Orbit Fit and Astrometric record for 15TK363

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: 15TK363   
# Created Fri Apr 26 01:17:30 2024
# Orbit generated by ELGB
# -->Covariance matrix from a Bernstein fit
# Fitting     68 observations of     68
# Arc:   5.21y
# First observation: 2013/09/12
#  Last observation: 2018/11/29
# Chi-squared of fit:    17.34 DOF:    130 RMS:  0.09
# Min/Max residuals:    -0.21    0.36
# Exact a, adot, b, bdot, g, gdot:
  1.608213E-05  2.580752E-02 -1.465900E-06 -3.209296E-03  2.573920E-02  1.935194E-03
# Covariance matrix:
  2.1020E-13 -7.7473E-14 -6.9197E-15  7.0197E-15  7.9159E-14 -4.1759E-13
 -7.7473E-14  8.8399E-14  8.3158E-15 -1.1309E-14  2.8864E-14  7.9801E-13
 -6.9197E-15  8.3158E-15  1.0211E-13 -3.5326E-14  9.1929E-16  8.8649E-14
  7.0197E-15 -1.1309E-14 -3.5326E-14  1.6326E-14 -4.0023E-15 -1.2205E-13
  7.9159E-14  2.8864E-14  9.1929E-16 -4.0023E-15  1.2196E-13  3.7192E-13
 -4.1759E-13  7.9801E-13  8.8649E-14 -1.2205E-13  3.7192E-13  8.6605E-12
#      lat0       lon0       xBary       yBary       zBary        JD0
  -13.175267   24.026540    0.571333   -0.188942   -0.807596  2456547.896328
# Heliocentric elements and errors
Epoch:              2456548.5000  =  2013/09/13
Mean Anomaly:           57.32855 +/-     0.037
Argument of Peri:      177.00257 +/-     0.048
Long of Asc Node:      143.07108 +/-     0.001
Inclination:            14.79808 +/-     0.000
Eccentricity:         0.06566365 +/-    0.0001
Semi-Major Axis:     40.98502386 +/-    0.0024
Time of Perihelion: 2441286.7387 +/-      10.0
Perihelion:          38.29379777 +/-    0.0050
Aphelion:            43.67624996 +/-    0.0052
Period (y)              262.3892 +/-      0.02
# Ecliptic coordinates at JD0 (AU and AU/d)
Ecliptic X           35.54059548 +/-    0.0005
Ecliptic Y           15.22118008 +/-    0.0002
Ecliptic Z           -8.85547405 +/-    0.0001
Ecliptic XDOT        -0.00101189 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic YDOT         0.00255602 +/-    0.0000
Ecliptic ZDOT        -0.00037916 +/-    0.0000
# Distances at JD0 (AU)
Heliocenter to KBO   39.66402468 +/-    0.0004
Geocenter to KBO     38.85123160 +/-    0.0005
# Hcoef:  7.09

The following table shows the complete astrometric record for 15TK363. 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 (15TK363) followed by the observatory code and reference code for the source of the astrometry.

