Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 15GS56

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: 15GS56    
# Created Wed May  8 01:17:04 2024
# Orbit generated from Bernstein formalism
# Fitting     47 observations of     47
# Arc:   2.35y
# First observation: 2015/02/17
#  Last observation: 2017/06/24
Preliminary a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  -0.000132   0.021942   0.000001  -0.000067   0.023101   0.000000
# Chi-squared of fit:    13.87 DOF:     88 RMS:  0.10
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.25    0.30
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.465490E-05  2.181823E-02  3.130056E-07 -6.624930E-05  2.312491E-02  1.195147E-04
# Covariance matrix:
  1.2372E-13 -1.1898E-14 -2.0582E-16 -4.7837E-17  9.4745E-14  1.5814E-12
 -1.1898E-14  2.1001E-13 -1.4137E-16 -4.6494E-16  1.1843E-13  5.9058E-12
 -2.0582E-16 -1.4137E-16  6.5482E-14 -5.0791E-14 -3.3683E-16 -5.7626E-15
 -4.7837E-17 -4.6494E-16 -5.0791E-14  7.4790E-14 -2.9641E-16 -2.0521E-14
  9.4745E-14  1.1843E-13 -3.3683E-16 -2.9641E-16  1.8198E-13  5.0210E-12
  1.5814E-12  5.9058E-12 -5.7626E-15 -2.0521E-14  5.0210E-12  2.5823E-10
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
    0.580271 -156.452188    0.810304    0.005825   -0.560507  2457070.998808
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2457070.5000  =  2015/02/17
Mean Anomaly:          230.55890 +/-     1.854
Argument of Peri:      236.50318 +/-     1.854
Long of Asc Node:       96.66765 +/-     0.066
Inclination:             0.59527 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.01423595 +/-    0.0006
Semi-Major Axis:     43.41614652 +/-    0.0024
Time of Perihelion: 2494640.8310 +/-     538.2
Perihelion:          42.79807629 +/-    0.0247
Aphelion:            44.03421675 +/-    0.0247
Period (y)              286.0784 +/-      0.02
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X          -40.48072141 +/-    0.0007
Ecliptic Y          -16.75656520 +/-    0.0003
Ecliptic Z            0.43795360 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic XDOT         0.00101531 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT        -0.00237929 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT        -0.00000761 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   43.81395995 +/-    0.0007
Geocenter to KBO     43.24340630 +/-    0.0008
# Hcoef:  7.83

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 15GS56. 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 (15GS56) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2015 02  17.49803  13 28 02.502  -08 36 17.18  24.2r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 02  17.53937  13 28 02.410  -08 36 16.61  24.4r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 02  20.46602  13 27 55.862  -08 35 36.10  24.5r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 03  18.46654  13 26 33.338  -08 27 15.72  24.0r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 03  18.51775  13 26 33.138  -08 27 14.30  24.2r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 03  20.51543  13 26 25.347  -08 26 27.68  24.3r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 04  11.40623  13 24 52.803  -08 17 16.30  24.4r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 04  11.41033  13 24 52.795  -08 17 16.19  24.0r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 04  12.35890  13 24 48.631  -08 16 51.63  24.3r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 04  12.36301  13 24 48.621  -08 16 51.49  24.1r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 04  12.39986  13 24 48.459  -08 16 50.26  24.0r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 04  12.40393  13 24 48.439  -08 16 50.37  24.2r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 04  12.44683  13 24 48.246  -08 16 49.43  24.1r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 04  12.45094  13 24 48.222  -08 16 48.92  23.9r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 04  14.45679  13 24 39.412  -08 15 56.89  23.2r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 04  16.39466  13 24 30.910  -08 15 06.69  24.0r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 04  16.40115  13 24 30.858  -08 15 06.68  24.0r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 04  18.41739  13 24 22.043  -08 14 14.42  24.3r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 04  18.46519  13 24 21.832  -08 14 13.03  24.2r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 05  16.26178  13 22 29.008  -08 03 11.07  24.0r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 05  25.37165  13 21 58.711  -08 00 15.82  24.2r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 05  25.41355  13 21 58.583  -08 00 15.02  24.1r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 05  25.42921  13 21 58.522  -08 00 14.71  23.8r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 06  21.32182  13 21 00.291  -07 54 47.07  24.3r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 06  22.27415  13 20 59.216  -07 54 41.49  24.4r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2015 07  19.25818  13 20 59.605  -07 55 07.54  24.3r 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2016 02  04.55924  13 33 04.941  -09 06 11.57  24.4w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2016 02  04.57138  13 33 04.931  -09 06 11.39  24.4w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2016 02  10.54718  13 32 57.725  -09 05 24.70  25.6w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2016 02  10.55937  13 32 57.687  -09 05 24.85  24.8w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2016 02  10.59675  13 32 57.628  -09 05 24.48  24.8w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2016 02  10.60896  13 32 57.639  -09 05 24.24  24.8w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2016 02  11.58117  13 32 56.159  -09 05 15.09  24.6w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2016 03  12.48022  13 31 37.331  -08 57 17.26  24.2w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2016 04  03.44530  13 30 09.378  -08 48 36.65  24.3w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2016 04  09.42510  13 29 43.323  -08 46 03.47  24.5w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2016 05  01.36857  13 28 08.217  -08 36 48.04  24.1w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2016 05  02.31122  13 28 04.313  -08 36 25.13  23.2w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2016 05  06.32100  13 27 47.981  -08 34 50.65  24.5w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2016 05  28.28409  13 26 30.706  -08 27 26.17  24.8w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2016 06  04.36558  13 26 11.500  -08 25 37.74  24.8w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2016 06  27.29295  13 25 34.113  -08 22 14.86  24.8w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2016 07  07.29554  13 25 30.890  -08 22 04.66  24.8w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2017 02  24.64250  13 37 11.663  -09 30 00.15        15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2017 03  29.44993  13 35 17.807  -09 18 48.46  23.9w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2017 03  29.45933  13 35 17.773  -09 18 48.36  24.1w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      
2017 06  24.28972  13 30 18.253  -08 50 19.16  24.7w 15GS56    568  C~2nvT      

