Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 15DS249

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: 15DS249   
# Created Sun Dec 22 02:10:17 2024
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting     46 observations of     46
# Arc:   8.03y
# First observation: 2013/02/15
#  Last observation: 2021/02/25
# Chi-squared of fit:    58.09 DOF:     86 RMS:  0.20
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.89    0.39
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.775712E-05  3.399693E-02 -3.298194E-07 -2.926506E-04  3.172656E-02 -2.497279E-02
# Covariance matrix:
  2.3112E-13 -1.1113E-13 -2.0559E-15  5.8070E-16  8.2987E-15 -2.5584E-13
 -1.1113E-13  7.4124E-14 -9.4270E-17 -4.9160E-16  3.3320E-14  2.0093E-13
 -2.0559E-15 -9.4270E-17  1.0243E-13 -2.9273E-14 -5.2400E-15 -1.0145E-15
  5.8070E-16 -4.9160E-16 -2.9273E-14  1.1585E-14 -4.1109E-16 -1.5999E-15
  8.2987E-15  3.3320E-14 -5.2400E-15 -4.1109E-16  1.4136E-13  1.2400E-13
 -2.5584E-13  2.0093E-13 -1.0145E-15 -1.5999E-15  1.2400E-13  6.4788E-13
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
  -11.733381  155.369486    0.149491   -0.198371   -0.955541  2456338.720863
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2456338.5000  =  2013/02/15
Mean Anomaly:          340.87133 +/-     0.004
Argument of Peri:        3.68121 +/-     0.003
Long of Asc Node:      246.43734 +/-     0.001
Inclination:            11.38620 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.69710752 +/-    0.0000
Semi-Major Axis:     59.34264435 +/-    0.0074
Time of Perihelion: 2465210.6930 +/-      29.7
Perihelion:          17.97444081 +/-    0.0030
Aphelion:           100.71084790 +/-    0.0127
Period (y)              457.1498 +/-      0.09
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X          -28.87688041 +/-    0.0003
Ecliptic Y           13.40627960 +/-    0.0002
Ecliptic Z           -6.40975462 +/-    0.0001
Ecliptic XDOT         0.00069377 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT        -0.00354747 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT         0.00041365 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   32.47634485 +/-    0.0003
Geocenter to KBO     31.51975860 +/-    0.0004
# Hcoef:  8.92

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 15DS249. 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 (15DS249) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2013 02  15.220085 10 11 38.09   -01 23 24.8   23.8r 15DS249   W84  C~5i3V      
2013 02  15.224586 10 11 38.07   -01 23 24.7   23.9r 15DS249   W84  C~5i3V      
2013 02  15.229090 10 11 38.04   -01 23 24.6   23.9r 15DS249   W84  C~5i3V      
2013 02  15.233588 10 11 38.01   -01 23 24.4   23.9r 15DS249   W84  C~5i3V      
2013 02  15.238084 10 11 37.99   -01 23 24.2   23.8r 15DS249   W84  C~5i3V      
2015 02  17.16343  10 26 46.63   -02 53 32.1   24.6g 15DS249   W84  C~2iOW      
2015 02  17.24936  10 26 46.10   -02 53 29.1   23.7g 15DS249   W84  C~2iOW      
2015 02  17.36521  10 26 45.39   -02 53 25.5   24.5g 15DS249   W84  C~2iOW      
2015 02  18.22817  10 26 40.14   -02 52 58.5   24.5g 15DS249   W84  C~2iOW      
2015 02  18.29851  10 26 39.72   -02 52 56.2   24.2g 15DS249   W84  C~2iOW      
2015 02  18.36732  10 26 39.30   -02 52 53.8   24.8g 15DS249   W84  C~2iOW      
2015 02  19.22639  10 26 34.05   -02 52 26.5   24.5g 15DS249   W84  C~2iOW      
2015 02  19.29541  10 26 33.63   -02 52 24.5   24.3g 15DS249   W84  C~2iOW      
2015 02  19.36432  10 26 33.23   -02 52 22.2   24.2g 15DS249   W84  C~2iOW      
2015 02  24.13381  10 26 04.03   -02 49 42.2         15DS249   W84  C~2iOW      
2015 02  24.19545  10 26 03.65   -02 49 40.9         15DS249   W84  C~2iOW      
2015 03  22.155081 10 23 31.39   -02 32 48.2         15DS249   W84  C~3xrM      
2015 03  22.167789 10 23 31.32   -02 32 47.9         15DS249   W84  C~3xrM      
2015 03  22.179178 10 23 31.24   -02 32 47.2         15DS249   W84  C~3xrM      
2015 03  22.190567 10 23 31.19   -02 32 46.5         15DS249   W84  C~3xrM      
2015 03  22.198183 10 23 31.12   -02 32 46.3         15DS249   W84  C~3xrM      
2015 03  23.009699 10 23 26.84   -02 32 12.5   24.0g 15DS249   W84  C~3xrM      
2015 03  23.017280 10 23 26.81   -02 32 12.2   24.1g 15DS249   W84  C~3xrM      
2015 03  23.024861 10 23 26.76   -02 32 11.8   24.0g 15DS249   W84  C~3xrM      
2015 03  23.035938 10 23 26.71   -02 32 11.5   23.5r 15DS249   W84  C~3xrM      
2015 03  23.048160 10 23 26.64   -02 32 10.9   23.5r 15DS249   W84  C~3xrM      
2015 03  23.060382 10 23 26.58   -02 32 10.5   23.6r 15DS249   W84  C~3xrM      
2015 05  19.011589 10 20 53.29   -01 59 03.2         15DS249   309  C~3xrM      
2015 05  19.016731 10 20 53.27   -01 59 02.8         15DS249   309  C~3xrM      
2015 05  19.021877 10 20 53.28   -01 59 02.8         15DS249   309  C~3xrM      
2015 05  19.027019 10 20 53.28   -01 59 02.4         15DS249   309  C~3xrM      
2015 05  19.032161 10 20 53.27   -01 59 02.4         15DS249   309  C~3xrM      
2015 06  06.004998 10 21 21.06   -01 54 31.5         15DS249   309  C~3xrM      
2015 06  06.019912 10 21 21.10   -01 54 31.5         15DS249   309  C~3xrM      
2015 06  06.027367 10 21 21.11   -01 54 31.6         15DS249   309  C~3xrM      
2015 06  06.034825 10 21 21.13   -01 54 31.4         15DS249   309  C~3xrM      
2016 01  16.299781 10 37 55.19   -03 52 56.4   23.8r 15DS249   W84  C~5i3V      
2016 01  16.300758 10 37 55.18   -03 52 56.1         15DS249   W84  C~5i3V      
2016 02  28.245472 10 33 56.24   -03 36 18.5         15DS249   W84  C~5i3V      
2017 03  02.176653 10 42 23.67   -04 26 00.3         15DS249   W84  C~5i3V      
2017 03  02.177729 10 42 23.68   -04 25 59.9         15DS249   W84  C~5i3V      
2017 03  04.141538 10 42 11.20   -04 24 43.6         15DS249   W84  C~5i3V      
2017 03  26.044928 10 39 58.97   -04 09 09.3         15DS249   W84  C~5i3V      
2018 02  09.266532 10 53 51.91   -05 31 21.8         15DS249   W84  C~5i3V      
2018 12  15.274469 11 06 31.03   -06 25 15.2         15DS249   W84  C~5i3V      
2021 02  25.186376 11 23 36.37   -08 20 40.9   22.7i 15DS249   W84  C~5tTr      

