Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 15TG362

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: 15TG362   
# Created Fri May  3 01:17:36 2024
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting     25 observations of     25
# Arc:   6.05y
# First observation: 2013/11/08
#  Last observation: 2019/11/28
# Chi-squared of fit:    13.35 DOF:     44 RMS:  0.13
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.26    0.27
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.449091E-05  1.995716E-02  1.104933E-07 -9.445860E-04  2.211546E-02 -1.826895E-03
# Covariance matrix:
  3.3398E-13 -2.1282E-13 -7.2019E-15  7.7116E-15 -5.2138E-14 -1.3440E-12
 -2.1282E-13  2.5950E-13  8.8947E-15 -1.0847E-14 -8.6642E-14  1.9859E-12
 -7.2019E-15  8.8947E-15  1.7684E-13 -4.4525E-14 -3.1120E-16  7.1794E-14
  7.7116E-15 -1.0847E-14 -4.4525E-14  1.6899E-14  3.3542E-15 -8.8454E-14
 -5.2138E-14 -8.6642E-14 -3.1120E-16  3.3542E-15  3.4276E-13 -8.0267E-13
 -1.3440E-12  1.9859E-12  7.1794E-14 -8.8454E-14 -8.0267E-13  1.6252E-11
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
   -4.960053   12.517983   -0.540254   -0.071544   -0.825981  2456604.679068
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2456604.5000  =  2013/11/08
Mean Anomaly:          248.74472 +/-     0.054
Argument of Peri:        2.06171 +/-     0.046
Long of Asc Node:      131.80077 +/-     0.003
Inclination:             5.54373 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.09106238 +/-    0.0002
Semi-Major Axis:     44.28205802 +/-    0.0045
Time of Perihelion: 2489867.2587 +/-      19.9
Perihelion:          40.24962847 +/-    0.0097
Aphelion:            48.31448757 +/-    0.0101
Period (y)              294.6795 +/-      0.05
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X           44.66850950 +/-    0.0012
Ecliptic Y           10.47409361 +/-    0.0003
Ecliptic Z           -3.90958508 +/-    0.0001
Ecliptic XDOT        -0.00077151 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT         0.00235919 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT        -0.00009680 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   46.04641262 +/-    0.0011
Geocenter to KBO     45.21734718 +/-    0.0012
# Hcoef:  7.33

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 15TG362. 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 (15TG362) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2013 11  08.17829  00 53 46.819  +00 22 34.59  23.3r 15TG362   W84  C~52Rq      
2013 11  08.19267  00 53 46.780  +00 22 34.24  23.9i 15TG362   W84  C~52Rq      
2013 11  23.12601  00 53 01.359  +00 18 52.03  24.1r 15TG362   W84  C~52Rq      
2013 11  23.12737  00 53 01.360  +00 18 51.90  23.6i 15TG362   W84  C~52Rq      
2014 10  02.29685  01 00 32.457  +01 00 52.48  23.3r 15TG362   W84  C~52Rq      
2015 10  10.317657 01 04 20.300  +01 21 12.87  23.8r 15TG362   568  C~2TuV      
2015 10  10.374026 01 04 20.065  +01 21 11.41  23.7r 15TG362   568  C~2TuV      
2015 10  10.384683 01 04 20.016  +01 21 11.10  23.7r 15TG362   568  C~2TuV      
2015 10  10.417067 01 04 19.881  +01 21 10.28  23.6r 15TG362   568  C~2TuV      
2015 10  14.297592 01 04 03.736  +01 19 29.67  25.0g 15TG362   568  C~2TuV      
2015 10  14.353950 01 04 03.493  +01 19 28.24  24.8g 15TG362   568  C~2TuV      
2015 10  14.364577 01 04 03.452  +01 19 27.99  24.4g 15TG362   568  C~2TuV      
2015 10  14.396751 01 04 03.307  +01 19 27.18  24.0g 15TG362   568  C~2TuV      
2016 08  16.39263  01 11 45.192  +02 07 18.19  23.5i 15TG362   W84  C~52Rq      
2016 08  26.33235  01 11 21.804  +02 03 54.19  23.8r 15TG362   W84  C~52Rq      
2016 10  29.18485  01 07 20.507  +01 37 00.81  23.7r 15TG362   W84  C~52Rq      
2016 10  29.18623  01 07 20.521  +01 37 00.71  23.3i 15TG362   W84  C~52Rq      
2016 11  05.17688  01 06 53.711  +01 34 32.70  24.0r 15TG362   W84  C~52Rq      
2016 11  05.17825  01 06 53.710  +01 34 32.84  23.7i 15TG362   W84  C~52Rq      
2017 09  18.30477  01 14 29.013  +02 18 23.89  24.5g 15TG362   W84  C~52Rq      
2018 09  14.34976  01 19 06.704  +02 44 03.02  24.0r 15TG362   W84  C~52Rq      
2019 11  28.21942  01 18 44.25   +02 39 57.9   24.8g 15TG362   T09  C~7bLx      
2019 11  28.39250  01 18 43.77   +02 39 56.1   24.4g 15TG362   T09  C~7bLx      
2019 11  28.44367  01 18 43.60   +02 39 55.4   24.6g 15TG362   T09  C~7bLx      
2019 11  28.44576  01 18 43.60   +02 39 55.4   24.5g 15TG362   T09  C~7bLx      

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     0.02       0.00    -0.17
     2   0.0000      0.00     0.19       0.00    -0.26
     3   0.0409      0.00    -0.02       0.00     0.10
     4   0.0409      0.00     0.05       0.00    -0.02
     5   0.8983      0.00     0.25       0.00    -0.14
     6   1.9196      0.00    -0.16       0.00     0.05
     7   1.9198      0.00    -0.11       0.00     0.07
     8   1.9198      0.00    -0.17       0.00     0.04
     9   1.9199      0.00    -0.13       0.00     0.07
    10   1.9305      0.00    -0.10       0.00     0.07
    11   1.9307      0.00    -0.17       0.00     0.08
    12   1.9307      0.00    -0.12       0.00     0.10
    13   1.9308      0.00    -0.25       0.00     0.12
    14   2.7713      0.00     0.09       0.00     0.10
    15   2.7985      0.00     0.15       0.00     0.03
    16   2.9733      0.00    -0.02       0.00     0.14
    17   2.9733      0.00     0.27       0.00     0.07
    18   2.9925      0.00     0.13       0.00    -0.10
    19   2.9925      0.00     0.19       0.00     0.07
    20   3.8607      0.00     0.06       0.00    -0.14
    21   4.8492      0.00     0.00       0.00    -0.12
    22   6.0535      0.00    -0.05       0.00    -0.16
    23   6.0540      0.00     0.22       0.00     0.07
    24   6.0541      0.00    -0.15       0.00    -0.03
    25   6.0541      0.00    -0.06       0.00    -0.00

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.

15TG362    quality flag:3

Type:      CLASSICAL CLASSICAL CLASSICAL

axisobj        44.530    44.530    44.530
ecceobj         0.086     0.086     0.086
incobj          5.536     5.536     5.536
qmin           39.295    39.287    39.305
qmax           49.518    49.516    49.534
amean          44.281    44.281    44.282
amin           43.920    43.912    43.930
amax           44.674    44.662    44.679
emean           0.093     0.093     0.093
emin            0.078     0.078     0.078
emax            0.109     0.109     0.109
imean           4.422     4.422     4.422
imin            3.761     3.761     3.762
imax            5.131     5.130     5.131
excite_mean     0.121     0.121     0.121
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          3.087     3.087     3.087

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       176.9     176.9     176.9
kozaiamp        180.0     179.9     179.9