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: 14TJ115 # Created Sat Apr 20 01:16:29 2024 # Orbit generated by ELGB # -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit # Fitting 10 observations of 10 # Arc: 9.05y # First observation: 2013/11/08 # Last observation: 2022/11/28 # Chi-squared of fit: 6.15 DOF: 14 RMS: 0.14 # Min/Max residuals: -0.26 0.26 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 1.712679E-05 3.075166E-02 4.900712E-06 9.911803E-03 2.956990E-02 -9.876373E-05 # Covariance matrix: 7.3289E-13 -4.3216E-13 1.4521E-13 -1.3008E-13 -3.1126E-14 -1.2746E-12 -4.3216E-13 4.8424E-13 -1.8785E-13 1.6800E-13 -3.4047E-13 1.6376E-12 1.4521E-13 -1.8785E-13 3.9635E-13 -1.1199E-13 1.6380E-13 -6.5650E-13 -1.3008E-13 1.6800E-13 -1.1199E-13 7.1463E-14 -1.4576E-13 5.8697E-13 -3.1126E-14 -3.4047E-13 1.6380E-13 -1.4576E-13 1.2639E-12 -1.3995E-12 -1.2746E-12 1.6376E-12 -6.5650E-13 5.8697E-13 -1.3995E-12 5.7171E-12 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 -9.629040 21.957334 -0.397702 -0.151424 -0.893373 2456604.724958 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2456604.5000 = 2013/11/08 Mean Anomaly: 7.70971 +/- 0.064 Argument of Peri: 323.27773 +/- 0.071 Long of Asc Node: 49.32341 +/- 0.000 Inclination: 20.18445 +/- 0.000 Eccentricity: 0.05067464 +/- 0.0002 Semi-Major Axis: 36.54794282 +/- 0.0069 Time of Perihelion: 2454876.1634 +/- 14.3 Perihelion: 34.69588902 +/- 0.0086 Aphelion: 38.39999661 +/- 0.0092 Period (y) 220.9544 +/- 0.06 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X 31.61403632 +/- 0.0012 Ecliptic Y 13.17760527 +/- 0.0005 Ecliptic Z -5.65660851 +/- 0.0002 Ecliptic XDOT -0.00093680 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic YDOT 0.00269305 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic ZDOT 0.00090647 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 34.71445670 +/- 0.0011 Geocenter to KBO 33.81821738 +/- 0.0013 # Hcoef: 8.58
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14TJ115. 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 (14TJ115) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2013 11 08.22418 01 35 30.457 -00 23 27.98 23.8r 14TJ115 W84 C~52UG 2014 10 03.32632 01 44 32.682 +01 02 03.80 24.4g 14TJ115 W84 C~52UG 2014 10 29.25281 01 42 08.748 +00 50 37.47 24.0r 14TJ115 W84 C~52UG 2014 11 18.08407 01 40 24.477 +00 44 41.96 23.9r 14TJ115 W84 C~52UG 2015 10 17.21895 01 49 00.949 +02 06 21.81 24.0r 14TJ115 W84 C~52UG 2016 11 04.20858 01 52 58.508 +03 09 23.12 23.8i 14TJ115 W84 C~52UG 2017 08 22.37400 02 04 18.144 +04 49 21.30 23.6i 14TJ115 W84 C~52UG 2022 11 28.072800 02 25 28.926 +10 00 02.03 23.8G 14TJ115 G37 C~677R 2022 11 28.123860 02 25 28.657 +10 00 01.18 14TJ115 G37 C~677R 2022 11 28.175780 02 25 28.399 +10 00 00.43 14TJ115 G37 C~677R
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 0.02
2 0.9010 0.00 0.17 0.00 0.07
3 0.9720 0.00 -0.05 0.00 0.12
4 1.0263 0.00 -0.08 0.00 -0.02
5 1.9384 0.00 0.26 0.00 -0.15
6 2.9897 0.00 0.13 0.00 -0.23
7 3.7869 0.00 -0.26 0.00 0.18
8 9.0537 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.06
9 9.0538 0.00 -0.08 0.00 -0.04
10 9.0539 0.00 0.05 0.00 -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.
14TJ115 quality flag:3 Type: 4:3E 4:3E 4:3E axisobj 36.737 36.737 36.737 ecceobj 0.056 0.056 0.056 incobj 20.166 20.166 20.166 qmin 33.372 33.366 33.119 qmax 39.969 39.882 39.973 amean 36.484 36.486 36.483 amin 36.156 36.169 36.147 amax 36.829 36.808 36.831 emean 0.054 0.046 0.058 emin 0.009 0.009 0.009 emax 0.087 0.085 0.089 imean 13.998 14.505 14.514 imin 8.209 10.672 8.294 imax 19.509 19.509 19.509 excite_mean 0.248 0.255 0.258 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 2.953 2.949 2.950 libcent 0 178.6 179.9 175.8 libamp 0 83.6 79.2 84.9 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 181.0 181.1 180.7 kozaiamp 180.0 180.0 179.9