Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 15RY278

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: 15RY278   
# Created Wed Apr 24 01:17:23 2024
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting     39 observations of     39
# Arc:   2.50y
# First observation: 2015/06/23
#  Last observation: 2017/12/23
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  -0.000010   0.029657   0.000003   0.000449   0.027756   0.000000
# Chi-squared of fit:     3.54 DOF:     72 RMS:  0.05
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.12    0.15
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.691133E-05  2.894191E-02  4.961399E-07  4.421815E-04  2.715161E-02  4.277233E-04
# Covariance matrix:
  1.4588E-13  1.2511E-14 -1.3510E-15  1.3927E-15  1.0523E-13  1.0638E-12
  1.2511E-14  4.2753E-13 -5.8134E-15  1.0480E-14  3.4730E-13  8.4497E-12
 -1.3510E-15 -5.8134E-15  1.0248E-13 -6.4713E-14 -5.6804E-15 -1.3148E-13
  1.3927E-15  1.0480E-14 -6.4713E-14  6.3240E-14  9.0206E-15  2.6469E-13
  1.0523E-13  3.4730E-13 -5.6804E-15  9.0206E-15  3.6803E-13  7.2039E-12
  1.0638E-12  8.4497E-12 -1.3148E-13  2.6469E-13  7.2039E-12  2.1498E-10
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
    0.636107   10.011200    1.005910   -0.001515    0.145135  2457197.098238
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2457190.5000  =  2015/06/17
Mean Anomaly:          346.06550 +/-     0.488
Argument of Peri:       50.96899 +/-     0.547
Long of Asc Node:      332.98446 +/-     0.016
Inclination:             1.10068 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.05425120 +/-    0.0001
Semi-Major Axis:     38.72775652 +/-    0.0020
Time of Perihelion: 2460597.8831 +/-     119.4
Perihelion:          36.62672925 +/-    0.0055
Aphelion:            40.82878380 +/-    0.0056
Period (y)              241.0137 +/-      0.02
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X           36.29561816 +/-    0.0008
Ecliptic Y            5.38683086 +/-    0.0001
Ecliptic Z            0.40896009 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT        -0.00046781 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT         0.00287511 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT         0.00004513 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   36.69546419 +/-    0.0008
Geocenter to KBO     36.83022210 +/-    0.0008
# Hcoef:  7.96

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 15RY278. 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 (15RY278) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2015 06  23.59746  00 35 47.827  +04 33 00.49  23.9r 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2015 07  14.54188  00 36 05.000  +04 35 20.07  23.6r 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2015 07  19.50673  00 36 02.773  +04 35 12.78  23.9r 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2015 08  11.49525  00 35 22.469  +04 31 25.83  23.6r 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2015 08  11.53688  00 35 22.346  +04 31 25.23  23.7r 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2015 09  08.40090  00 33 38.177  +04 20 46.87  23.6r 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2015 09  08.50503  00 33 37.688  +04 20 43.96  23.7r 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2015 09  08.54864  00 33 37.491  +04 20 42.77  23.4r 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2015 09  09.52421  00 33 33.038  +04 20 14.92  23.8w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2015 09  10.46510  00 33 28.708  +04 19 47.85  23.8w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2015 09  16.45310  00 33 00.327  +04 16 50.10  23.5w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2015 10  07.34557  00 31 15.648  +04 05 47.25  23.2r 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2015 10  07.36748  00 31 15.540  +04 05 46.44  23.7r 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2015 10  07.40358  00 31 15.354  +04 05 45.25  23.6r 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2015 12  07.32092  00 27 33.287  +03 41 32.87  23.7w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2016 01  01.24995  00 27 32.468  +03 41 04.59  24.0w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2016 09  05.53675  00 40 02.480  +05 03 19.93  23.7w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2016 09  05.58308  00 40 02.274  +05 03 18.64  23.6w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2016 09  06.53219  00 39 58.099  +05 02 52.84  23.8w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2016 09  06.57428  00 39 57.919  +05 02 51.77  24.0w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2016 09  07.47613  00 39 53.905  +05 02 26.98  23.8w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2016 09  07.52244  00 39 53.695  +05 02 25.75  23.9w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2016 09  27.48878  00 38 17.429  +04 52 24.89  23.8w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2016 11  03.39726  00 35 19.431  +04 33 28.23  23.6w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2016 11  03.42043  00 35 19.341  +04 33 27.64  23.9w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2016 11  03.46220  00 35 19.163  +04 33 26.46  23.8w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2016 11  04.26545  00 35 15.855  +04 33 04.91  23.8w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2016 11  04.32471  00 35 15.605  +04 33 03.37  23.8w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2016 12  29.23783  00 33 34.820  +04 21 34.42  23.9w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2017 01  03.20730  00 33 40.385  +04 22 05.25  23.3w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2017 01  03.25288  00 33 40.447  +04 22 05.39  23.9w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2017 01  27.23800  00 34 42.553  +04 28 20.71  23.9w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2017 01  28.23385  00 34 46.313  +04 28 43.96  23.9w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2017 01  30.24057  00 34 54.172  +04 29 32.58  23.9w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2017 09  17.40380  00 45 25.073  +05 39 14.05  23.8w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2017 09  22.45810  00 45 00.401  +05 36 41.24  23.9w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2017 11  22.37200  00 40 25.706  +05 07 30.73  24.0w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2017 12  23.28786  00 39 38.773  +05 02 03.61  24.0w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      
2017 12  23.30180  00 39 38.766  +05 02 03.55  24.0w 15RY278   568  C~2lVS      

