Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 13RQ124

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: 13RQ124   
# Created Sun Dec 22 02:09:33 2024
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting     21 observations of     21
# Arc:  10.96y
# First observation: 2013/09/13
#  Last observation: 2024/08/30
# Chi-squared of fit:     4.45 DOF:     36 RMS:  0.08
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.20    0.18
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.366762E-05  1.903620E-02 -5.327353E-06 -6.972624E-03  2.210149E-02  3.373932E-03
# Covariance matrix:
  2.6072E-13 -7.8563E-14 -4.3068E-15  1.2951E-14  3.0326E-13 -2.1057E-13
 -7.8563E-14  5.2839E-14  1.0860E-14 -1.4623E-14 -7.2647E-14  2.2635E-13
 -4.3068E-15  1.0860E-14  1.3508E-13 -2.3125E-14  2.0654E-14  6.6185E-14
  1.2951E-14 -1.4623E-14 -2.3125E-14  1.1036E-14  2.9885E-16 -7.8731E-14
  3.0326E-13 -7.2647E-14  2.0654E-14  2.9885E-16  9.4041E-13 -4.4333E-14
 -2.1057E-13  2.2635E-13  6.6185E-14 -7.8731E-14 -4.4333E-14  1.2040E-12
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
    8.206394  -21.199400   -0.199409    0.140972   -0.976865  2456548.676958
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2456548.5000  =  2013/09/13
Mean Anomaly:           77.31172 +/-     0.036
Argument of Peri:       61.13158 +/-     0.048
Long of Asc Node:      179.90257 +/-     0.000
Inclination:            21.62654 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.16769772 +/-    0.0001
Semi-Major Axis:     46.64429863 +/-    0.0088
Time of Perihelion: 2431560.0603 +/-      13.6
Perihelion:          38.82215622 +/-    0.0077
Aphelion:            54.46644105 +/-    0.0105
Period (y)              318.5709 +/-      0.09
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X           42.74423071 +/-    0.0018
Ecliptic Y          -16.36198671 +/-    0.0007
Ecliptic Z            6.45810952 +/-    0.0003
Ecliptic XDOT         0.00134718 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT         0.00200320 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT        -0.00079510 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   46.22208125 +/-    0.0017
Geocenter to KBO     45.24576018 +/-    0.0020
# Hcoef:  6.96

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 13RQ124. 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 (13RQ124) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2013 09  13.17618  22 29 22.80   -00 39 13.2   22.7i 13RQ124   W84  C~3clA      
2013 09  13.17897  22 29 22.791  -00 39 13.38  22.8z 13RQ124   W84  C~4yQs      
2013 09  29.15991  22 28 24.366  -00 47 16.97  23.6r 13RQ124   W84  C~4yQs      
2013 09  29.17267  22 28 24.318  -00 47 17.37  23.4i 13RQ124   W84  C~4yQs      
2013 09  30.07779  22 28 21.31   -00 47 44.5   23.3i 13RQ124   W84  C~3clA      
2013 10  10.10787  22 27 50.423  -00 52 38.57  23.7r 13RQ124   W84  C~4yQs      
2013 10  11.08030  22 27 47.716  -00 53 06.34  22.7z 13RQ124   W84  C~4yQs      
2013 10  12.03656  22 27 45.103  -00 53 33.10  24.3i 13RQ124   W84  C~4yQs      
2013 11  23.05373  22 26 54.190  -01 08 39.65  23.7r 13RQ124   W84  C~4yQs      
2016 08  15.22607  22 45 02.035  -00 20 06.25  23.0z 13RQ124   W84  C~4yQs      
2016 09  26.11015  22 42 18.939  -00 39 56.21  23.6r 13RQ124   W84  C~4yQs      
2016 09  26.11153  22 42 18.934  -00 39 56.44  23.7i 13RQ124   W84  C~4yQs      
2016 10  05.08663  22 41 48.346  -00 44 22.72  23.8i 13RQ124   W84  C~4yQs      
2016 10  05.08801  22 41 48.347  -00 44 22.59  23.6r 13RQ124   W84  C~4yQs      
2017 09  27.12890  22 46 47.601  -00 38 21.42  23.9r 13RQ124   W84  C~4yQs      
2018 10  01.21618  22 51 03.930  -00 38 15.70  23.0z 13RQ124   W84  C~4yQs      
2020 08  12.275430 23 03 07.348  -00 11 10.35  23.6G 13RQ124   G37  C~441U      
2020 08  12.334730 23 03 07.127  -00 11 11.47        13RQ124   G37  C~441U      
2020 08  12.409080 23 03 06.866  -00 11 13.31        13RQ124   G37  C~441U      
2024 08  30.376440 23 19 31.086  -00 10 34.85  24.1G 13RQ124   G37  C~8Dcl      
2024 08  30.431620 23 19 30.873  -00 10 36.12        13RQ124   G37  C~8Dcl      

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    -0.04       0.00     0.06
     2   0.0000      0.00    -0.00       0.00    -0.03
     3   0.0438      0.00     0.01       0.00    -0.02
     4   0.0438      0.00    -0.05       0.00    -0.03
     5   0.0463      0.00     0.15       0.00    -0.03
     6   0.0737      0.00     0.10       0.00    -0.06
     7   0.0764      0.00     0.06       0.00    -0.18
     8   0.0790      0.00    -0.07       0.00     0.08
     9   0.1941      0.00    -0.08       0.00     0.05
    10   2.9214      0.00    -0.13       0.00     0.04
    11   3.0361      0.00     0.03       0.00     0.15
    12   3.0361      0.00     0.03       0.00    -0.04
    13   3.0607      0.00    -0.05       0.00    -0.11
    14   3.0607      0.00     0.04       0.00     0.06
    15   4.0382      0.00     0.07       0.00     0.02
    16   5.0487      0.00    -0.05       0.00     0.05
    17   6.9133      0.00     0.09       0.00    -0.06
    18   6.9135      0.00    -0.05       0.00     0.18
    19   6.9137      0.00     0.02       0.00     0.04
    20  10.9629      0.00    -0.01       0.00    -0.20
    21  10.9631      0.00    -0.01       0.00     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.

13RQ124    quality flag:3

Type:       SCATEXTD  SCATEXTD  SCATEXTD

axisobj        46.848    46.848    46.848
ecceobj         0.167     0.167     0.167
incobj         21.571    21.571    21.571
qmin           38.194    38.216    38.204
qmax           55.758    55.785    55.783
amean          46.815    46.815    46.815
amin           46.416    46.419    46.428
amax           47.295    47.279    47.263
emean           0.166     0.166     0.166
emin            0.153     0.153     0.152
emax            0.181     0.181     0.181
imean          21.412    21.412    21.412
imin           21.024    21.025    21.024
imax           21.803    21.813    21.815
excite_mean     0.401     0.401     0.401
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          2.932     2.932     2.932

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       185.8     185.8     185.9
kozaiamp        180.0     180.0     180.0