Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 15GL55

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: 15GL55    
# Created Fri Nov 22 02:10:19 2024
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting     40 observations of     40
# Arc:   9.29y
# First observation: 2015/02/17
#  Last observation: 2024/06/03
# Chi-squared of fit:     3.10 DOF:     74 RMS:  0.05
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.16    0.11
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.553339E-05  2.410492E-02 -3.190351E-06 -4.682939E-03  2.448885E-02  3.483108E-04
# Covariance matrix:
  1.5061E-13 -4.4171E-14 -6.9048E-15  1.0448E-14  9.5346E-14 -2.2985E-13
 -4.4171E-14  1.5300E-13  1.7115E-14 -3.2704E-14  6.2781E-14  7.3098E-13
 -6.9048E-15  1.7115E-14  4.9494E-14 -1.2376E-14  4.1236E-15  8.6843E-14
  1.0448E-14 -3.2704E-14 -1.2376E-14  1.3761E-14 -1.1093E-14 -1.6443E-13
  9.5346E-14  6.2781E-14  4.1236E-15 -1.1093E-14  1.5638E-13  2.5225E-13
 -2.2985E-13  7.3098E-13  8.6843E-14 -1.6443E-13  2.5225E-13  3.6732E-12
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
    2.876035 -154.127092    0.831452    0.026664   -0.527995  2457071.097458
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2457070.5000  =  2015/02/17
Mean Anomaly:          356.77229 +/-     0.075
Argument of Peri:      168.95971 +/-     0.084
Long of Asc Node:       39.10653 +/-     0.000
Inclination:            11.28362 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.05675466 +/-    0.0000
Semi-Major Axis:     43.85849412 +/-    0.0029
Time of Perihelion: 2458021.6981 +/-      24.3
Perihelion:          41.36932007 +/-    0.0034
Aphelion:            46.34766817 +/-    0.0037
Period (y)              290.4616 +/-      0.03
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X          -37.53676258 +/-    0.0006
Ecliptic Y          -17.27950682 +/-    0.0003
Ecliptic Z            2.04877307 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT         0.00111372 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT        -0.00245880 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT        -0.00052085 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   41.37375440 +/-    0.0006
Geocenter to KBO     40.83492214 +/-    0.0007
# Hcoef:  7.41

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 15GL55. 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 (15GL55) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2015 02  17.59668  13 40 09.842  -07 18 54.58  23.3r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2015 02  17.63771  13 40 09.756  -07 18 54.12  23.3r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2015 02  20.63083  13 40 03.308  -07 18 13.64  23.8r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2015 03  18.57516  13 38 40.362  -07 10 07.57  23.5r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2015 03  18.62254  13 38 40.173  -07 10 06.47  23.5r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2015 03  20.57938  13 38 32.290  -07 09 22.21  23.7r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2015 04  11.51365  13 36 55.088  -07 00 33.73  23.3r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2015 04  13.37789  13 36 46.392  -06 59 47.91  23.7r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2015 04  13.41891  13 36 46.201  -06 59 46.88  23.3r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2015 04  13.42365  13 36 46.167  -06 59 46.82  23.3r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2015 04  13.42846  13 36 46.148  -06 59 46.68  23.3r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2015 04  13.43331  13 36 46.133  -06 59 46.57  23.3r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2015 04  13.43815  13 36 46.099  -06 59 46.41  23.4r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2015 04  13.52145  13 36 45.701  -06 59 44.39  23.5r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2015 04  19.48929  13 36 17.766  -06 57 19.24  23.2r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2015 04  19.53630  13 36 17.545  -06 57 18.07  23.0r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2015 04  19.56015  13 36 17.431  -06 57 17.62  23.5r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2015 06  22.33610  13 32 35.374  -06 41 19.76  23.5r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2015 07  14.28829  13 32 24.293  -06 42 49.42  24.2r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2015 07  20.28135  13 32 28.642  -06 43 57.40  23.4r 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2016 02  04.60621  13 45 16.899  -08 05 41.47  24.0w 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2016 02  11.58929  13 45 09.457  -08 04 51.23  23.7w 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2016 03  11.59678  13 43 55.321  -07 57 36.67  23.7w 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2016 04  03.46957  13 42 20.884  -07 49 02.19  23.8w 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2016 04  09.45073  13 41 53.385  -07 46 37.29  23.9w 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2016 05  01.45743  13 40 11.057  -07 37 58.98  23.8w 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2016 05  01.46152  13 40 11.033  -07 37 58.79  23.6w 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2016 05  02.33152  13 40 07.128  -07 37 39.82  24.0w 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2016 05  02.33557  13 40 07.106  -07 37 39.67  23.7w 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2016 05  02.36396  13 40 06.974  -07 37 39.05  23.9w 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2016 05  07.33487  13 39 44.962  -07 35 53.01  23.8w 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2016 05  07.33893  13 39 44.946  -07 35 52.92  24.0w 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2016 05  29.33959  13 38 19.896  -07 29 32.41  24.0w 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2016 06  04.40200  13 38 01.219  -07 28 19.32  23.7w 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2016 06  27.33817  13 37 15.213  -07 26 16.99  23.7w 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2016 07  07.32804  13 37 08.774  -07 26 46.00  23.7w 15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2017 03  30.48771  13 47 33.193  -08 35 58.58        15GL55    568  C~2lVB      
2024 06  03.213560 14 17 23.993  -13 22 43.91  23.7G 15GL55    G37  C~83DF      
2024 06  03.258650 14 17 23.814  -13 22 43.22        15GL55    G37  C~83DF      
2024 06  03.306060 14 17 23.629  -13 22 42.69        15GL55    G37  C~83DF      

