Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 20KL55

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: 20KL55    
# Created Tue Apr  1 01:11:20 2025
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting     15 observations of     15
# Arc:  74.98d
# First observation: 2020/05/29
#  Last observation: 2020/08/12
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
   0.000001   0.018445   0.000000  -0.000634   0.021695   0.000000
# Chi-squared of fit:     2.08 DOF:     24 RMS:  0.07
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.11    0.11
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.389671E-05  1.962574E-02 -4.750779E-07 -6.327502E-04  2.181234E-02 -1.752769E-02
# Covariance matrix:
  3.5103E-13  1.8101E-10 -7.6352E-14 -2.4798E-13  3.4496E-11  7.8715E-10
  1.8101E-10  4.1122E-07 -1.7044E-10 -5.0321E-10  7.6032E-08  1.3066E-06
 -7.6352E-14 -1.7044E-10  2.5192E-13 -1.0141E-12 -3.1522E-11 -5.4347E-10
 -2.4798E-13 -5.0321E-10 -1.0141E-12  1.8437E-11 -9.3269E-11 -1.6573E-09
  3.4496E-11  7.6032E-08 -3.1522E-11 -9.3269E-11  1.4066E-08  2.4345E-07
  7.8715E-10  1.3066E-06 -5.4347E-10 -1.6573E-09  2.4345E-07  4.6381E-06
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
    1.713245  -73.590441    0.629158    0.023458   -0.788544  2458998.947781
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2458990.5000  =  2020/05/21
Mean Anomaly:          354.07438 +/-     5.135
Argument of Peri:      231.89240 +/-     3.894
Long of Asc Node:      147.61579 +/-     1.011
Inclination:             2.51684 +/-     0.050
Eccentricity:         0.86262179 +/-    0.0920
Semi-Major Axis:    171.61392699 +/-   98.9462
Time of Perihelion: 2472506.8153 +/-     732.8
Perihelion:          23.57601467 +/-   20.8327
Aphelion:           319.65183932 +/-  184.9742
Period (y)             2248.2106 +/-   1944.35
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X           12.57063706 +/-    0.0704
Ecliptic Y          -44.89986484 +/-    0.2390
Ecliptic Z            1.37070953 +/-    0.0075
Ecliptic XDOT         0.00175060 +/-    0.0001
Ecliptic YDOT         0.00280667 +/-    0.0003
Ecliptic ZDOT        -0.00014539 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   46.64651780 +/-    0.2308
Geocenter to KBO     45.84561018 +/-    0.2493
# Hcoef:  9.59

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 20KL55. 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 (20KL55) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2020 05  29.44698  19 10 17.555  -20 43 49.99  26.2r 20KL55    266  C~6c5b      
2020 05  29.53371  19 10 17.250  -20 43 50.42  26.2r 20KL55    266  C~6c5b      
2020 05  29.61905  19 10 16.949  -20 43 50.82  26.2r 20KL55    266  C~6c5b      
2020 05  31.44139  19 10 10.574  -20 43 59.83  26.2r 20KL55    266  C~6c5b      
2020 05  31.52961  19 10 10.254  -20 44 00.28  26.2r 20KL55    266  C~6c5b      
2020 05  31.61814  19 10 09.931  -20 44 00.72  26.2r 20KL55    266  C~6c5b      
2020 06  21.45390  19 08 45.695  -20 46 08.31  26.5r 20KL55    266  C~6c5b      
2020 06  21.53376  19 08 45.335  -20 46 08.87  26.5r 20KL55    266  C~6c5b      
2020 06  21.61261  19 08 44.981  -20 46 09.41  26.5r 20KL55    266  C~6c5b      
2020 06  24.43648  19 08 32.401  -20 46 29.71  25.6r 20KL55    266  C~6c5b      
2020 06  24.52739  19 08 31.986  -20 46 30.36  25.6r 20KL55    266  C~6c5b      
2020 06  24.61708  19 08 31.577  -20 46 31.00  25.6r 20KL55    266  C~6c5b      
2020 08  12.32173  19 04 58.029  -20 52 53.92  26.5r 20KL55    266  C~6c5b      
2020 08  12.37637  19 04 57.826  -20 52 54.32  26.5r 20KL55    266  C~6c5b      
2020 08  12.42950  19 04 57.629  -20 52 54.71  26.5r 20KL55    266  C~6c5b      

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     0.07       0.00     0.00
     2   0.0002     -4.30     0.07       0.09    -0.00
     3   0.0005     -8.54     0.07       0.20    -0.00
     4   0.0055    -98.41    -0.06       1.99    -0.08
     5   0.0057   -102.92    -0.06       2.08    -0.07
     6   0.0059   -107.47    -0.07       2.19    -0.08
     7   0.0630  -1295.85    -0.11      15.97     0.06
     8   0.0632  -1300.93    -0.11      16.01     0.06
     9   0.0634  -1305.92    -0.10      16.06     0.06
    10   0.0712  -1483.53     0.09      16.65     0.04
    11   0.0714  -1489.38     0.11      16.69     0.05
    12   0.0716  -1495.15     0.11      16.73     0.04
    13   0.2050  -4513.89    -0.02     -20.27    -0.03
    14   0.2051  -4516.77    -0.00     -20.35    -0.03
    15   0.2053  -4519.55     0.01     -20.43    -0.04

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.

20KL55    quality flag:0

Type:      ERR2LARGE ERR2LARGE ERR2LARGE

axisobj         0.000     0.000     0.000
ecceobj        -1.000    -1.000    -1.000
incobj         -1.000    -1.000    -1.000
qmin            0.000     0.000     0.000
qmax            0.000     0.000     0.000
amean           0.000     0.000     0.000
amin            0.000     0.000     0.000
amax            0.000     0.000     0.000
emean           0.000     0.000     0.000
emin            0.000     0.000     0.000
emax            0.000     0.000     0.000
imean           0.000     0.000     0.000
imin            0.000     0.000     0.000
imax            0.000     0.000     0.000
excite_mean     0.000     0.000     0.000
fracstop        0.000     0.000     0.000
cjmean          0.000     0.000     0.000

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         0.0       0.0       0.0
kozaiamp          0.0       0.0       0.0