Asteroid Metis Ephemeris Calculator
Based on the U.S. Naval Observatory Asteroid Ephemeris, 1998
Date: (1800 to 2099) Y m d
Local Time (00h to 24h) H:M:S
Local Time Zone Offset ±H:M
Undefined1
Std. Time = UT
Apply ΔT
+00:00:00
Daylight / Summer Time
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Longitude ±Deg.d M S
(Neg=W)
Latitude ±Deg.d M S
(Neg=S)
Sea Level Elevation
(± meters)
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Asteroid Metis Ephemeris Statistics Referred to True Ecliptic and Equinox of the Date Based On the U.S.N.O. Asteroid Ephemeris, 1998 Local Date = 2026 Sep 21 - Mon Local Time = 00:05:35 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2461304.50387731 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 22h 22m 02.29s = 22.3673033h = 335.5095495° Declination = -20° 02' 29.59" = -20.041552° True Distance = 1.442509008 AU = 215.796276 Mkm = 134.089589 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +9.6 Horizontal Parallax = 6.096" = 0.101607' = 0.001693452° Light/Signal Time = 11m 59.819s ================================================================================ Local Topocentric Coordinates of Asteroid Metis For Geographic Location: Longitude = -76.833611111° = -05h 07m 20.1s (W=Negative) Latitude = +42.752194444° Elevation = 0 m Topocentric RA = 22h 22m 02.54s = 22.3673720h = 335.5105806° Topocentric Decl = -20° 02' 34.42" = -20.042895° Local Hour Angle = -03h 24m 13.47s = -51.056137044842° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 18h 57m 49.066s = 18.963629569h = 284.454443532° Azimuth = 131.76596° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 311.76596° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = SE Altitude = +11.59221° (Above Local Horizon - No refractions applied) ================================================================================ Asteroid Metis ephemeris table for each day of Sep. 2014 at 12:00 TT. Computed according to USNO AE98 ephemeris model - No Delta T applied. There are three extra (xx) days at each end of the table. JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day 2461282 22.7059055 -18.545752 1.398319487 +9.3 xx 2461283 22.6898743 -18.642130 1.397562233 +9.3 xx 2461284 22.6737889 -18.736446 1.397064321 +9.3 xx 2461285 22.6576703 -18.828572 1.396825659 +9.3 1 2461286 22.6415399 -18.918388 1.396846059 +9.3 2 2461287 22.6254190 -19.005775 1.397125217 +9.3 3 2461288 22.6093291 -19.090621 1.397662694 +9.3 4 2461289 22.5932916 -19.172815 1.398457893 +9.3 5 2461290 22.5773280 -19.252253 1.399510024 +9.3 6 2461291 22.5614598 -19.328831 1.400818079 +9.4 7 2461292 22.5457087 -19.402449 1.402380800 +9.4 8 2461293 22.5300968 -19.473011 1.404196659 +9.4 9 2461294 22.5146461 -19.540424 1.406263848 +9.4 10 2461295 22.4993789 -19.604602 1.408580279 +9.4 11 2461296 22.4843170 -19.665465 1.411143603 +9.5 12 2461297 22.4694815 -19.722945 1.413951238 +9.5 13 2461298 22.4548929 -19.776979 1.417000398 +9.5 14 2461299 22.4405709 -19.827518 1.420288125 +9.5 15 2461300 22.4265340 -19.874517 1.423811322 +9.5 16 2461301 22.4127999 -19.917943 1.427566765 +9.6 17 2461302 22.3993856 -19.957766 1.431551130 +9.6 18 2461303 22.3863069 -19.993966 1.435761003 +9.6 19 2461304 22.3735791 -20.026527 1.440192888 +9.6 20 2461305 22.3612164 -20.055439 1.444843226 +9.7 21 2461306 22.3492324 -20.080697 1.449708402 +9.7 22 2461307 22.3376398 -20.102302 1.454784763 +9.7 23 2461308 22.3264507 -20.120257 1.460068638 +9.7 24 2461309 22.3156764 -20.134570 1.465556354 +9.7 25 2461310 22.3053276 -20.145252 1.471244256 +9.8 26 2461311 22.2954145 -20.152316 1.477128727 +9.8 27 2461312 22.2859469 -20.155779 1.483206192 +9.8 28 2461313 22.2769335 -20.155661 1.489473116 +9.8 29 2461314 22.2683828 -20.151985 1.495925994 +9.8 30 2461315 22.2603022 -20.144777 1.502561327 +9.9 xx 2461316 22.2526984 -20.134065 1.509375596 +9.9 xx 2461317 22.2455776 -20.119877 1.516365229 +9.9 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================
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