Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 15RZ279

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: 15RZ279   
# Created Sun Nov 24 02:10:25 2024
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting     37 observations of     37
# Arc:   2.44y
# First observation: 2015/07/14
#  Last observation: 2017/12/23
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  -0.000061   0.019519   0.000004   0.001155   0.021835   0.000000
# Chi-squared of fit:     7.24 DOF:     68 RMS:  0.08
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.17    0.24
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.291109E-05  1.928426E-02  8.028414E-07  1.148533E-03  2.166111E-02  9.783525E-04
# Covariance matrix:
  1.9852E-13  4.6692E-14 -4.0287E-15  9.3419E-15  1.7765E-13  3.3394E-12
  4.6692E-14  2.3016E-13 -7.1726E-15  2.0371E-14  2.2470E-13  7.3485E-12
 -4.0287E-15 -7.1726E-15  9.2725E-14 -5.8520E-14 -9.1975E-15 -3.2597E-13
  9.3419E-15  2.0371E-14 -5.8520E-14  6.4784E-14  2.4182E-14  9.8773E-13
  1.7765E-13  2.2470E-13 -9.1975E-15  2.4182E-14  3.3566E-13  8.6950E-12
  3.3394E-12  7.3485E-12 -3.2597E-13  9.8773E-13  8.6950E-12  3.5719E-10
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
    0.992739   10.744307    0.998798    0.003471   -0.194541  2457218.046739
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2457210.5000  =  2015/07/07
Mean Anomaly:          156.13875 +/-     0.671
Argument of Peri:      216.75643 +/-     0.671
Long of Asc Node:      353.48812 +/-     0.003
Inclination:             3.57705 +/-     0.001
Eccentricity:         0.07334555 +/-    0.0003
Semi-Major Axis:     43.41986592 +/-    0.0029
Time of Perihelion: 2411885.3400 +/-     194.6
Perihelion:          40.23521202 +/-    0.0136
Aphelion:            46.60451983 +/-    0.0137
Period (y)              286.1152 +/-      0.03
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X           45.72332922 +/-    0.0012
Ecliptic Y            7.66049812 +/-    0.0002
Ecliptic Z            0.79994342 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT        -0.00033768 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT         0.00241100 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT         0.00014735 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   46.36750992 +/-    0.0012
Geocenter to KBO     46.16567991 +/-    0.0012
# Hcoef:  7.57

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 15RZ279. 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 (15RZ279) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2015 07  14.54595  00 37 56.476  +05 09 57.49  24.2r 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2015 07  19.51084  00 37 54.178  +05 09 53.12  24.7r 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2015 08  11.49932  00 37 19.856  +05 07 00.37  24.5r 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2015 08  11.55875  00 37 19.714  +05 06 59.47  24.0r 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2015 09  08.40498  00 35 54.339  +04 58 39.82  24.6r 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2015 09  08.50910  00 35 53.954  +04 58 37.53  24.1r 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2015 09  08.55273  00 35 53.786  +04 58 36.41  24.3r 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2015 09  09.52831  00 35 50.158  +04 58 14.54  24.3w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2015 09  10.46916  00 35 46.622  +04 57 53.16  24.3w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2015 09  16.45837  00 35 23.485  +04 55 32.66  24.5w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2015 10  03.38583  00 34 14.488  +04 48 27.13  24.2w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2015 10  07.35453  00 33 58.074  +04 46 44.67  24.1r 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2015 10  07.40769  00 33 57.828  +04 46 43.36  24.4r 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2015 11  07.24974  00 32 00.914  +04 34 20.52  24.5w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2015 11  07.30253  00 32 00.734  +04 34 19.40  24.8w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2015 11  10.38589  00 31 51.012  +04 33 16.46  24.9w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2015 12  07.32615  00 30 51.444  +04 26 41.65  24.2w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2016 01  01.25515  00 30 45.435  +04 25 43.97  24.7w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2016 09  05.58308  00 40 03.591  +05 29 26.45  24.4w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2016 09  06.53219  00 40 00.178  +05 29 06.08  24.2w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2016 09  06.57428  00 40 00.014  +05 29 05.12  24.4w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2016 09  27.48878  00 38 37.912  +05 20 46.77  24.2w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2016 11  03.42043  00 36 12.234  +05 05 31.32  24.2w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2016 11  03.48549  00 36 12.006  +05 05 29.67  24.5w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2016 11  03.49709  00 36 11.971  +05 05 29.35  23.1w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2016 11  04.26545  00 36 09.366  +05 05 12.69  24.4w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2016 11  04.32471  00 36 09.153  +05 05 11.41  24.2w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2016 12  29.24332  00 34 40.640  +04 55 10.71  24.7w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2016 12  29.26796  00 34 40.651  +04 55 10.62  24.6w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2017 01  03.21350  00 34 44.224  +04 55 28.99  24.7w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2017 01  03.23891  00 34 44.237  +04 55 29.18  24.9w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2017 09  16.50467  00 43 25.384  +05 55 20.47  24.4w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2017 09  17.40380  00 43 21.863  +05 54 59.23  24.4w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2017 09  22.45810  00 43 01.679  +05 52 57.06  24.5w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2017 11  22.36083  00 39 17.450  +05 29 24.56  24.3w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2017 12  23.28786  00 38 36.630  +05 24 39.01  24.3w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      
2017 12  23.30180  00 38 36.619  +05 24 38.95  24.5w 15RZ279   568  C~2nvo      