2013 09  12.39555  01 48 15.527  -02 56 52.17  24.0g 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2013 10  03.29830  01 46 51.180  -03 08 49.74  23.9g 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2013 10  04.20030  01 46 47.129  -03 09 19.77  23.9g 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2013 11  03.05919  01 44 26.27   -03 23 29.8   23.4r 15TK363   W84  C~352l      
2013 11  03.12180  01 44 25.98   -03 23 31.1         15TK363   W84  C~352l      
2013 11  03.20695  01 44 25.58   -03 23 32.9         15TK363   W84  C~352l      
2013 12  28.10713  01 41 29.806  -03 28 24.91  23.0r 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2013 12  28.10713  01 41 29.81   -03 28 24.9   23.3r 15TK363   W84  C~3cu2      
2013 12  28.10852  01 41 29.805  -03 28 24.85  22.8i 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2013 12  28.10852  01 41 29.80   -03 28 24.9   22.9i 15TK363   W84  C~3cu2      
2014 10  29.26979  01 50 38.039  -02 59 30.30  22.5i 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2014 10  29.26979  01 50 38.04   -02 59 30.3   22.4i 15TK363   W84  C~3cu2      
2014 11  28.17482  01 48 28.42   -03 07 56.4   23.2r 15TK363   W84  C~3cu2      
2014 11  28.17482  01 48 28.419  -03 07 56.45  23.2r 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2015 01  16.04589  01 47 05.783  -03 01 13.91  23.0z 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2015 01  19.03988  01 47 07.913  -03 00 01.04  22.5z 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2015 10  10.515269 01 57 54.864  -02 28 23.31  23.0r 15TK363   568  C~2TuW      
2015 10  10.546665 01 57 54.715  -02 28 24.33  23.0r 15TK363   568  C~2TuW      
2015 10  10.598816 01 57 54.469  -02 28 25.95  23.0r 15TK363   568  C~2TuW      
2015 10  14.517020 01 57 36.206  -02 30 28.04  23.9g 15TK363   568  C~2TuW      
2015 10  14.548427 01 57 36.051  -02 30 29.08  23.8g 15TK363   568  C~2TuW      
2015 10  14.574651 01 57 35.927  -02 30 29.86  23.8g 15TK363   568  C~2TuW      
2015 10  14.576778 01 57 35.917  -02 30 29.86  23.8g 15TK363   568  C~2TuW      
2015 10  14.600577 01 57 35.804  -02 30 30.59  23.9g 15TK363   568  C~2TuW      
2015 11  01.19867  01 56 11.76   -02 38 34.6   22.3i 15TK363   W84  C~3cu2      
2015 11  01.19867  01 56 11.759  -02 38 34.63  22.4i 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2015 11  16.14571  01 55 03.11   -02 43 34.9   23.1r 15TK363   W84  C~3cu2      
2015 11  16.14571  01 55 03.110  -02 43 34.86  23.1r 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2015 11  16.14708  01 55 03.108  -02 43 34.86  22.9i 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2015 11  16.14708  01 55 03.11   -02 43 34.8   22.8i 15TK363   W84  C~3cu2      
2015 11  16.14845  01 55 03.099  -02 43 34.89  23.7g 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2015 11  16.14845  01 55 03.10   -02 43 34.9   24.0g 15TK363   W84  C~3cu2      
2015 11  20.13197  01 54 46.07   -02 44 33.9   22.7z 15TK363   W84  C~3cu2      
2015 11  20.13197  01 54 46.072  -02 44 33.93  22.3z 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2015 11  30.18450  01 54 06.63   -02 46 18.7   22.3i 15TK363   W84  C~3cu2      
2015 11  30.18450  01 54 06.633  -02 46 18.71  22.1i 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2015 12  01.13892  01 54 03.19   -02 46 25.5   23.1r 15TK363   W84  C~3cu2      
2015 12  01.13892  01 54 03.189  -02 46 25.48  23.1r 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2016 09  09.39196  02 05 38.04   -01 49 28.1   22.7r 15TK363   W84  C~3cu2      
2016 09  09.39196  02 05 38.041  -01 49 28.07  22.9r 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2016 09  09.39335  02 05 38.05   -01 49 28.2   22.8i 15TK363   W84  C~3cu2      
2016 09  09.39335  02 05 38.046  -01 49 28.21  22.8i 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2016 09  09.39473  02 05 38.029  -01 49 28.13  23.7g 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2016 09  27.48477  02 04 33.19   -01 59 38.6   24.0g 15TK363   568  C~2eAI      
2016 09  27.60535  02 04 32.68   -01 59 42.7   24.1g 15TK363   568  C~2eAI      
2016 09  28.49407  02 04 29.02   -02 00 12.4   23.9g 15TK363   568  C~2eAI      
2016 09  28.54215  02 04 28.81   -02 00 14.1   24.0g 15TK363   568  C~2eAI      
2016 09  28.62709  02 04 28.46   -02 00 16.9   24.1g 15TK363   568  C~2eAI      
2016 09  29.50606  02 04 24.79   -02 00 46.3   24.0g 15TK363   568  C~2eAI      
2016 09  29.55335  02 04 24.59   -02 00 47.9   24.1g 15TK363   568  C~2eAI      
2016 09  29.62666  02 04 24.28   -02 00 50.3   24.1g 15TK363   568  C~2eAI      
2016 11  05.23472  02 01 33.89   -02 18 23.3   23.1r 15TK363   W84  C~3cu2      
2016 11  05.23472  02 01 33.886  -02 18 23.34  23.0r 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2016 11  05.23608  02 01 33.883  -02 18 23.32  24.3g 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2016 11  07.15675  02 01 24.89   -02 19 04.2   22.8z 15TK363   W84  C~3cu2      
2016 11  07.15675  02 01 24.890  -02 19 04.32  22.2z 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2016 11  07.15812  02 01 24.87   -02 19 04.2   22.8i 15TK363   W84  C~3cu2      
2016 11  07.15812  02 01 24.869  -02 19 04.23  22.5i 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2016 11  27.113565 01 59 58.55   -02 24 07.3   21.9i 15TK363   W84  C~352l      
2016 11  29.17139  01 59 50.708  -02 24 24.61  22.1z 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2016 12  05.176400 01 59 29.34   -02 25 00.0   22.9r 15TK363   W84  C~352l      
2017 11  16.148264 02 06 28.01   -01 59 47.0   22.9r 15TK363   W84  C~352l      
2017 11  16.14879  02 06 28.013  -01 59 46.96  22.7r 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2017 11  16.149630 02 06 28.00   -01 59 46.9   22.7i 15TK363   W84  C~352l      
2017 11  16.15016  02 06 28.001  -01 59 46.94  22.6i 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2017 11  23.113206 02 05 57.91   -02 01 26.4   21.8z 15TK363   W84  C~352l      
2018 10  10.32146  02 15 04.721  -01 22 17.30  23.0i 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      
2018 11  29.18329  02 11 15.367  -01 40 31.05  23.1r 15TK363   W84  C~4yYX      

