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: 14QX562 # Created Wed Apr 24 01:16:06 2024 # Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism # Fitting 15 observations of 15 # Arc: 4.24y # First observation: 2014/08/19 # Last observation: 2018/11/15 Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: -0.000092 0.026152 0.000055 -0.007547 0.026161 0.000000 # Chi-squared of fit: 5.31 DOF: 24 RMS: 0.11 # Min/Max residuals: -0.16 0.21 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 1.497300E-05 2.581753E-02 -3.819842E-06 -7.420124E-03 2.595649E-02 -2.546140E-03 # Covariance matrix: 3.9694E-13 -2.4932E-13 -3.6373E-14 7.0021E-14 3.9233E-14 -2.2628E-12 -2.4932E-13 5.3429E-13 1.1713E-13 -1.8832E-13 2.7437E-13 6.0010E-12 -3.6373E-14 1.1713E-13 3.0196E-13 -1.4610E-13 6.7635E-14 1.4698E-12 7.0021E-14 -1.8832E-13 -1.4610E-13 1.3229E-13 -9.0011E-14 -2.4212E-12 3.9233E-14 2.7437E-13 6.7635E-14 -9.0011E-14 3.6036E-13 2.8172E-12 -2.2628E-12 6.0010E-12 1.4698E-12 -2.4212E-12 2.8172E-12 7.7312E-11 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 -20.747909 20.263064 0.822592 -0.210392 -0.555750 2456888.864778 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2456880.5000 = 2014/08/11 Mean Anomaly: 307.17908 +/- 0.041 Argument of Peri: 299.15237 +/- 0.074 Long of Asc Node: 149.36841 +/- 0.001 Inclination: 26.06744 +/- 0.000 Eccentricity: 0.13648992 +/- 0.0003 Semi-Major Axis: 41.99595602 +/- 0.0043 Time of Perihelion: 2471465.7228 +/- 11.2 Perihelion: 36.26393146 +/- 0.0133 Aphelion: 47.72798059 +/- 0.0137 Period (y) 272.1569 +/- 0.04 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X 34.63773784 +/- 0.0008 Ecliptic Y 11.91359469 +/- 0.0003 Ecliptic Z -13.64825294 +/- 0.0003 Ecliptic XDOT -0.00144372 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic YDOT 0.00236737 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic ZDOT -0.00063665 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 39.08940304 +/- 0.0007 Geocenter to KBO 38.52601687 +/- 0.0009 # Hcoef: 7.85
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14QX562. 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 (14QX562) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2014 08 19.36400 01 46 08.386 -11 18 52.55 23.3i 14QX562 W84 C~52Ts 2014 09 25.25078 01 44 12.776 -11 45 42.11 24.1r 14QX562 W84 C~52Ts 2014 12 13.14243 01 38 36.506 -12 08 59.53 23.9r 14QX562 W84 C~52Ts 2015 08 18.39539 01 52 25.108 -11 07 38.34 23.9r 14QX562 W84 C~52Ts 2015 08 23.37984 01 52 16.697 -11 11 13.79 23.6i 14QX562 W84 C~52Ts 2015 08 24.41076 01 52 14.689 -11 11 58.92 24.2r 14QX562 W84 C~52Ts 2015 11 06.16684 01 47 13.257 -11 57 23.42 23.7r 14QX562 W84 C~52Ts 2015 11 07.19746 01 47 08.397 -11 57 42.02 24.5g 14QX562 W84 C~52Ts 2015 11 18.22632 01 46 18.581 -12 00 07.63 23.3r 14QX562 W84 C~52Ts 2016 10 03.29136 01 56 14.170 -11 30 26.41 23.5r 14QX562 W84 C~52Ts 2017 08 21.34900 02 04 53.944 -10 47 44.27 24.0r 14QX562 W84 C~52Ts 2017 11 18.18244 01 58 56.539 -11 38 56.01 23.1r 14QX562 W84 C~52Ts 2017 11 24.16406 01 58 30.756 -11 39 37.77 24.2g 14QX562 W84 C~52Ts 2018 01 09.09194 01 56 39.948 -11 28 42.67 23.6r 14QX562 W84 C~52Ts 2018 11 15.25216 02 05 34.072 -11 26 46.92 24.1g 14QX562 W84 C~52Ts
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 0.16 0.00 -0.14
2 0.1010 -2183.17 0.01 -843.71 0.06
3 0.3170 -7283.64 -0.16 -279.31 0.01
4 0.9967 5379.64 0.21 -1500.61 0.08
5 1.0103 5182.27 -0.12 -1651.75 0.03
6 1.0131 5137.58 -0.08 -1682.01 -0.03
7 1.2151 0.76 -0.00 -2499.81 -0.00
8 1.2179 -72.27 0.16 -2489.80 -0.16
9 1.2481 -803.62 -0.10 -2345.90 0.06
10 2.1244 7960.25 -0.15 -4068.46 0.12
11 3.0061 16032.27 -0.14 -4715.10 0.08
12 3.2493 9964.03 0.03 -5470.69 -0.08
13 3.2657 9598.03 0.09 -5360.74 -0.00
14 3.3915 8350.40 0.08 -4120.41 0.11
15 4.2406 15648.41 0.01 -7108.92 -0.13
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.
14QX562 quality flag:3 Type: SCATEXTD SCATEXTD SCATEXTD axisobj 42.302 42.312 42.291 ecceobj 0.138 0.138 0.137 incobj 26.004 26.004 26.004 qmin 35.623 35.653 35.484 qmax 48.687 48.712 48.709 amean 42.006 42.016 41.976 amin 41.658 41.668 41.617 amax 42.382 42.393 42.348 emean 0.131 0.131 0.132 emin 0.114 0.114 0.115 emax 0.149 0.150 0.151 imean 25.111 25.112 25.074 imin 24.586 24.596 24.587 imax 25.600 25.603 25.535 excite_mean 0.444 0.444 0.444 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 2.837 2.837 2.837 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 176.1 176.2 175.8 kozaiamp 180.0 180.0 179.9