Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 16SQ58

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: 16SQ58    
# Created Fri Nov 22 02:10:46 2024
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting     58 observations of     58
# Arc:   5.05y
# First observation: 2013/10/27
#  Last observation: 2018/11/16
# Chi-squared of fit:    12.52 DOF:    110 RMS:  0.08
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.24    0.30
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.881438E-05  3.498604E-02 -5.116676E-06 -1.173648E-02  3.176740E-02  1.026616E-03
# Covariance matrix:
  1.7588E-13 -1.0826E-13 -2.1430E-14  2.4317E-14  8.5749E-15 -4.3200E-13
 -1.0826E-13  1.0673E-13  2.5571E-14 -3.1192E-14  2.0310E-14  5.5922E-13
 -2.1430E-14  2.5571E-14  1.1975E-13 -4.3283E-14  4.5837E-17  1.5165E-13
  2.4317E-14 -3.1192E-14 -4.3283E-14  2.4417E-14 -8.5768E-15 -1.8867E-13
  8.5749E-15  2.0310E-14  4.5837E-17 -8.5768E-15  1.1967E-13  1.7235E-13
 -4.3200E-13  5.5922E-13  1.5165E-13 -1.8867E-13  1.7235E-13  3.3907E-12
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
  -13.820101   24.529592   -0.155425   -0.234170   -0.952434  2456592.630518
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2456592.5000  =  2013/10/27
Mean Anomaly:           12.63979 +/-     0.020
Argument of Peri:      200.95063 +/-     0.026
Long of Asc Node:      170.10834 +/-     0.000
Inclination:            22.71361 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.11391018 +/-    0.0000
Semi-Major Axis:     36.45814906 +/-    0.0019
Time of Perihelion: 2453769.3912 +/-       4.5
Perihelion:          32.30519482 +/-    0.0023
Aphelion:            40.61110331 +/-    0.0026
Period (y)              220.1406 +/-      0.02
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X           28.63559595 +/-    0.0003
Ecliptic Y           13.24202543 +/-    0.0001
Ecliptic Z           -7.51966834 +/-    0.0001
Ecliptic XDOT        -0.00139964 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT         0.00267689 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT        -0.00100321 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   32.43289920 +/-    0.0003
Geocenter to KBO     31.47883655 +/-    0.0003
# Hcoef:  7.83

