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
Undefined3
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 = 2024 Apr 25 - Thu Local Time = 19:16:34 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2460426.30317130 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 07h 13m 17.54s = 7.2215387h = 108.3230805° Declination = +27° 06' 06.32" = +27.101755° True Distance = 2.327429489 AU = 348.178496 Mkm = 216.348087 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +11.0 Horizontal Parallax = 3.778" = 0.062975' = 0.001049578° Light/Signal Time = 19m 21.398s ================================================================================ 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 = 07h 13m 17.68s = 7.2215772h = 108.3236576° Topocentric Decl = +27° 06' 04.99" = +27.101386° Local Hour Angle = -02h 46m 53.60s = -41.723323846901° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 04h 26m 24.080s = 4.440022249h = 66.600333739° Azimuth = 101.12504° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 281.12504° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = E Altitude = +52.85701° (Above Local Horizon - No refractions applied) ================================================================================ Asteroid Metis ephemeris table for each day of Apr. 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 2460399 6.4401729 +28.242182 1.990462014 +10.6 xx 2460400 6.4662657 +28.216992 2.002976672 +10.7 xx 2460401 6.4925954 +28.190679 2.015489650 +10.7 xx 2460402 6.5191562 +28.163227 2.027999731 +10.7 1 2460403 6.5459424 +28.134619 2.040505669 +10.7 2 2460404 6.5729486 +28.104835 2.053006162 +10.7 3 2460405 6.6001692 +28.073858 2.065499845 +10.7 4 2460406 6.6275990 +28.041666 2.077985273 +10.7 5 2460407 6.6552331 +28.008237 2.090460920 +10.7 6 2460408 6.6830668 +27.973551 2.102925187 +10.8 7 2460409 6.7110959 +27.937588 2.115376429 +10.8 8 2460410 6.7393157 +27.900335 2.127812999 +10.8 9 2460411 6.7677214 +27.861779 2.140233291 +10.8 10 2460412 6.7963072 +27.821911 2.152635788 +10.8 11 2460413 6.8250673 +27.780722 2.165019085 +10.8 12 2460414 6.8539954 +27.738201 2.177381894 +10.8 13 2460415 6.8830852 +27.694339 2.189723040 +10.8 14 2460416 6.9123309 +27.649123 2.202041450 +10.9 15 2460417 6.9417267 +27.602541 2.214336129 +10.9 16 2460418 6.9712675 +27.554581 2.226606153 +10.9 17 2460419 7.0009481 +27.505231 2.238850657 +10.9 18 2460420 7.0307637 +27.454481 2.251068823 +10.9 19 2460421 7.0607100 +27.402319 2.263259878 +10.9 20 2460422 7.0907827 +27.348735 2.275423089 +10.9 21 2460423 7.1209777 +27.293722 2.287557756 +10.9 22 2460424 7.1512912 +27.237272 2.299663209 +10.9 23 2460425 7.1817194 +27.179377 2.311738799 +10.9 24 2460426 7.2122587 +27.120033 2.323783886 +11.0 25 2460427 7.2429054 +27.059236 2.335797832 +11.0 26 2460428 7.2736559 +26.996981 2.347779986 +11.0 27 2460429 7.3045066 +26.933264 2.359729671 +11.0 28 2460430 7.3354536 +26.868082 2.371646168 +11.0 29 2460431 7.3664935 +26.801429 2.383528705 +11.0 30 2460432 7.3976226 +26.733299 2.395376447 +11.0 xx 2460433 7.4288376 +26.663686 2.407188480 +11.0 xx 2460434 7.4601356 +26.592580 2.418963808 +11.0 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================
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