Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 15VD172

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: 15VD172   
# Created Tue Apr  1 01:10:42 2025
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting     41 observations of     41
# Arc:   3.08y
# First observation: 2014/11/17
#  Last observation: 2017/12/16
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  -0.000150   0.025931  -0.000013   0.001926   0.025510   0.000000
# Chi-squared of fit:     4.08 DOF:     76 RMS:  0.06
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.19    0.12
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.542037E-05  2.583186E-02  1.474672E-06  1.919575E-03  2.560979E-02 -2.861380E-03
# Covariance matrix:
  2.4561E-13 -2.8100E-13  8.6295E-15 -1.5735E-14 -1.1791E-13 -2.6496E-12
 -2.8100E-13  4.4168E-13 -1.5904E-14  2.9302E-14  2.0001E-13  4.9243E-12
  8.6295E-15 -1.5904E-14  1.3267E-13 -7.3305E-14 -8.7844E-15 -2.0181E-13
 -1.5735E-14  2.9302E-14 -7.3305E-14  5.6329E-14  1.4537E-14  3.7256E-13
 -1.1791E-13  2.0001E-13 -8.7844E-15  1.4537E-14  2.0503E-13  2.4951E-12
 -2.6496E-12  4.9243E-12 -2.0181E-13  3.7256E-13  2.4951E-12  6.2587E-11
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
   -2.909446   48.962719   -0.095506   -0.049839   -0.983590  2456978.818008
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2456970.5000  =  2014/11/09
Mean Anomaly:          301.03010 +/-     0.028
Argument of Peri:       37.93856 +/-     0.056
Long of Asc Node:       82.72120 +/-     0.003
Inclination:             5.11647 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.12054988 +/-    0.0003
Semi-Major Axis:     42.16142427 +/-    0.0040
Time of Perihelion: 2473349.9479 +/-       7.6
Perihelion:          37.07886976 +/-    0.0131
Aphelion:            47.24397878 +/-    0.0134
Period (y)              273.7670 +/-      0.04
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X           26.17509356 +/-    0.0004
Ecliptic Y           30.22197836 +/-    0.0005
Ecliptic Z           -1.98192047 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT        -0.00228104 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT         0.00158558 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT         0.00022058 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   40.03038231 +/-    0.0005
Geocenter to KBO     39.04757145 +/-    0.0007
# Hcoef:  8.04

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 15VD172. 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 (15VD172) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2014 11  17.31723  03 09 19.322  +14 39 35.54  24.1r 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2014 11  17.42609  03 09 18.746  +14 39 33.45  24.1r 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2014 11  17.54029  03 09 18.142  +14 39 31.33  24.0r 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2014 11  19.33914  03 09 08.977  +14 38 57.01  23.8r 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2014 11  23.44182  03 08 48.182  +14 37 40.60  24.0r 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2015 08  11.60150  03 19 44.819  +15 30 20.78  24.4w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2015 09  06.61481  03 19 44.694  +15 28 58.11  24.0w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2015 09  12.50491  03 19 35.538  +15 28 05.92  24.4w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2015 10  07.42821  03 18 23.282  +15 22 31.64  24.4w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2015 10  08.44001  03 18 19.340  +15 22 14.88  24.1w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2015 10  08.49908  03 18 19.106  +15 22 13.89  23.9w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2015 11  07.34843  03 15 59.956  +15 12 58.95  24.0r 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2015 11  07.39058  03 15 59.732  +15 12 58.09  24.3r 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2015 11  07.43274  03 15 59.513  +15 12 57.25  24.2r 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2015 11  10.51713  03 15 43.593  +15 11 57.44  24.5w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2015 11  10.54648  03 15 43.436  +15 11 56.84  24.1w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2015 11  17.36382  03 15 08.134  +15 09 46.57  24.2w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2015 11  17.41043  03 15 07.887  +15 09 45.67  24.2w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2015 12  06.37266  03 13 33.289  +15 04 15.20  24.4w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2015 12  06.52203  03 13 32.559  +15 04 12.93  24.3w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2015 12  13.30706  03 13 01.892  +15 02 33.19  24.5w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2015 12  13.36559  03 13 01.634  +15 02 32.33  24.3w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2016 01  01.36029  03 11 51.055  +14 59 08.98  24.1w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2016 01  07.30705  03 11 34.715  +14 58 32.01  24.4w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2016 02  04.34036  03 11 03.208  +14 58 54.65  24.6w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2016 02  11.22942  03 11 07.781  +14 59 51.10  24.4w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2016 09  07.56785  03 25 29.915  +15 57 35.23        15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2016 09  27.50655  03 24 45.434  +15 54 01.39  24.0w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2016 10  10.44325  03 23 59.030  +15 50 46.60  24.6w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2016 10  10.50202  03 23 58.789  +15 50 45.64  24.5w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2016 10  10.51973  03 23 58.716  +15 50 45.38  24.3w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2016 11  02.51417  03 22 12.179  +15 43 53.11  24.2w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2016 11  04.38927  03 22 02.639  +15 43 17.75  24.2w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2016 12  24.33677  03 18 02.630  +15 29 58.35  24.2w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2016 12  28.44224  03 17 48.026  +15 29 19.12  24.2w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2017 01  02.43952  03 17 32.073  +15 28 39.35  24.7w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2017 01  26.34976  03 16 47.130  +15 27 44.22  24.2w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2017 09  17.59434  03 31 04.356  +16 24 36.01  24.2w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2017 09  23.57295  03 30 50.124  +16 23 31.52  22.7w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2017 12  16.35926  03 24 27.520  +16 00 55.48  24.2w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      
2017 12  16.37785  03 24 27.433  +16 00 55.19  24.2w 15VD172   568  C~2nwC      