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 16SQ58. 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 (16SQ58) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2013 10  27.12974  01 51 01.363  -03 22 15.60  23.4g 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybt      
2013 11  12.18354  01 49 33.00   -03 30 19.9   22.8z 16SQ58    W84  C~3cyl      
2013 11  12.18354  01 49 33.003  -03 30 19.90  22.5z 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybt      
2013 12  28.10713  01 46 50.63   -03 35 17.0   23.1r 16SQ58    W84  C~3cyl      
2013 12  28.10713  01 46 50.632  -03 35 17.01  23.0r 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybt      
2013 12  28.10852  01 46 50.64   -03 35 17.0   23.3i 16SQ58    W84  C~3cyl      
2013 12  28.10852  01 46 50.636  -03 35 16.95  23.4i 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybt      
2014 10  23.29192  01 59 51.887  -03 13 43.83  23.3g 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybt      
2014 10  23.29329  01 59 51.86   -03 13 43.9   23.1r 16SQ58    W84  C~3cyl      
2014 10  23.29329  01 59 51.867  -03 13 43.95  22.7r 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybt      
2014 10  29.26414  01 59 17.76   -03 17 18.0   22.9r 16SQ58    W84  C~3cyl      
2014 10  29.26414  01 59 17.763  -03 17 18.01  22.9r 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybt      
2015 01  19.05031  01 55 01.564  -03 22 06.21  22.0z 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybt      
2015 10  10.520950 02 09 30.002  -02 58 43.43  22.9r 16SQ58    568  C~2TuW      
2015 10  10.541921 02 09 29.887  -02 58 44.32  22.8r 16SQ58    568  C~2TuW      
2015 10  10.579236 02 09 29.681  -02 58 45.95  22.9r 16SQ58    568  C~2TuW      
2015 10  10.603035 02 09 29.553  -02 58 46.94  22.9r 16SQ58    568  C~2TuW      
2015 10  14.522734 02 09 08.139  -03 01 32.20  23.4g 16SQ58    568  C~2TuW      
2015 10  14.541609 02 09 08.034  -03 01 32.99  23.4g 16SQ58    568  C~2TuW      
2015 10  14.543733 02 09 08.022  -03 01 33.07  23.4g 16SQ58    568  C~2TuW      
2015 10  14.604810 02 09 07.678  -03 01 35.60  23.4g 16SQ58    568  C~2TuW      
2015 12  04.06528  02 04 38.75   -03 24 16.6   22.6i 16SQ58    W84  C~3cyl      
2015 12  04.06528  02 04 38.748  -03 24 16.63  22.9i 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybt      
2015 12  04.06665  02 04 38.74   -03 24 16.5   23.0r 16SQ58    W84  C~3cyl      
2015 12  04.06665  02 04 38.744  -03 24 16.49  22.8r 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybt      
2015 12  17.12801  02 03 51.332  -03 24 55.99  22.8i 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybt      
2015 12  17.12937  02 03 51.33   -03 24 56.0   22.8r 16SQ58    W84  C~3cyl      
2015 12  17.12937  02 03 51.331  -03 24 56.04  22.6r 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      
2016 09  10.40460  02 20 02.53   -02 30 10.1   23.1i 16SQ58    W84  C~3cyl      
2016 09  10.40460  02 20 02.526  -02 30 10.05  23.0i 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      
2016 09  11.31942  02 19 59.52   -02 30 51.8   22.7r 16SQ58    W84  C~3cyl      
2016 09  11.31942  02 19 59.519  -02 30 51.78  22.7r 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      
2016 09  27.59433  02 18 54.04   -02 43 16.7   23.6g 16SQ58    568  C~2eAJ      
2016 09  28.48334  02 18 49.89   -02 43 57.1   23.6g 16SQ58    568  C~2eAJ      
2016 09  28.60394  02 18 49.32   -02 44 02.6   23.6g 16SQ58    568  C~2eAJ      
2016 09  29.49529  02 18 45.10   -02 44 42.9   23.5g 16SQ58    568  C~2eAJ      
2016 09  29.54306  02 18 44.87   -02 44 45.1   23.5g 16SQ58    568  C~2eAJ      
2016 09  29.61594  02 18 44.52   -02 44 48.4   23.5g 16SQ58    568  C~2eAJ      
2016 11  07.16393  02 15 12.929  -03 09 38.39  22.7i 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      
2016 11  07.16393  02 15 12.93   -03 09 38.4   22.6i 16SQ58    W84  C~3cyl      
2016 11  07.16529  02 15 12.92   -03 09 38.6   22.3z 16SQ58    W84  C~3cyl      
2016 11  07.16529  02 15 12.919  -03 09 38.62  22.0z 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      
2016 12  19.10454  02 12 00.14   -03 18 34.0   22.9r 16SQ58    W84  C~3cyl      
2016 12  19.10454  02 12 00.137  -03 18 34.04  23.0r 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      
2016 12  31.09923  02 11 32.058  -03 16 40.64  23.8g 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      
2017 09  25.30566  02 27 25.035  -02 34 43.24  23.4g 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      
2017 10  29.27175  02 24 26.957  -02 58 11.61  22.6r 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      
2017 10  29.27312  02 24 26.947  -02 58 11.55  22.8i 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      
2017 10  29.27450  02 24 26.946  -02 58 11.73  23.5g 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      
2017 11  23.11235  02 22 08.073  -03 09 11.07  22.8z 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      
2017 11  23.16169  02 22 07.825  -03 09 11.96  22.7i 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      
2017 11  23.16309  02 22 07.819  -03 09 11.99  23.0r 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      
2017 11  23.16446  02 22 07.807  -03 09 11.88  23.9g 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      
2017 12  15.11998  02 20 29.858  -03 12 19.52  22.1z 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      
2018 09  22.33720  02 35 55.478  -02 25 26.20  23.2z 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      
2018 10  10.33245  02 34 33.018  -02 38 49.48  22.6i 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      
2018 10  21.17621  02 33 34.536  -02 46 13.79  22.2Y 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      
2018 11  16.22466  02 31 05.569  -02 59 58.61  22.5i 16SQ58    W84  C~4ybu      

