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: 15KD175 # Created Fri Nov 22 02:10:23 2024 # Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism # Fitting 34 observations of 34 # Arc: 3.26y # First observation: 2014/05/29 # Last observation: 2017/08/31 Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 0.000241 0.024971 0.000116 0.011947 0.026011 0.000000 # Chi-squared of fit: 14.83 DOF: 62 RMS: 0.12 # Min/Max residuals: -0.40 0.24 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 1.596244E-05 2.527862E-02 7.318571E-06 1.209218E-02 2.619471E-02 -3.298220E-03 # Covariance matrix: 2.3812E-13 -2.7555E-13 4.9302E-14 -9.9151E-14 -9.7068E-14 -2.7826E-12 -2.7555E-13 5.2782E-13 -1.1808E-13 2.3669E-13 1.6295E-13 6.7325E-12 4.9302E-14 -1.1808E-13 1.7706E-13 -1.3823E-13 -3.9779E-14 -1.6995E-12 -9.9151E-14 2.3669E-13 -1.3823E-13 1.7904E-13 8.0905E-14 3.4045E-12 -9.7068E-14 1.6295E-13 -3.9779E-14 8.0905E-14 1.5871E-13 2.1666E-12 -2.7826E-12 6.7325E-12 -1.6995E-12 3.4045E-12 2.1666E-12 9.7069E-11 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 6.631210 -127.622195 -0.270512 0.112976 -0.971302 2456806.851688 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2456800.5000 = 2014/05/23 Mean Anomaly: 329.97523 +/- 0.060 Argument of Peri: 57.78254 +/- 0.097 Long of Asc Node: 219.48245 +/- 0.000 Inclination: 26.24367 +/- 0.000 Eccentricity: 0.18405808 +/- 0.0003 Semi-Major Axis: 45.97250770 +/- 0.0046 Time of Perihelion: 2466296.1097 +/- 18.8 Perihelion: 37.51089643 +/- 0.0122 Aphelion: 54.43411898 +/- 0.0128 Period (y) 311.7134 +/- 0.05 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X -23.53248691 +/- 0.0003 Ecliptic Y -30.97301968 +/- 0.0005 Ecliptic Z 4.40879003 +/- 0.0001 Ecliptic XDOT 0.00238555 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic YDOT -0.00122970 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic ZDOT 0.00121573 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 39.14771152 +/- 0.0004 Geocenter to KBO 38.17564170 +/- 0.0006 # Hcoef: 8.79
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 15KD175. 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 (15KD175) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2014 05 29.35091 15 26 47.760 -11 56 48.55 24.3r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2014 05 29.38978 15 26 47.581 -11 56 47.85 24.3r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2014 05 30.45852 15 26 42.384 -11 56 23.79 24.5r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2014 06 21.35408 15 25 06.566 -11 49 33.87 24.6r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2014 06 21.39293 15 25 06.405 -11 49 33.40 25.3r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2015 03 19.61637 15 38 12.240 -12 08 41.61 24.9r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2015 03 22.53501 15 38 05.777 -12 07 29.93 24.5r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2015 04 13.54773 15 36 54.680 -11 57 47.57 24.2r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2015 04 13.58882 15 36 54.503 -11 57 46.20 24.3r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2015 04 18.55227 15 36 33.911 -11 55 29.20 24.7r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2015 05 21.31829 15 33 56.061 -11 40 58.41 24.3r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2015 05 21.35947 15 33 55.854 -11 40 57.64 24.3r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2015 05 21.40058 15 33 55.642 -11 40 56.66 24.9r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2015 05 22.47722 15 33 50.221 -11 40 30.91 24.7r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2015 05 25.46768 15 33 35.278 -11 39 20.72 24.8r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2015 06 20.35717 15 31 36.642 -11 31 02.93 