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    -0.14       0.00     0.10
     2   0.0000      0.00    -0.04       0.00     0.06
     3   0.0000      0.00    -0.08       0.00     0.03
     4   0.0000      0.00    -0.13       0.00     0.09
     5   0.0000      0.00    -0.02       0.00     0.16
     6   2.0040      0.00     0.20       0.00    -0.39
     7   2.0042      0.00     0.21       0.00    -0.06
     8   2.0045      0.00     0.26       0.00    -0.07
     9   2.0069      0.00     0.00       0.00    -0.21
    10   2.0071      0.00     0.23       0.00    -0.14
    11   2.0072      0.00     0.30       0.00     0.07
    12   2.0096      0.00    -0.12       0.00    -0.11
    13   2.0098      0.00     0.00       0.00    -0.33
    14   2.0100      0.00     0.39       0.00    -0.26
    15   2.0230      0.00    -0.03       0.00    -0.06
    16   2.0232      0.00     0.03       0.00    -0.89
    17   2.0943      0.00     0.15       0.00     0.04
    18   2.0943      0.00     0.14       0.00    -0.19
    19   2.0943      0.00    -0.13       0.00     0.04
    20   2.0944      0.00     0.05       0.00     0.26
    21   2.0944      0.00    -0.38       0.00     0.15
    22   2.0966      0.00    -0.15       0.00     0.21
    23   2.0966      0.00     0.01       0.00     0.19
    24   2.0967      0.00    -0.13       0.00     0.28
    25   2.0967      0.00     0.02       0.00     0.12
    26   2.0967      0.00    -0.05       0.00     0.21
    27   2.0968      0.00     0.04       0.00     0.10
    28   2.2527      0.00     0.31       0.00    -0.18
    29   2.2527      0.00    -0.02       0.00     0.11
    30   2.2527      0.00     0.10       0.00     0.00
    31   2.2527      0.00     0.07       0.00     0.29
    32   2.2527      0.00    -0.10       0.00     0.18
    33   2.3019      0.00     0.01       0.00     0.18
    34   2.3020      0.00     0.05       0.00     0.05
    35   2.3020      0.00    -0.08       0.00    -0.11
    36   2.3020      0.00    -0.07       0.00     0.02
    37   2.9160      0.00    -0.31       0.00    -0.08
    38   2.9160      0.00    -0.40       0.00     0.21
    39   3.0336      0.00    -0.28       0.00     0.00
    40   4.0409      0.00    -0.26       0.00    -0.12
    41   4.0410      0.00    -0.01       0.00     0.24
    42   4.0463      0.00    -0.01       0.00     0.08
    43   4.1063      0.00     0.25       0.00     0.01
    44   4.9830      0.00    -0.38       0.00    -0.11
    45   5.8290      0.00     0.01       0.00    -0.22
    46   8.0273      0.00     0.19       0.00     0.19

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.

15DS249    quality flag:3

Type:       CENTAURR  CENTAURR  CENTAURR

axisobj        58.926    58.925    58.927
ecceobj         0.696     0.696     0.696
incobj         11.375    11.375    11.375
qmin           17.607    17.597    17.684
qmax          112.080   106.710   104.949
amean          61.660    55.888    58.642
amin           58.926    53.212    56.348
amax           65.104    62.485    61.453
emean           0.708     0.675     0.694
emin            0.694     0.659     0.681
emax            0.722     0.714     0.708
imean          12.646    14.837    12.670
imin           12.328    12.326    12.329
imax           13.160    17.562    12.965
excite_mean     0.741     0.722     0.728
fracstop        0.029     0.068     0.007
cjmean          2.464     2.484     2.477

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        23.0      51.4       8.7
kozaiamp         18.4      41.4       5.4