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    -0.01       0.00    -0.11
     2   0.0572      0.00    -0.03       0.00     0.07
     3   0.0597      0.00     0.06       0.00    -0.02
     4   0.1414      0.00    -0.03       0.00    -0.14
     5   0.1416      0.00     0.06       0.00    -0.05
     6   0.1419      0.00     0.10       0.00     0.04
     7   0.2922      0.00    -0.00       0.00    -0.05
     8   0.2922      0.00     0.06       0.00    -0.04
     9   0.2922      0.00    -0.07       0.00    -0.06
    10   0.2922      0.00     0.01       0.00    -0.01
    11   1.1277      0.00     0.08       0.00     0.02
    12   1.1277      0.00     0.07       0.00     0.02
    13   1.2095      0.00    -0.09       0.00     0.08
    14   1.2095      0.00    -0.08       0.00     0.13
    15   1.3433      0.00    -0.00       0.00    -0.06
    16   1.3515      0.00    -0.06       0.00    -0.08
    17   2.0756      0.00     0.00       0.00     0.03
    18   2.0757      0.00    -0.02       0.00     0.00
    19   2.0758      0.00    -0.05       0.00     0.04
    20   2.0866      0.00    -0.04       0.00     0.12
    21   2.0867      0.00    -0.11       0.00     0.04
    22   2.0867      0.00    -0.09       0.00     0.06
    23   2.0867      0.00    -0.09       0.00     0.13
    24   2.0868      0.00    -0.08       0.00     0.12
    25   2.1350      0.00     0.11       0.00     0.04
    26   2.1350      0.00     0.12       0.00     0.07
    27   2.1759      0.00     0.02       0.00    -0.03
    28   2.1759      0.00     0.02       0.00    -0.07
    29   2.1759      0.00     0.11       0.00     0.06
    30   2.1759      0.00     0.08       0.00    -0.00
    31   2.1759      0.00     0.04       0.00    -0.01
    32   2.1759      0.00     0.05       0.00    -0.02
    33   2.1868      0.00     0.00       0.00    -0.19
    34   2.1868      0.00    -0.03       0.00    -0.16
    35   2.2143      0.00     0.04       0.00     0.04
    36   2.2143      0.00    -0.01       0.00     0.05
    37   2.2170      0.00    -0.02       0.00    -0.11
    38   2.2170      0.00    -0.01       0.00    -0.13
    39   2.9925      0.00     0.04       0.00     0.07
    40   2.9925      0.00     0.02       0.00     0.04
    41   2.9925      0.00     0.18       0.00    -0.03
    42   2.9925      0.00     0.24       0.00    -0.02
    43   2.9925      0.00    -0.01       0.00     0.10
    44   3.0420      0.00    -0.01       0.00     0.06
    45   3.0423      0.00    -0.09       0.00     0.01
    46   3.0448      0.00    -0.08       0.00     0.12
    47   3.0449      0.00    -0.17       0.00     0.03
    48   3.0451      0.00    -0.03       0.00     0.07
    49   3.0475      0.00    -0.14       0.00     0.07
    50   3.0477      0.00    -0.10       0.00     0.05
    51   3.0479      0.00    -0.05       0.00     0.09
    52   3.1481      0.00    -0.05       0.00    -0.06
    53   3.1481      0.00     0.01       0.00    -0.02
    54   3.1481      0.00     0.00       0.00    -0.01
    55   3.1534      0.00     0.16       0.00    -0.13
    56   3.1534      0.00     0.16       0.00    -0.01
    57   3.1534      0.00    -0.06       0.00    -0.01
    58   3.1534      0.00    -0.04       0.00     0.02
    59   3.2080      0.00    -0.16       0.00    -0.05
    60   3.2136      0.00    -0.07       0.00     0.18
    61   3.2301      0.00     0.22       0.00     0.22
    62   4.1773      0.00    -0.03       0.00    -0.08
    63   4.1773      0.00     0.05       0.00    -0.04
    64   4.1773      0.00    -0.09       0.00     0.04
    65   4.1773      0.00    -0.04       0.00     0.01
    66   4.1964      0.00     0.36       0.00    -0.00
    67   5.0758      0.00     0.03       0.00    -0.21
    68   5.2123      0.00    -0.02       0.00    -0.14

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.

15TK363    quality flag:3

Type:      CLASSICAL CLASSICAL CLASSICAL

axisobj        41.207    41.207    41.207
ecceobj         0.071     0.071     0.071
incobj         14.775    14.775    14.775
qmin           37.460    37.450    37.460
qmax           44.644    44.639    44.639
amean          40.930    40.930    40.930
amin           40.618    40.618    40.608
amax           41.259    41.258    41.259
emean           0.064     0.064     0.064
emin            0.047     0.046     0.045
emax            0.082     0.082     0.082
imean          13.798    13.798    13.798
imin           12.843    12.841    12.845
imax           15.051    15.047    15.045
excite_mean     0.247     0.247     0.247
fracstop        1.000     1.000     1.000
cjmean          2.996     2.996     2.996

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       180.9     180.9     180.8
kozaiamp        180.0     179.9     180.0