Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 15GR54

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: 15GR54    
# Created Wed Apr 24 01:17:06 2024
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting     39 observations of     39
# Arc:   2.11y
# First observation: 2015/02/17
#  Last observation: 2017/03/29
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  -0.000160   0.037028   0.000026  -0.006302   0.031366   0.000000
# Chi-squared of fit:     3.30 DOF:     72 RMS:  0.05
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.17    0.20
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.859345E-05  3.663818E-02 -2.989840E-06 -6.218936E-03  3.134592E-02 -4.563676E-03
# Covariance matrix:
  1.5750E-13 -4.0275E-14  1.3369E-15 -9.0379E-15  9.4801E-14  8.9065E-13
 -4.0275E-14  3.0696E-13  1.0037E-14 -5.1014E-14  1.4671E-13  4.9200E-12
  1.3369E-15  1.0037E-14  9.5974E-14 -8.2498E-14  6.6379E-15  2.5120E-13
 -9.0379E-15 -5.1014E-14 -8.2498E-14  1.2264E-13 -3.6449E-14 -1.2728E-12
  9.4801E-14  1.4671E-13  6.6379E-15 -3.6449E-14  1.8798E-13  3.5383E-12
  8.9065E-13  4.9200E-12  2.5120E-13 -1.2728E-12  3.5383E-12  1.2272E-10
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
    2.800009 -157.912701    0.794987    0.028574   -0.581362  2457071.072988
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2457070.5000  =  2015/02/17
Mean Anomaly:          329.38852 +/-     0.032
Argument of Peri:      211.66790 +/-     0.061
Long of Asc Node:       36.51870 +/-     0.001
Inclination:             9.97770 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.22640755 +/-    0.0003
Semi-Major Axis:     39.46707069 +/-    0.0052
Time of Perihelion: 2464771.2431 +/-       7.9
Perihelion:          30.53142785 +/-    0.0107
Aphelion:            48.40271354 +/-    0.0118
Period (y)              247.9480 +/-      0.05
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X          -30.36664233 +/-    0.0004
Ecliptic Y          -11.46363926 +/-    0.0002
Ecliptic Z            1.55832019 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT         0.00154397 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT        -0.00283109 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT        -0.00056191 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   32.49578978 +/-    0.0004
Geocenter to KBO     31.90208346 +/-    0.0004
# Hcoef:  8.57

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 15GR54. 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 (15GR54) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2015 02  17.57221  13 25 52.843  -06 00 09.49  23.8r 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2015 02  17.61316  13 25 52.729  -06 00 08.75  23.8r 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2015 02  20.60593  13 25 43.981  -05 59 13.84  23.8r 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2015 03  18.55062  13 23 55.615  -05 48 31.67  23.5r 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2015 03  18.59161  13 23 55.399  -05 48 30.45  23.6r 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2015 03  20.55443  13 23 45.301  -05 47 32.79  23.5r 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2015 04  11.48904  13 21 43.051  -05 36 17.36  23.6r 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2015 04  13.35330  13 21 32.286  -05 35 19.73  23.5r 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2015 04  13.39426  13 21 32.047  -05 35 18.41  23.7r 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2015 04  13.46376  13 21 31.645  -05 35 16.30  23.7r 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2015 04  13.46849  13 21 31.614  -05 35 16.21  23.5r 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2015 04  19.50579  13 20 56.837  -05 32 12.83  23.3r 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2015 05  18.25936  13 18 26.841  -05 19 58.19  23.7r 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2015 05  18.26844  13 18 26.802  -05 19 58.14  23.7r 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2015 06  20.26671  13 16 46.868  -05 14 21.08  23.9r 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2015 06  20.30767  13 16 46.801  -05 14 21.07  23.5r 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2015 06  22.31136  13 16 44.198  -05 14 23.09  23.1r 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2015 07  14.26266  13 16 44.696  -05 17 43.09  24.0r 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2015 07  20.25407  13 16 54.183  -05 19 34.18  23.8r 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2016 02  04.55115  13 33 39.946  -07 09 27.34  23.9w 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2016 02  04.56329  13 33 39.932  -07 09 27.30  24.0w 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2016 02  10.53908  13 33 31.294  -07 08 31.43  24.1w 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2016 02  10.55122  13 33 31.271  -07 08 31.24  24.2w 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2016 02  10.60087  13 33 31.178  -07 08 30.73  24.0w 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2016 03  11.53218  13 31 52.175  -06 58 51.66  23.8w 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2016 03  11.54027  13 31 52.130  -06 58 51.46  23.8w 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2016 04  03.42104  13 29 52.056  -06 47 50.18  24.0w 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2016 04  09.40077  13 29 17.612  -06 44 46.34  23.6w 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2016 05  01.35239  13 27 11.889  -06 34 01.10  24.0w 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2016 05  02.29500  13 27 06.744  -06 33 35.68  23.7w 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2016 05  06.30476  13 26 45.249  -06 31 50.96  23.7w 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2016 05  28.26791  13 25 04.317  -06 24 15.74  24.0w 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2016 05  28.27195  13 25 04.301  -06 24 15.66  24.0w 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2016 06  04.34936  13 24 39.642  -06 22 41.66  24.0w 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2016 06  04.35340  13 24 39.628  -06 22 41.64  23.8w 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2016 06  27.26867  13 23 53.674  -06 21 11.45  23.9w 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2016 07  06.30443  13 23 51.098  -06 22 12.03  24.0w 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2017 02  24.64707  13 40 23.482  -08 11 51.08        15GR54    568  C~2lV8      
2017 03  29.45461  13 37 55.388  -07 58 27.28  23.9w 15GR54    568  C~2lV8      