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     0.11       0.00    -0.06
     2   0.0003     -8.61    -0.02       0.24    -0.04
     3   0.0006    -17.62    -0.13       0.57     0.08
     4   0.0055   -154.95     0.01       3.44    -0.04
     5   0.0168   -466.17     0.03      11.46    -0.01
     6   0.7318   9548.64     0.06     543.00    -0.05
     7   0.8030   9525.47    -0.11     463.53     0.01
     8   0.8191   9383.81     0.11     447.32    -0.03
     9   0.8874   8286.03     0.02     395.40    -0.02
    10   0.8901   8226.53    -0.06     394.04     0.01
    11   0.8903   8223.00    -0.02     393.97    -0.01
    12   0.9720   6132.05     0.09     384.59     0.08
    13   0.9721   6128.69     0.02     384.61     0.05
    14   0.9723   6125.41     0.04     384.64     0.02
    15   0.9807   5887.15     0.02     387.50     0.01
    16   0.9808   5884.80    -0.03     387.52    -0.00
    17   0.9994   5357.09     0.05     396.41    -0.02
    18   0.9996   5353.40     0.02     396.49    -0.03
    19   1.0515   3944.19     0.04     440.13    -0.03
    20   1.0519   3933.39    -0.19     440.75     0.12
    21   1.0705   3478.49    -0.00     462.60     0.01
    22   1.0706   3474.66     0.01     462.77    -0.04
    23   1.1226   2434.70    -0.01     539.37     0.01
    24   1.1389   2196.63     0.02     567.05     0.00
    25   1.2157   1762.78    -0.04     711.13    -0.03
    26   1.2345   1841.76     0.05     747.76    -0.06
    27   1.8077  14801.86     0.07     852.56     0.01
    28   1.8623  14123.74     0.03     807.37    -0.00
    29   1.8977  13423.60    -0.06     788.35     0.01
    30   1.8978  13419.97    -0.04     788.30     0.01
    31   1.8979  13418.88    -0.03     788.32     0.03
    32   1.9608  11820.85    -0.06     781.15     0.01
    33   1.9660  11678.18     0.01     782.19     0.01
    34   2.1027   8113.72    -0.02     904.82     0.06
    35   2.1140   7899.37    -0.06     921.94     0.05
    36   2.1276   7666.04     0.03     943.69    -0.09
    37   2.1931   7023.68    -0.00    1060.32     0.07
    38   2.8344  19907.62    -0.03    1226.78     0.03
    39   2.8508  19691.28    -0.01    1214.42    -0.18
    40   3.0802  13977.93     0.09    1274.41     0.02
    41   3.0802  13976.64     0.02    1274.44    -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.

15VD172    quality flag:2

Type:      CLASSICAL  SCATNEAR CLASSICAL

axisobj        42.445    42.455    42.436
ecceobj         0.119     0.119     0.118
incobj          5.114     5.114     5.114
qmin           36.459    36.132    36.340
qmax           48.213    49.009    48.301
amean          42.170    42.253    42.146
amin           41.774    41.832    41.772
amax           42.566    42.891    42.542
emean           0.105     0.112     0.101
emin            0.078     0.082     0.071
emax            0.134     0.145     0.137
imean           3.611     5.262     3.190
imin            1.078     2.091     0.471
imax            5.883     7.950     5.151
excite_mean     0.125     0.148     0.118
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          3.060     3.053     3.062

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       175.5     179.6     187.1
kozaiamp        180.0     179.9     180.0