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: 14TQ115 # Created Sun Dec 22 02:10:05 2024 # Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism # Fitting 12 observations of 12 # Arc: 3.95y # First observation: 2014/10/02 # Last observation: 2018/09/14 Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: -0.000017 0.029250 0.000050 -0.004661 0.028030 0.000000 # Chi-squared of fit: 8.41 DOF: 18 RMS: 0.15 # Min/Max residuals: -0.20 0.32 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 1.738502E-05 2.863817E-02 -2.282488E-06 -4.548370E-03 2.735503E-02 -6.114144E-03 # Covariance matrix: 6.5201E-13 -1.9695E-13 -7.8042E-15 1.3437E-16 3.4745E-13 -3.0219E-15 -1.9695E-13 4.4701E-13 2.4599E-14 -6.3778E-14 3.3831E-13 3.7375E-12 -7.8042E-15 2.4599E-14 4.2226E-13 -1.4843E-13 1.4316E-14 2.3331E-13 1.3437E-16 -6.3778E-14 -1.4843E-13 8.0418E-14 -7.2492E-14 -6.5122E-13 3.4745E-13 3.3831E-13 1.4316E-14 -7.2492E-14 9.9729E-13 4.2567E-12 -3.0219E-15 3.7375E-12 2.3331E-13 -6.5122E-13 4.2567E-12 3.8174E-11 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 -10.167872 25.371367 0.287599 -0.169500 -0.946031 2456932.784578 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2456930.5000 = 2014/09/30 Mean Anomaly: 310.31721 +/- 0.020 Argument of Peri: 303.09846 +/- 0.021 Long of Asc Node: 157.83429 +/- 0.002 Inclination: 13.41378 +/- 0.000 Eccentricity: 0.24353260 +/- 0.0002 Semi-Major Axis: 42.34444620 +/- 0.0094 Time of Perihelion: 2470820.3185 +/- 3.1 Perihelion: 32.03219293 +/- 0.0125 Aphelion: 52.65669947 +/- 0.0156 Period (y) 275.5516 +/- 0.09 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X 33.50061264 +/- 0.0012 Ecliptic Y 15.57162074 +/- 0.0006 Ecliptic Z -6.45351767 +/- 0.0002 Ecliptic XDOT -0.00184960 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic YDOT 0.00229266 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic ZDOT -0.00033994 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 37.50219074 +/- 0.0011 Geocenter to KBO 36.55634982 +/- 0.0013 # Hcoef: 8.05
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14TQ115. 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 (14TQ115) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2014 10 02.28380 01 48 49.274 +00 19 56.03 23.8i 14TQ115 W84 C~55SO 2014 10 23.27656 01 47 06.559 +00 08 29.34 23.7r 14TQ115 W84 C~55SO 2014 12 12.05597 01 43 37.508 -00 06 30.61 23.6r 14TQ115 W84 C~55SO 2016 09 09.39885 02 03 26.217 +01 14 33.57 23.1i 14TQ115 W84 C~55SO 2016 11 18.11643 01 58 05.195 +00 39 14.34 23.5r 14TQ115 W84 C~55SO 2016 11 18.11780 01 58 05.163 +00 39 14.13 23.2i 14TQ115 W84 C~55SO 2016 11 25.10638 01 57 34.640 +00 37 16.68 23.3i 14TQ115 W84 C~55SO 2016 11 28.10451 01 57 22.380 +00 36 35.39 24.2r 14TQ115 W84 C~55SO 2017 09 18.33799 02 09 36.394 +01 30 54.22 23.5r 14TQ115 W84 C~55SO 2017 10 29.24417 02 06 24.721 +01 08 27.26 23.8i 14TQ115 W84 C~55SO 2018 09 14.36786 02 16 36.649 +01 54 39.75 23.7r 14TQ115 W84 C~55SO 2018 09 14.37060 02 16 36.655 +01 54 39.48 24.4g 14TQ115 W84 C~55SO
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 -0.07
2 0.0575 -1684.60 0.06 -87.02 -0.20
3 0.1938 -4935.18 0.12 200.41 0.30
4 1.9387 13471.85 -0.02 -1666.45 0.09
5 2.1296 8202.46 0.32 -1915.88 -0.04
6 2.1296 8201.94 -0.11 -1915.91 -0.08
7 2.1487 7731.75 -0.13 -1860.99 -0.15
8 2.1569 7545.03 -0.15 -1833.43 0.00
9 2.9625 19041.15 0.23 -2745.91 0.05
10 3.0745 15852.17 -0.05 -2972.64 0.21
11 3.9509 25511.86 -0.12 -3679.22 0.07
12 3.9510 25511.85 0.03 -3679.50 -0.18
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.
14TQ115 quality flag:3 Type: 5:3EE 5:3EE 5:3EE axisobj 42.667 42.691 42.643 ecceobj 0.243 0.244 0.243 incobj 13.373 13.373 13.373 qmin 31.614 31.598 31.629 qmax 53.606 53.688 53.605 amean 42.326 42.326 42.326 amin 41.893 41.886 41.900 amax 42.818 42.853 42.818 emean 0.225 0.226 0.226 emin 0.196 0.198 0.199 emax 0.253 0.254 0.252 imean 13.160 13.226 13.108 imin 12.169 12.128 12.182 imax 13.949 14.295 13.885 excite_mean 0.321 0.322 0.321 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 2.961 2.960 2.961 libcent 0 181.1 179.8 181.1 libamp 0 69.2 77.7 68.4 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 193.4 183.3 193.0 kozaiamp 179.9 179.9 180.0