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     0.24       0.00     0.01
     2   0.0136    -33.29    -0.00       9.45    -0.11
     3   0.0765   -572.71    -0.01      51.83     0.13
     4   0.0767   -575.01    -0.08      51.84     0.00
     5   0.1529  -1944.45    -0.09      93.53     0.13
     6   0.1532  -1950.65     0.04      93.69     0.11
     7   0.1533  -1953.39    -0.06      93.65    -0.01
     8   0.1560  -2011.85     0.04      94.85     0.01
     9   0.1586  -2068.84    -0.02      95.97     0.02
    10   0.1750  -2442.05    -0.02     102.75     0.02
    11   0.2213  -3557.76     0.02     117.34    -0.03
    12   0.2322  -3823.72     0.11     119.76    -0.06
    13   0.2323  -3827.62    -0.17     120.00     0.13
    14   0.3168  -5727.82     0.08     126.13    -0.10
    15   0.3169  -5730.73    -0.01     126.16    -0.09
    16   0.3254  -5889.27    -0.13     125.67    -0.11
    17   0.3991  -6864.47     0.12     114.42     0.11
    18   0.4674  -6969.93     0.02      96.89    -0.02
    19   1.1473   2204.86    -0.05     331.19    -0.03
    20   1.1499   2149.99     0.12     332.41    -0.04
    21   1.1500   2147.36    -0.01     332.48    -0.04
    22   1.2072    824.02    -0.02     354.46    -0.05
    23   1.3083  -1536.81    -0.03     366.82     0.12
    24   1.3085  -1540.59    -0.13     366.64    -0.07
    25   1.3086  -1541.20    -0.08     366.55    -0.15
    26   1.3107  -1583.54    -0.00     366.53     0.01
    27   1.3108  -1586.97    -0.10     366.60     0.07
    28   1.4612  -3039.46     0.06     334.51     0.06
    29   1.4613  -3039.34     0.00     334.36    -0.08
    30   1.4748  -2983.01     0.11     330.23    -0.08
    31   1.4749  -2982.76     0.01     330.33     0.03
    32   2.1765   5585.87     0.04     584.17    -0.00
    33   2.1789   5529.18     0.01     585.11     0.01
    34   2.1928   5204.00    -0.06     590.18    -0.07
    35   2.3595   1570.19     0.03     599.35     0.05
    36   2.4442    897.48     0.09     575.60     0.06
    37   2.4442    897.31    -0.05     575.61     0.08

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.

15RZ279    quality flag:3

Type:      CLASSICAL CLASSICAL CLASSICAL

axisobj        43.826    43.836    43.816
ecceobj         0.064     0.065     0.064
incobj          3.559     3.559     3.559
qmin           39.694    39.679    39.692
qmax           47.826    47.810    47.747
amean          43.624    43.636    43.613
amin           43.281    43.290    43.272
amax           43.991    43.992    43.972
emean           0.066     0.066     0.066
emin            0.048     0.048     0.048
emax            0.087     0.088     0.086
imean           4.170     4.165     4.169
imin            3.333     3.343     3.328
imax            4.942     4.945     4.936
excite_mean     0.099     0.099     0.099
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          3.085     3.085     3.085

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       178.2     178.7     178.4
kozaiamp        180.0     180.0     180.0