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    -0.01       0.00    -0.05
     2   0.0573    290.97    -0.03      27.46    -0.01
     3   0.0709    257.48     0.03      33.84    -0.08
     4   0.1339   -385.87     0.02      61.98     0.03
     5   0.1340   -387.80    -0.01      62.16     0.13
     6   0.2103  -2071.24    -0.05      88.07    -0.01
     7   0.2106  -2079.11    -0.12      88.27     0.06
     8   0.2107  -2082.29    -0.03      88.34     0.07
     9   0.2134  -2154.48    -0.02      88.95     0.01
    10   0.2159  -2224.68     0.00      89.56    -0.01
    11   0.2323  -2684.96    -0.04      93.33    -0.05
    12   0.2895  -4385.95     0.07     101.25     0.06
    13   0.2896  -4387.75     0.09     101.14    -0.07
    14   0.2897  -4390.78     0.08     101.14    -0.09
    15   0.4565  -8020.90    -0.00      78.97     0.02
    16   0.5247  -8043.38     0.01      57.82    -0.10
    17   1.2045   4215.59     0.01     180.57     0.03
    18   1.2046   4212.25     0.01     180.58    -0.01
    19   1.2072   4144.72    -0.02     181.27    -0.03
    20   1.2073   4141.82     0.15     181.34    -0.02
    21   1.2098   4076.90    -0.01     182.01     0.03
    22   1.2099   4073.53     0.03     182.11     0.06
    23   1.2646   2514.14     0.01     193.02    -0.04
    24   1.3656   -379.52    -0.08     192.39     0.03
    25   1.3657   -380.99     0.05     192.37     0.01
    26   1.3658   -383.90     0.02     192.34    -0.03
    27   1.3680   -437.86    -0.05     191.97     0.01
    28   1.3682   -441.90    -0.05     192.02     0.06
    29   1.5185  -2098.68     0.00     151.55    -0.02
    30   1.5321  -2010.02    -0.02     147.12     0.12
    31   1.5323  -2009.11    -0.06     146.89    -0.09
    32   1.5979  -1007.48     0.03     126.47    -0.00
    33   1.6006   -946.64    -0.04     125.74     0.03
    34   1.6061   -819.46     0.06     124.22     0.02
    35   2.2363   9498.14    -0.00     282.21    -0.04
    36   2.2501   9098.60    -0.04     284.96     0.01
    37   2.4169   4633.28    -0.10     275.53    -0.03
    38   2.5015   3859.63     0.10     249.07    -0.00
    39   2.5016   3859.51    -0.00     249.05    -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.

15RY278    quality flag:3

Type:      CLASSICAL CLASSICAL CLASSICAL

axisobj        39.094    39.100    39.087
ecceobj         0.063     0.063     0.063
incobj          1.098     1.098     1.098
qmin           35.919    35.933    35.933
qmax           42.045    42.060    41.978
amean          38.880    38.886    38.874
amin           38.583    38.581    38.564
amax           39.200    39.215    39.179
emean           0.050     0.051     0.050
emin            0.025     0.025     0.025
emax            0.073     0.073     0.072
imean           3.599     3.599     3.598
imin            1.570     1.565     1.573
imax            5.115     5.116     5.111
excite_mean     0.082     0.082     0.082
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          3.040     3.040     3.040

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       182.6     181.8     182.8
kozaiamp        180.0     180.0     180.0