24.7r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2015 06 20.39803 15 31 36.474 -11 31 02.28 24.8r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2015 06 23.41823 15 31 24.644 -11 30 19.27 24.5r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2015 07 11.29135 15 30 27.581 -11 27 18.96 24.9r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2015 07 18.36074 15 30 11.991 -11 26 44.32 25.0r 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2016 02 05.65108 15 44 29.399 -12 01 49.91 25.3w 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2016 02 11.66311 15 44 41.949 -12 00 37.34 25.3w 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2016 02 12.60253 15 44 43.578 -12 00 24.66 25.1w 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2016 03 17.61396 15 44 40.017 -11 49 26.19 24.8w 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2016 04 03.53046 15 43 56.426 -11 42 10.76 25.2w 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2016 04 08.58000 15 43 38.899 -11 39 53.26 26.0w 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2016 04 29.45756 15 42 10.181 -11 30 17.83 24.7w 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2016 05 04.39265 15 41 46.439 -11 28 05.20 24.3w 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2016 05 30.47009 15 39 35.958 -11 17 33.06 24.2w 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2016 07 04.30222 15 37 10.348 -11 08 46.90 25.1w 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2016 07 05.37053 15 37 07.027 -11 08 38.09 24.8w 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2017 08 20.26151 15 42 40.745 -10 50 08.18 24.7w 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2017 08 26.27332 15 42 48.785 -10 51 17.92 25.6w 15KD175 568 C~2nvg 2017 08 31.25681 15 42 58.241 -10 52 24.34 24.5w 15KD175 568 C~2nvg
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 -0.00 2 0.0001 -2.72 0.08 0.03 -0.12 3 0.0030 -82.57 -0.40 4.40 -0.03 4 0.0630 -1546.84 0.22 51.24 0.18 5 0.0631 -1549.25 0.12 51.10 0.03 6 0.8057 9920.94 -0.01 1751.51 -0.21 7 0.8136 9811.57 -0.07 1798.59 0.09 8 0.8739 8657.41 0.03 2115.16 -0.04 9 0.8740 8654.55 -0.15 2115.87 0.16 10 0.8876 8327.78 0.12 2176.50 -0.19 11 0.9773 5865.57 0.05 2463.21 0.24 12 0.9774 5862.43 0.15 2463.22 0.04 13 0.9775 5859.17 0.12 2463.42 0.03 14 0.9805 5775.60 -0.00 2469.11 -0.04 15 0.9887 5545.43 -0.03 2484.01 -0.04 16 1.0596 3732.38 0.09 2542.68 -0.06 17 1.0597 3729.82 0.07 2542.71 -0.02 18 1.0679 3550.63 -0.12 2541.94 -0.04 19 1.1169 2692.93 -0.07 2511.47 0.11 20 1.1362 2462.18 0.11 2488.84 -0.04 21 1.6901 15221.56 0.10 3459.26 -0.17 22 1.7065 15384.75 0.08 3573.11 -0.05 23 1.7091 15405.18 0.13 3591.06 0.03 24 1.8022 15200.52 -0.21 4221.14 -0.02 25 1.8485 14472.87 0.09 4495.75 -0.01 26 1.8624 14189.05 -0.14 4569.34 0.05 27 1.9195 12780.69 -0.07 4822.96 0.15 28 1.9330 12408.84 0.07 4869.66 -0.08 29 2.0044 10388.43 -0.03 5029.49 0.08 30 2.0998 8177.21 -0.07 5028.63 -0.04 31 2.1027 8127.55 -0.12 5025.46 0.00 32 3.2277 12653.42 0.04 7277.50 -0.06 33 3.2441 12785.47 -0.22 7237.55 -0.00 34 3.2578 12937.11 0.22 7205.74 0.07
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.
15KD175 quality flag:3 Type: SCATEXTD SCATEXTD SCATEXTD axisobj 45.738 45.749 45.728 ecceobj 0.183 0.184 0.183 incobj 26.320 26.320 26.320 qmin 36.770 36.709 36.740 qmax 55.822 55.857 55.807 amean 46.069 46.075 46.054 amin 45.680 45.685 45.662 amax 46.524 46.535 46.498 emean 0.184 0.184 0.183 emin 0.168 0.169 0.167 emax 0.200 0.201 0.200 imean 27.039 27.036 27.035 imin 26.596 26.588 26.590 imax 27.388 27.387 27.387 excite_mean 0.490 0.491 0.490 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 2.819 2.819 2.819 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 171.4 171.3 171.3 kozaiamp 180.0 180.0 179.9