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: 14TX115 # Created Thu Apr 18 01:16:33 2024 # Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism # Fitting 16 observations of 16 # Arc: 4.12y # First observation: 2014/10/03 # Last observation: 2018/11/15 Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 0.000014 0.015416 0.000003 -0.005619 0.019904 0.000000 # Chi-squared of fit: 8.57 DOF: 26 RMS: 0.13 # Min/Max residuals: -0.30 0.37 # Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot: 1.196733E-05 1.545479E-02 -4.040578E-06 -5.629513E-03 1.991093E-02 3.080938E-04 # Covariance matrix: 3.0172E-13 -1.2554E-13 -1.7625E-14 2.1964E-14 1.0804E-13 -1.1815E-12 -1.2554E-13 3.2789E-13 4.6273E-14 -1.2036E-13 2.2844E-13 5.8903E-12 -1.7625E-14 4.6273E-14 2.4462E-13 -1.0350E-13 1.2673E-14 1.0247E-12 2.1964E-14 -1.2036E-13 -1.0350E-13 1.0026E-13 -8.9692E-14 -2.5523E-12 1.0804E-13 2.2844E-13 1.2673E-14 -8.9692E-14 5.2592E-13 4.1361E-12 -1.1815E-12 5.8903E-12 1.0247E-12 -2.5523E-12 4.1361E-12 1.2541E-10 # lat0 lon0 xBary yBary zBary JD0 -22.230019 24.355687 0.253735 -0.366916 -0.898202 2456933.791068 # Heliocentric elements and errors Epoch: 2456930.5000 = 2014/09/30 Mean Anomaly: 175.03216 +/- 0.292 Argument of Peri: 53.16007 +/- 0.292 Long of Asc Node: 158.76917 +/- 0.001 Inclination: 29.39764 +/- 0.001 Eccentricity: 0.11752156 +/- 0.0001 Semi-Major Axis: 45.76046133 +/- 0.0047 Time of Perihelion: 2515024.0270 +/- 91.4 Perihelion: 40.38262041 +/- 0.0056 Aphelion: 51.13830225 +/- 0.0064 Period (y) 309.5593 +/- 0.05 # Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d) Ecliptic X 43.33891613 +/- 0.0015 Ecliptic Y 19.34355221 +/- 0.0007 Ecliptic Z -19.00114454 +/- 0.0007 Ecliptic XDOT -0.00111206 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic YDOT 0.00182673 +/- 0.0000 Ecliptic ZDOT -0.00073247 +/- 0.0000 # Distances at JD0 (AU) Heliocenter to KBO 51.12218851 +/- 0.0014 Geocenter to KBO 50.22368219 +/- 0.0018 # Hcoef: 6.48
The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 14TX115. 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 (14TX115) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.
2014 10 03.29029 02 02 48.320 -11 15 35.01 23.7r 14TX115 W84 C~55SO 2014 10 03.29166 02 02 48.310 -11 15 35.07 23.6i 14TX115 W84 C~55SO 2014 10 30.22388 02 01 05.818 -11 27 09.31 23.3r 14TX115 W84 C~55SO 2014 10 31.27031 02 01 01.765 -11 27 28.93 23.7g 14TX115 W84 C~55SO 2014 12 20.14935 01 58 25.211 -11 30 50.62 23.1r 14TX115 W84 C~55SO 2015 11 02.15256 02 04 45.771 -11 26 25.43 23.2r 14TX115 W84 C~55SO 2015 12 01.07051 02 03 02.453 -11 31 08.50 23.7i 14TX115 W84 C~55SO 2016 09 08.30772 02 11 40.949 -10 58 18.27 23.4i 14TX115 W84 C~55SO 2016 09 08.30910 02 11 40.930 -10 58 18.40 24.2g 14TX115 W84 C~55SO 2016 11 19.14274 02 07 28.881 -11 28 39.02 23.5i 14TX115 W84 C~55SO 2016 11 25.11500 02 07 08.267 -11 29 15.80 23.5r 14TX115 W84 C~55SO 2017 01 30.04193 02 05 40.093 -11 12 34.38 23.5i 14TX115 W84 C~55SO 2017 10 18.28255 02 13 21.655 -11 17 22.19 23.2g 14TX115 W84 C~55SO 2017 12 15.10462 02 09 59.561 -11 26 47.06 23.7r 14TX115 W84 C~55SO 2018 11 15.25491 02 15 23.616 -11 23 56.75 23.7r 14TX115 W84 C~55SO 2018 11 15.25628 02 15 23.617 -11 23 56.80 24.4g 14TX115 W84 C~55SO
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 0.06 0.00 -0.09
2 0.0000 -0.16 -0.01 -0.00 -0.08
3 0.0737 -1657.26 -0.30 -89.41 -0.02
4 0.0766 -1719.89 0.23 -85.72 0.37
5 0.2132 -3935.04 0.01 571.38 0.01
6 1.0811 1363.75 0.08 -1243.79 0.08
7 1.1602 -151.90 0.11 -944.21 -0.05
8 1.9330 7664.28 0.07 -1962.95 -0.17
9 1.9330 7663.97 -0.18 -1962.96 -0.15
10 2.1296 3540.16 -0.24 -2260.39 -0.12
11 2.1460 3245.19 0.02 -2181.41 -0.03
12 2.3265 2414.31 -0.01 -768.91 0.03
13 3.0417 8607.59 0.16 -3583.18 -0.01
14 3.2000 5637.56 -0.05 -2986.11 0.07
15 4.1176 10122.18 -0.02 -4629.74 0.11
16 4.1176 10122.18 0.05 -4629.79 0.04
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.
14TX115 quality flag:3 Type: SCATEXTD SCATEXTD SCATEXTD axisobj 46.078 46.093 46.064 ecceobj 0.110 0.110 0.110 incobj 29.298 29.299 29.298 qmin 39.763 39.774 39.762 qmax 52.184 52.170 52.229 amean 45.828 45.841 45.814 amin 45.441 45.465 45.446 amax 46.228 46.252 46.223 emean 0.116 0.116 0.117 emin 0.104 0.103 0.103 emax 0.129 0.129 0.130 imean 28.498 28.498 28.499 imin 28.222 28.221 28.214 imax 28.779 28.777 28.780 excite_mean 0.491 0.491 0.491 fracstop 1.000 1.000 1.000 cjmean 2.810 2.811 2.810 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 174.2 174.5 174.0 kozaiamp 179.9 180.0 179.9