12  11.53684  07 02 15.64   +23 50 22.6   23.2R 01XZ255   568  Cf2430      
2001 12  11.56015  07 02 15.38   +23 50 22.9         01XZ255   568  Cf2430      
2001 12  11.58345  07 02 15.10   +23 50 23.3         01XZ255   568  Cf2430      
2001 12  19.42206  07 00 41.35   +23 53 12.0   22.6R 01XZ255   568  Cf2430      
2001 12  19.45198  07 00 40.97   +23 53 12.5   22.7R 01XZ255   568  Cf2430      
2002 01  08.31481  06 56 24.22   +24 00 05.8   22.6R 01XZ255   568  Cf2430      
2002 01  08.33928  06 56 23.87   +24 00 06.4   22.8R 01XZ255   568  Cf2430      
2002 02  15.48741  06 49 19.32   +24 09 11.7         01XZ255   568  Cf2430      
2002 02  15.51343  06 49 19.08   +24 09 12.5         01XZ255   568  Cf2430      
2002 10  31.54044  07 32 05.64   +23 05 42.4   23.0R 01XZ255   568  Cg5849      
2002 11  01.55572  07 32 04.64   +23 05 51.7   23.1R 01XZ255   568  Cg5849      
2003 03  03.24506  07 13 00.99   +23 48 51.9         01XZ255   568  Ch6100      
2003 03  03.26162  07 13 00.89   +23 48 52.2         01XZ255   568  Ch6100      
2017 01  28.59808  12 30 53.54   -00 31 22.8   22.6z 01XZ255   T09  C~8PvK      
2017 01  28.61691  12 30 53.46   -00 31 22.1   22.6z 01XZ255   T09  C~8PvK      
2017 01  28.64799  12 30 53.35   -00 31 21.3   22.5z 01XZ255   T09  C~8PvK      
2017 01  28.65069  12 30 53.34   -00 31 21.1   22.5z 01XZ255   T09  C~8PvL      

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    -0.03       0.00     0.10
     2   0.0001      0.00     0.17       0.00    -0.09
     3   0.0001      0.00     0.05       0.00    -0.17
     4   0.0216      0.00    -0.09       0.00     0.10
     5   0.0217      0.00    -0.11       0.00    -0.06
     6   0.0761      0.00    -0.16       0.00    -0.10
     7   0.0761      0.00    -0.54       0.00     0.01
     8   0.1806      0.00     0.53       0.00    -0.40
     9   0.1806      0.00     0.06       0.00     0.22
    10   0.8871      0.00     0.04       0.00     0.01
    11   0.8899      0.00     0.11       0.00    -0.21
    12   1.2230      0.00    -0.04       0.00     0.22
    13   1.2231      0.00    -0.11       0.00     0.39
    14  15.1323      0.00     0.01       0.00    -0.02
    15  15.1323      0.00    -0.11       0.00     0.08
    16  15.1324      0.00     0.02       0.00    -0.11
    17  15.1324      0.00     0.03       0.00     0.01

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.

01XZ255    quality flag:3

Type:       CENTAURR  CENTAURR  CENTAURR

axisobj        16.004    16.004    16.004
ecceobj         0.037     0.037     0.037
incobj          2.607     2.607     2.607
qmin           13.599    13.335    13.052
qmax           19.143    19.079    18.216
amean          16.372    16.170    15.826
amin           15.700    15.700    15.449
amax           16.819    17.151    16.177
emean           0.091     0.095     0.101
emin            0.034     0.034     0.034
emax            0.151     0.168     0.160
imean           1.074     1.384     1.484
imin            0.275     0.387     0.275
imax            2.040     2.040     2.040
excite_mean     0.094     0.099     0.105
fracstop        0.030     0.014     0.010
cjmean          3.307     3.321     3.343

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       127.7     190.7     223.2
kozaiamp        175.4     175.4     178.1