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    -0.22       0.00    -0.24
     2   0.0440      0.00    -0.04       0.00    -0.02
     3   0.0440      0.00     0.01       0.00    -0.02
     4   0.1697      0.00    -0.03       0.00     0.00
     5   0.1697      0.00    -0.06       0.00     0.01
     6   0.1697      0.00     0.12       0.00    -0.00
     7   0.1697      0.00     0.06       0.00     0.05
     8   0.9888      0.00     0.30       0.00    -0.05
     9   0.9888      0.00     0.12       0.00    -0.12
    10   0.9888      0.00     0.01       0.00    -0.07
    11   1.0052      0.00    -0.05       0.00     0.04
    12   1.0052      0.00    -0.09       0.00     0.05
    13   1.2291      0.00    -0.12       0.00     0.04
    14   1.9532      0.00    -0.00       0.00     0.11
    15   1.9532      0.00    -0.00       0.00     0.12
    16   1.9533      0.00    -0.02       0.00     0.08
    17   1.9534      0.00     0.01       0.00     0.11
    18   1.9641      0.00    -0.00       0.00     0.11
    19   1.9642      0.00     0.02       0.00     0.10
    20   1.9642      0.00     0.02       0.00     0.11
    21   1.9643      0.00    -0.00       0.00     0.10
    22   2.1025      0.00    -0.04       0.00    -0.09
    23   2.1025      0.00    -0.01       0.00    -0.06
    24   2.1025      0.00    -0.01       0.00     0.06
    25   2.1025      0.00    -0.07       0.00     0.05
    26   2.1383      0.00     0.10       0.00     0.03
    27   2.1383      0.00     0.15       0.00    -0.03
    28   2.1383      0.00     0.14       0.00     0.01
    29   2.8728      0.00    -0.05       0.00     0.07
    30   2.8728      0.00     0.01       0.00     0.02
    31   2.8753      0.00    -0.01       0.00    -0.15
    32   2.8753      0.00    -0.02       0.00    -0.13
    33   2.9198      0.00    -0.00       0.00     0.07
    34   2.9223      0.00    -0.10       0.00     0.03
    35   2.9226      0.00     0.05       0.00    -0.00
    36   2.9250      0.00    -0.04       0.00     0.05
    37   2.9252      0.00     0.01       0.00     0.01
    38   2.9254      0.00     0.08       0.00     0.00
    39   3.0309      0.00     0.05       0.00     0.08
    40   3.0309      0.00     0.04       0.00     0.09
    41   3.0309      0.00     0.00       0.00    -0.10
    42   3.0309      0.00     0.02       0.00    -0.08
    43   3.1457      0.00    -0.14       0.00    -0.08
    44   3.1457      0.00    -0.10       0.00    -0.04
    45   3.1786      0.00     0.08       0.00    -0.05
    46   3.9129      0.00    -0.00       0.00    -0.14
    47   4.0059      0.00     0.01       0.00    -0.02
    48   4.0059      0.00    -0.02       0.00     0.09
    49   4.0059      0.00     0.09       0.00    -0.04
    50   4.0739      0.00    -0.15       0.00     0.03
    51   4.0740      0.00     0.04       0.00     0.01
    52   4.0740      0.00     0.06       0.00     0.00
    53   4.0740      0.00    -0.01       0.00     0.14
    54   4.1341      0.00    -0.08       0.00    -0.13
    55   4.9041      0.00     0.04       0.00    -0.03
    56   4.9533      0.00    -0.10       0.00    -0.02
    57   4.9830      0.00     0.18       0.00    -0.01
    58   5.0543      0.00     0.05       0.00     0.02

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.

16SQ58    quality flag:3

Type:           4:3E      4:3E      4:3E

axisobj        36.638    36.638    36.638
ecceobj         0.119     0.119     0.119
incobj         22.656    22.656    22.656
qmin           31.572    31.559    31.572
qmax           41.725    41.725    41.715
amean          36.477    36.477    36.477
amin           36.125    36.124    36.124
amax           36.846    36.845    36.847
emean           0.101     0.101     0.101
emin            0.067     0.067     0.067
emax            0.136     0.136     0.136
imean          22.628    22.627    22.628
imin           21.715    21.715    21.716
imax           23.510    23.508    23.513
excite_mean     0.398     0.398     0.398
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          2.846     2.846     2.846

libcent 0       178.2     178.7     178.0
libamp  0        91.4      91.9      91.1
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       180.0     179.9     179.8
kozaiamp        180.0     180.0     180.0