Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 12OL6

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: 12OL6     
# Created Thu Mar 28 01:14:33 2024
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting     19 observations of     19
# Arc:  10.33y
# First observation: 2012/07/22
#  Last observation: 2022/11/19
# Chi-squared of fit:   122.70 DOF:     32 RMS:  0.45
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.86    1.16
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  9.499689E-06  1.261828E-02 -6.826331E-06 -1.711336E-03  1.711735E-02 -3.719822E-03
# Covariance matrix:
  1.6671E-13 -3.6793E-14 -1.0530E-15  3.5551E-15  4.0967E-14 -1.8448E-13
 -3.6793E-14  2.0159E-13  1.2742E-14 -2.9078E-14  1.8250E-13  1.5948E-12
 -1.0530E-15  1.2742E-14  1.4669E-13 -1.7811E-14  1.2676E-14  1.0238E-13
  3.5551E-15 -2.9078E-14 -1.7811E-14  7.8776E-15 -2.5210E-14 -2.3466E-13
  4.0967E-14  1.8250E-13  1.2676E-14 -2.5210E-14  3.6238E-13  1.4166E-12
 -1.8448E-13  1.5948E-12  1.0238E-13 -2.3466E-13  1.4166E-12  1.2861E-11
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
    4.261299  -47.151894    0.232480    0.073511   -0.987063  2456130.890288
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2456130.5000  =  2012/07/22
Mean Anomaly:          267.69201 +/-     0.050
Argument of Peri:      275.93013 +/-     0.028
Long of Asc Node:      160.92232 +/-     0.001
Inclination:             8.78559 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.30120730 +/-    0.0002
Semi-Major Axis:     54.18631652 +/-    0.0096
Time of Perihelion: 2493487.2990 +/-      35.2
Perihelion:          37.86500256 +/-    0.0128
Aphelion:            70.50763048 +/-    0.0166
Period (y)              398.8804 +/-      0.11
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X           40.12462523 +/-    0.0014
Ecliptic Y          -43.59426227 +/-    0.0015
Ecliptic Z            4.34058535 +/-    0.0002
Ecliptic XDOT         0.00108457 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT         0.00179561 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT        -0.00031706 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   59.40799831 +/-    0.0014
Geocenter to KBO     58.42048600 +/-    0.0021
# Hcoef:  7.11

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 12OL6. 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 (12OL6) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2012 07  22.38951  20 56 18.766  -12 51 53.89        12OL6     568  C~1x85      
2012 07  22.46926  20 56 18.503  -12 51 55.08        12OL6     568  C~1x85      
2012 07  22.54526  20 56 18.236  -12 51 56.11  24.8r 12OL6     568  C~1x85      
2012 08  19.19240  20 54 43.884  -12 59 04.28        12OL6     304  C~1x85      
2012 08  19.20945  20 54 43.798  -12 59 04.41        12OL6     304  C~1x85      
2012 10  12.02055  20 52 38.284  -13 11 19.30        12OL6     304  C~1x85      
2012 10  12.15351  20 52 38.136  -13 11 20.06        12OL6     304  C~1x85      
2013 07  07.32825  21 00 05.785  -12 42 06.39        12OL6     304  C~1x85      
2013 07  07.38166  21 00 05.548  -12 42 07.08        12OL6     304  C~1x85      
2013 08  10.30765  20 58 12.637  -12 50 14.18        12OL6     304  C~1x85      
2013 08  11.24409  20 58 09.412  -12 50 29.42        12OL6     304  C~1x85      
2021 09  03.02691  21 21 23.558  -11 59 30.13  24.9r 12OL6     807  C~6Emd      
2021 09  03.16694  21 21 23.116  -11 59 32.25  24.7r 12OL6     807  C~6Emd      
2021 10  02.01688  21 20 06.576  -12 07 10.50  24.5r 12OL6     304  C~6Emd      
2021 10  06.00812  21 19 59.117  -12 08 01.78  24.5r 12OL6     304  C~6Emd      
2022 04  29.40869  21 28 46.592  -11 32 41.77  24.6r 12OL6     304  C~6Emd      
2022 04  30.40792  21 28 47.896  -11 32 33.23  24.6r 12OL6     304  C~6Emd      
2022 10  16.03089  21 22 53.328  -12 01 58.74  24.6r 12OL6     304  C~6Emd      
2022 11  19.03773  21 22 51.514  -12 04 45.54  24.8r 12OL6     304  C~6Emd      

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     0.13       0.00     1.16
     2   0.0002      0.00     0.28       0.00     1.11
     3   0.0004      0.00     0.18       0.00     1.15
     4   0.0761      0.00     0.07       0.00    -0.39
     5   0.0762      0.00    -0.36       0.00    -0.24
     6   0.2235      0.00     0.22       0.00    -0.86
     7   0.2239      0.00    -0.05       0.00    -0.43
     8   0.9581      0.00     0.68       0.00    -0.34
     9   0.9582      0.00    -0.43       0.00    -0.41
    10   1.0511      0.00    -0.29       0.00    -0.40
    11   1.0537      0.00    -0.41       0.00    -0.56
    12   9.1161      0.00    -0.14       0.00    -0.30
    13   9.1164      0.00     0.06       0.00     0.07
    14   9.1954      0.00    -0.03       0.00     0.03
    15   9.2063      0.00    -0.08       0.00     0.31
    16   9.7687      0.00    -0.20       0.00    -0.03
    17   9.7714      0.00    -0.10       0.00    -0.15
    18  10.2331      0.00     0.18       0.00     0.02
    19  10.3262      0.00     0.26       0.00     0.23

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.

12OL6    quality flag:3

Type:       SCATNEAR  SCATNEAR  SCATNEAR

axisobj        54.275    54.274    54.275
ecceobj         0.301     0.301     0.301
incobj          8.771     8.771     8.771
qmin           37.221    37.204    37.239
qmax           72.037    72.186    71.992
amean          54.219    54.252    54.206
amin           53.645    53.676    53.637
amax           54.931    54.966    54.942
emean           0.299     0.300     0.299
emin            0.288     0.288     0.287
emax            0.312     0.313     0.312
imean           8.364     8.378     8.383
imin            7.904     7.910     7.906
imax            8.931     8.951     8.958
excite_mean     0.333     0.333     0.333
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          3.089     3.089     3.088

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       188.6     188.5     188.0
kozaiamp        180.0     180.0     179.9