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: 14QY562 # Created Sun Dec 22 02:10:00 2024 # Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism # Fitting 18 observations of 18 # Arc: 4.29y # First observation: 2014/08/19 # Last observation: 2018/12/02 Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 0.000022 0.016424 -0.000022 -0.005437 0.020477 0.000000 # Chi-squared of fit: 5.99 DOF: 30 RMS: 0.10 # Min/Max residuals: -0.20 0.16 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 1.323911E-05 1.643801E-02 -4.766526E-06 -5.459767E-03 2.044310E-02 2.613285E-03 # Covariance matrix: 3.9443E-13 -3.4670E-15 2.4244E-14 -2.6605E-14 2.1830E-13 1.1731E-12 -3.4670E-15 2.6451E-13 5.5150E-14 -1.2232E-13 2.1107E-13 5.3081E-12 2.4244E-14 5.5150E-14 2.6134E-13 -1.0244E-13 5.9445E-14 1.2377E-12 -2.6605E-14 -1.2232E-13 -1.0244E-13 9.8428E-14 -9.8416E-14 -2.8410E-12 2.1830E-13 2.1107E-13 5.9445E-14 -9.8416E-14 3.8193E-13 4.2937E-12 1.1731E-12 5.3081E-12 1.2377E-12 -2.8410E-12 4.2937E-12 1.2323E-10 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 -20.202947 25.782094 0.875881 -0.176851 -0.480970 2456888.870308 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2456880.5000 = 2014/08/11 Mean Anomaly: 115.31661 +/- 0.160 Argument of Peri: 98.66765 +/- 0.146 Long of Asc Node: 159.55771 +/- 0.001 Inclination: 27.17067 +/- 0.000 Eccentricity: 0.15286120 +/- 0.0004 Semi-Major Axis: 45.63409329 +/- 0.0075 Time of Perihelion: 2420812.5093 +/- 49.2 Perihelion: 38.65841092 +/- 0.0205 Aphelion: 52.60977566 +/- 0.0213 Period (y) 308.2779 +/- 0.08 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X 42.17670681 +/- 0.0013 Ecliptic Y 19.40335210 +/- 0.0006 Ecliptic Z -16.89328200 +/- 0.0005 Ecliptic XDOT -0.00089404 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic YDOT 0.00201106 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic ZDOT -0.00080696 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 49.40392339 +/- 0.0011 Geocenter to KBO 48.91625198 +/- 0.0015 # Hcoef: 6.58
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14QY562. 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 (14QY562) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2014 08 19.36953 02 04 49.123 -08 53 12.05 23.9r 14QY562 W84 C~52Ts 2014 09 30.26447 02 03 05.985 -09 16 52.17 23.9g 14QY562 W84 C~52Ts 2014 10 02.36814 02 02 58.478 -09 17 58.99 23.6r 14QY562 W84 C~52Ts 2014 10 03.28614 02 02 55.158 -09 18 27.99 23.1i 14QY562 W84 C~52Ts 2014 12 20.15207 01 58 25.872 -09 35 10.16 23.2i 14QY562 W84 C~52Ts 2014 12 23.06997 01 58 20.557 -09 34 38.57 23.6r 14QY562 W84 C~52Ts 2016 09 08.35002 02 12 12.548 -08 58 38.96 24.0g 14QY562 W84 C~52Ts 2016 12 06.08652 02 06 59.817 -09 30 38.29 23.7i 14QY562 W84 C~52Ts 2017 08 21.40018 02 16 42.260 -08 45 01.16 24.2r 14QY562 W84 C~52Ts 2017 10 16.24533 02 14 09.206 -09 15 28.57 23.5r 14QY562 W84 C~52Ts 2017 10 18.28531 02 14 01.244 -09 16 23.34 22.4i 14QY562 W84 C~52Ts 2017 10 18.28669 02 14 01.238 -09 16 23.31 23.3r 14QY562 W84 C~52Ts 2017 11 01.15891 02 13 05.988 -09 21 45.44 22.8z 14QY562 W84 C~52Ts 2018 01 09.09472 02 09 55.711 -09 21 06.21 23.9r 14QY562 W84 C~52Ts 2018 01 09.09609 02 09 55.710 -09 21 06.01 23.6i 14QY562 W84 C~52Ts 2018 10 20.23742 02 17 53.549 -09 13 39.16 22.7z 14QY562 W84 C~52Ts 2018 11 28.19097 02 15 23.833 -09 23 52.93 23.6r 14QY562 W84 C~52Ts 2018 12 02.20844 02 15 10.536 -09 24 05.61 24.3g 14QY562 W84 C~52Ts
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 -0.11 0.00 0.11
2 0.1147 -1938.19 0.06 -770.85 0.04
3 0.1205 -2065.97 0.06 -793.00 0.02
4 0.1230 -2122.28 -0.08 -802.28 -0.13
5 0.3362 -6202.29 0.13 -303.51 0.06
6 0.3441 -6264.42 -0.10 -245.83 -0.05
7 2.0561 6000.50 -0.03 -2702.68 -0.18
8 2.2990 987.17 0.15 -2795.93 0.14
9 3.0062 10024.70 0.02 -3417.63 0.06
10 3.1591 7237.61 -0.08 -4278.67 0.04
11 3.1647 7107.67 -0.01 -4286.11 -0.20
12 3.1647 7107.60 0.01 -4286.05 -0.13
13 3.2027 6227.52 0.13 -4284.18 0.02
14 3.3914 3619.89 -0.11 -3213.34 -0.04
15 3.3914 3619.95 -0.04 -3213.15 0.12
16 4.1694 10371.38 0.08 -5408.19 0.16
17 4.2760 8079.97 0.12 -5156.39 -0.07
18 4.2870 7892.05 -0.19 -5095.34 0.02
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.
14QY562 quality flag:3 Type: SCATEXTD SCATEXTD SCATEXTD axisobj 45.966 45.989 45.944 ecceobj 0.151 0.152 0.150 incobj 27.082 27.083 27.082 qmin 38.203 38.165 38.200 qmax 53.631 53.606 53.498 amean 45.705 45.727 45.683 amin 45.335 45.357 45.303 amax 46.137 46.142 46.091 emean 0.147 0.148 0.147 emin 0.134 0.134 0.133 emax 0.162 0.162 0.161 imean 26.423 26.426 26.421 imin 26.094 26.090 26.093 imax 26.753 26.759 26.760 excite_mean 0.469 0.469 0.469 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 2.841 2.841 2.841 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 179.4 179.7 179.4 kozaiamp 179.9 180.0 179.9