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     0.02       0.00     0.03
     2   0.0001      0.00     0.03       0.00    -0.04
     3   0.0083      0.00     0.05       0.00    -0.01
     4   0.0793      0.00    -0.05       0.00    -0.01
     5   0.0795      0.00    -0.00       0.00     0.03
     6   0.0848      0.00    -0.09       0.00     0.01
     7   0.1449      0.00     0.07       0.00    -0.04
     8   0.1500      0.00     0.01       0.00    -0.00
     9   0.1501      0.00     0.08       0.00     0.03
    10   0.1501      0.00    -0.10       0.00    -0.03
    11   0.1501      0.00    -0.04       0.00    -0.01
    12   0.1501      0.00     0.08       0.00    -0.02
    13   0.1501      0.00    -0.08       0.00     0.02
    14   0.1504      0.00    -0.10       0.00    -0.00
    15   0.1667      0.00    -0.04       0.00     0.01
    16   0.1668      0.00    -0.01       0.00     0.04
    17   0.1669      0.00    -0.02       0.00    -0.08
    18   0.3415      0.00     0.01       0.00    -0.02
    19   0.4016      0.00    -0.01       0.00    -0.04
    20   0.4180      0.00    -0.02       0.00     0.03
    21   0.9637      0.00     0.00       0.00     0.01
    22   0.9829      0.00    -0.05       0.00     0.01
    23   1.0623      0.00    -0.01       0.00     0.09
    24   1.1249      0.00    -0.01       0.00    -0.01
    25   1.1413      0.00     0.08       0.00     0.03
    26   1.2015      0.00     0.05       0.00    -0.02
    27   1.2015      0.00    -0.03       0.00     0.08
    28   1.2039      0.00     0.08       0.00    -0.07
    29   1.2039      0.00     0.02       0.00    -0.01
    30   1.2040      0.00    -0.01       0.00    -0.01
    31   1.2176      0.00    -0.03       0.00     0.03
    32   1.2176      0.00    -0.00       0.00     0.03
    33   1.2779      0.00    -0.01       0.00    -0.03
    34   1.2945      0.00     0.00       0.00    -0.01
    35   1.3573      0.00    -0.05       0.00     0.04
    36   1.3846      0.00    -0.01       0.00     0.06
    37   2.1133      0.00    -0.03       0.00     0.01
    38   9.2912      0.00     0.11       0.00     0.08
    39   9.2913      0.00    -0.01       0.00     0.06
    40   9.2915      0.00    -0.09       0.00    -0.16

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.

15GL55    quality flag:3

Type:         7:4EII    7:4EII    7:4EII

axisobj        43.443    43.443    43.443
ecceobj         0.048     0.048     0.048
incobj         11.323    11.323    11.323
qmin           40.870    40.870    40.870
qmax           46.775    46.775    46.775
amean          43.727    43.727    43.727
amin           43.383    43.383    43.383
amax           44.072    44.072    44.072
emean           0.032     0.032     0.032
emin            0.004     0.004     0.004
emax            0.062     0.062     0.062
imean          10.558    10.558    10.559
imin            9.885     9.886     9.885
imax           11.173    11.173    11.172
excite_mean     0.187     0.187     0.187
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          3.056     3.056     3.056

libcent 0       169.8     169.1     170.6
libamp  0        69.2      69.2      69.2
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       216.5     216.6     216.4
kozaiamp        180.0     180.0     180.0