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     0.05       0.00    -0.07
     2   0.0001     -1.48     0.03       0.03    -0.05
     3   0.0081   -106.69     0.09       1.86    -0.13
     4   0.0793  -1429.15    -0.05      14.80    -0.14
     5   0.0795  -1432.43    -0.11      15.02     0.09
     6   0.0849  -1557.08    -0.01      15.59     0.01
     7   0.1449  -3037.21    -0.14      19.32     0.02
     8   0.1449  -3037.36     0.01      19.38     0.08
     9   0.1475  -3103.88     0.01      19.27    -0.05
    10   0.1475  -3104.07     0.11      19.35     0.03
    11   0.1476  -3106.76     0.05      19.60     0.30
    12   0.1476  -3107.00     0.10      19.39     0.09
    13   0.1477  -3110.01     0.15      19.20    -0.08
    14   0.1477  -3110.53    -0.07      19.54     0.26
    15   0.1532  -3251.31     0.01      19.37     0.14
    16   0.1585  -3387.17     0.07      19.19     0.03
    17   0.1585  -3387.89    -0.19      18.91    -0.25
    18   0.1641  -3528.84     0.05      18.90    -0.09
    19   0.1642  -3532.26     0.02      19.03     0.06
    20   0.2403  -5334.42    -0.04      11.19     0.01
    21   0.2652  -5817.67     0.03       6.35    -0.07
    22   0.2653  -5819.73     0.06       6.38     0.00
    23   0.2654  -5820.69    -0.12       6.33    -0.04
    24   0.3390  -6746.39    -0.03     -11.97    -0.01
    25   0.3416  -6763.30    -0.01     -12.75    -0.07
    26   0.4155  -6748.21    -0.03     -34.78    -0.02
    27   0.9639   4829.15     0.00     -22.83    -0.06
    28   0.9639   4828.95    -0.00     -22.71     0.05
    29   0.9803   4712.47     0.00     -18.29     0.19
    30   0.9803   4712.01    -0.17     -18.63    -0.16
    31   0.9804   4711.06    -0.19     -18.61    -0.15
    32   0.9805   4711.12     0.17     -18.33     0.13
    33   0.9831   4687.36    -0.07     -17.83    -0.06
    34   1.0650   3425.21     0.04      -0.79     0.02
    35   1.1251   2021.38    -0.04       5.05     0.02
    36   1.1415   1605.85    -0.04       5.50     0.06
    37   1.2016     90.17     0.15       2.57    -0.08
    38   1.2041     27.90     0.08       2.52     0.11
    39   1.2151   -232.10     0.12       0.98    -0.12
    40   1.2753  -1461.57    -0.01      -9.35     0.04
    41   1.2946  -1766.46    -0.01     -14.00    -0.08
    42   1.3574  -2357.00    -0.12     -30.85     0.01
    43   1.3848  -2405.21     0.02     -39.09    -0.08
    44   2.0209   8755.14    -0.05     -22.70    -0.04
    45   2.1108   6938.73    -0.01      -9.57     0.07
    46   2.1108   6938.22     0.12      -9.66    -0.02
    47   2.3485   2181.41    -0.03     -41.95     0.05

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.

15GS56    quality flag:3

Type:      CLASSICAL CLASSICAL CLASSICAL

axisobj        43.024    43.031    43.017
ecceobj         0.022     0.022     0.023
incobj          0.595     0.595     0.595
qmin           41.453    41.486    41.429
qmax           45.300    45.304    45.301
amean          43.295    43.302    43.288
amin           42.965    42.966    42.960
amax           43.639    43.641    43.626
emean           0.023     0.023     0.023
emin            0.003     0.003     0.004
emax            0.038     0.038     0.039
imean           1.439     1.434     1.445
imin            0.465     0.465     0.466
imax            2.096     2.092     2.101
excite_mean     0.034     0.034     0.035
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          3.092     3.092     3.091

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       186.5     187.0     186.1
kozaiamp        180.0     179.9     179.9