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    -0.03
     2   0.0001     -1.85     0.02       0.06     0.01
     3   0.0083   -143.41    -0.00       2.69     0.05
     4   0.0793  -1883.20     0.03      -0.95    -0.01
     5   0.0795  -1886.65    -0.02      -1.01    -0.01
     6   0.0848  -2047.99     0.03      -3.46     0.01
     7   0.1449  -3993.42     0.05     -55.11    -0.06
     8   0.1500  -4164.10    -0.10     -61.47    -0.03
     9   0.1501  -4167.90    -0.09     -61.57     0.03
    10   0.1503  -4174.26     0.02     -61.85     0.05
    11   0.1503  -4174.72    -0.01     -61.94    -0.02
    12   0.1668  -4725.12    -0.06     -85.17     0.00
    13   0.2456  -7079.26     0.01    -239.38     0.11
    14   0.2456  -7079.82     0.09    -239.55    -0.00
    15   0.3359  -8592.41     0.04    -485.28    -0.01
    16   0.3360  -8593.35    -0.03    -485.64    -0.02
    17   0.3415  -8628.71    -0.01    -502.08    -0.10
    18   0.4016  -8546.83     0.03    -684.92     0.05
    19   0.4180  -8373.57     0.02    -734.94    -0.02
    20   0.9637   8007.25     0.03   -1297.95     0.04
    21   0.9637   8007.04     0.05   -1297.98    -0.00
    22   0.9801   7866.74     0.03   -1293.18     0.00
    23   0.9801   7866.35     0.01   -1293.13     0.05
    24   0.9802   7864.87     0.04   -1293.16     0.02
    25   1.0622   6279.51     0.01   -1296.01    -0.06
    26   1.0622   6278.81    -0.08   -1296.07    -0.11
    27   1.1248   4371.53    -0.02   -1339.79     0.00
    28   1.1412   3826.62    -0.02   -1358.18     0.06
    29   1.2013   1847.21    -0.05   -1450.77    -0.04
    30   1.2039   1766.57    -0.06   -1455.53    -0.01
    31   1.2149   1430.21     0.04   -1476.80    -0.07
    32   1.2750   -135.79     0.04   -1611.50    -0.01
    33   1.2750   -136.04     0.03   -1611.52     0.01
    34   1.2944   -512.28     0.01   -1660.63     0.03
    35   1.2944   -512.48     0.01   -1660.69     0.01
    36   1.3571  -1182.09    -0.00   -1831.35     0.20
    37   1.3819  -1195.24    -0.06   -1901.87    -0.17
    38   2.0207  14981.75    -0.02   -2596.40     0.02
    39   2.1106  12630.03     0.02   -2647.43    -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.

15GR54    quality flag:3

Type:           3:2E      3:2E      3:2E

axisobj        39.089    39.097    39.080
ecceobj         0.222     0.222     0.221
incobj         10.007    10.007    10.007
qmin           29.163    29.127    29.288
qmax           50.502    50.419    50.323
amean          39.456    39.456    39.456
amin           38.926    38.927    38.917
amax           40.073    40.055    40.104
emean           0.242     0.234     0.229
emin            0.216     0.201     0.198
emax            0.261     0.261     0.257
imean           8.271     8.945     9.337
imin            7.322     7.223     7.607
imax            9.615    10.235    11.145
excite_mean     0.282     0.281     0.282
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          2.961     2.961     2.961

libcent 0       178.7     180.3     181.7
libamp  0       124.6     109.2     127.1
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       185.6     263.1     287.3
kozaiamp        180.0      61.0      68.2