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: 15FF490
# Created Sun Feb 23 02:10:20 2025
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting 20 observations of 20
# Arc: 65.88d
# First observation: 2015/03/18
# Last observation: 2015/05/23
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
-0.000000 0.040769 0.000001 0.004893 0.030632 0.000000
# WARNING Fitting with energy constraint
# Chi-squared of fit: 5.88 DOF: 35 RMS: 0.10
# Min/Max residuals: -0.23 0.19
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
1.659444E-05 3.075402E-02 2.577395E-06 4.953851E-03 2.904188E-02 -1.913820E-03
# Covariance matrix:
1.1194E-12 1.8975E-09 1.5554E-13 -1.3864E-11 2.9033E-10 -1.8602E-08
1.8975E-09 4.0494E-06 3.3994E-10 -3.0281E-08 6.1596E-07 -4.0441E-05
1.5554E-13 3.3994E-10 1.3876E-13 -3.3302E-12 5.1659E-11 -3.4064E-09
-1.3864E-11 -3.0281E-08 -3.3302E-12 2.4404E-10 -4.6018E-09 3.0341E-07
2.9033E-10 6.1596E-07 5.1659E-11 -4.6018E-09 9.3718E-08 -6.1470E-06
-1.8602E-08 -4.0441E-05 -3.4064E-09 3.0341E-07 -6.1470E-06 4.0496E-04
# lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0
0.125614 -179.484422 0.054815 0.002300 -0.990635 2457099.974968
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch: 2457090.5000 = 2015/03/09
Mean Anomaly: 306.64467 +/- 132.744
Argument of Peri: 61.20865 +/- 192.006
Long of Asc Node: 179.66685 +/- 0.052
Inclination: 9.13603 +/- 0.607
Eccentricity: 0.07348101 +/- 0.6310
Semi-Major Axis: 36.91043455 +/- 6.5283
Time of Perihelion: 2469229.9060 +/- 30029.7
Perihelion: 34.19821847 +/- 24.0636
Aphelion: 39.62265064 +/- 24.3225
Period (y) 224.2497 +/- 59.49
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X -35.42577005 +/- 0.3629
Ecliptic Y -0.26407948 +/- 0.0032
Ecliptic Z 0.07559490 +/- 0.0008
Ecliptic XDOT 0.00020411 +/- 0.0019
Ecliptic YDOT -0.00290328 +/- 0.0001
Ecliptic ZDOT 0.00046670 +/- 0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO 35.42683497 +/- 0.3629
Geocenter to KBO 34.43303699 +/- 0.3630
# Hcoef: 7.71
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 15FF490. 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 (15FF490) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2015 03 18.47419 12 02 05.52 -00 05 23.4 23.3r 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh 2015 03 18.50126 12 02 05.37 -00 05 22.5 23.2r 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh 2015 03 18.50997 12 02 05.33 -00 05 22.2 23.2r 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh 2015 03 18.53616 12 02 05.19 -00 05 21.0 23.2r 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh 2015 03 18.56659 12 02 05.02 -00 05 20.2 23.1r 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh 2015 03 20.41961 12 01 55.44 -00 04 11.8 22.8i 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh 2015 03 20.49142 12 01 55.06 -00 04 09.1 22.9i 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh 2015 03 25.48707 12 01 29.14 -00 01 05.4 24.3g 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh 2015 03 25.51323 12 01 29.00 -00 01 04.5 23.9g 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh 2015 03 25.54330 12 01 28.85 -00 01 03.4 24.0g 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh 2015 03 25.55400 12 01 28.79 -00 01 03.0 24.2g 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh 2015 03 29.25932 12 01 09.70 +00 01 12.3 22.6y 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh 2015 03 29.27997 12 01 09.62 +00 01 13.1 22.1y 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh 2015 03 29.29907 12 01 09.50 +00 01 13.6 22.5y 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh 2015 03 29.31534 12 01 09.42 +00 01 14.3 22.4y 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh 2015 03 29.35626 12 01 09.21 +00 01 16.0 22.5y 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh 2015 05 23.26835 11 57 39.07 +00 26 39.6 22.7z 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh 2015 05 23.27714 11 57 39.05 +00 26 39.8 22.8z 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh 2015 05 23.33848 11 57 38.93 +00 26 40.8 23.0z 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh 2015 05 23.35585 11 57 38.91 +00 26 40.9 23.1z 15FF490 T09 C~8eRh
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 0.02
2 0.0001 -2.42 -0.03 -0.07 -0.10
3 0.0001 -3.09 0.06 -0.03 -0.09
4 0.0002 -5.50 -0.06 0.23 0.12
5 0.0003 -8.15 -0.07 -0.05 -0.23
6 0.0053 -167.20 0.06 5.55 0.09
7 0.0055 -173.51 0.04 5.76 0.14
8 0.0192 -603.30 -0.04 19.65 0.10
9 0.0193 -605.58 -0.05 19.64 0.04
10 0.0194 -608.08 0.06 19.76 0.08
11 0.0194 -609.07 0.00 19.77 0.07
12 0.0295 -925.61 -0.16 30.00 -0.13
13 0.0296 -927.03 0.19 30.26 0.08
14 0.0296 -928.88 -0.01 30.00 -0.22
15 0.0297 -930.26 0.01 30.17 -0.09
16 0.0298 -933.83 -0.03 30.47 0.12
17 0.1801 -4432.52 0.05 174.68 -0.06
18 0.1802 -4432.87 -0.02 174.75 -0.01
19 0.1803 -4434.92 -0.13 174.95 0.07
20 0.1804 -4435.24 0.10 174.92 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.
15FF490 quality flag:0 Type: ERR2LARGE ERR2LARGE ERR2LARGE axisobj 0.000 0.000 0.000 ecceobj -1.000 -1.000 -1.000 incobj -1.000 -1.000 -1.000 qmin 0.000 0.000 0.000 qmax 0.000 0.000 0.000 amean 0.000 0.000 0.000 amin 0.000 0.000 0.000 amax 0.000 0.000 0.000 emean 0.000 0.000 0.000 emin 0.000 0.000 0.000 emax 0.000 0.000 0.000 imean 0.000 0.000 0.000 imin 0.000 0.000 0.000 imax 0.000 0.000 0.000 excite_mean 0.000 0.000 0.000 fracstop 0.000 0.000 0.000 cjmean 0.000 0.000 0.000 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 0.0 0.0 0.0 kozaiamp 0.0 0.0 0.0