Asteroid Metis Ephemeris Calculator
Based the U.S. Naval Observatory AE98 Model
PHP Program By Jay Tanner
Date: (1800 to 2099) Y m d
Local Time (00h to 24h) H:M:S
Local Time Zone Offset ±H:M
Undefined1
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 = 2025 Sep 01 - Mon Local Time = 13:31:11 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2460920.06332176 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 15h 18m 42.08s = 15.3116887h = 229.6753305° Declination = -18° 41' 07.99" = -18.685552° True Distance = 2.797532092 AU = 418.504844 Mkm = 260.046854 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +11.7 Horizontal Parallax = 3.144" = 0.052392' = 0.000873205° Light/Signal Time = 23m 15.982s ================================================================================ 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 = 15h 18m 42.22s = 15.3117267h = 229.6759007° Topocentric Decl = -18° 41' 09.60" = -18.685999° Local Hour Angle = -08h 10m 58.93s = -122.74555747325° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 07h 07m 43.282s = 7.128689547h = 106.930343208° Azimuth = 81.95772° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 261.95772° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = E Altitude = -36.42255° (Invisible - Below Local Horizon) ================================================================================ 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 2460917 15.2521296 -18.400395 2.758324330 +11.6 xx 2460918 15.2713533 -18.493355 2.771173282 +11.6 xx 2460919 15.2907903 -18.586448 2.783974481 +11.6 xx 2460920 15.3104376 -18.679647 2.796726321 +11.7 1 2460921 15.3302920 -18.772929 2.809427268 +11.7 2 2460922 15.3503504 -18.866268 2.822075861 +11.7 3 2460923 15.3706097 -18.959638 2.834670719 +11.7 4 2460924 15.3910669 -19.053012 2.847210538 +11.7 5 2460925 15.4117193 -19.146365 2.859694093 +11.7 6 2460926 15.4325646 -19.239671 2.872120217 +11.7 7 2460927 15.4536010 -19.332908 2.884487790 +11.7 8 2460928 15.4748269 -19.426055 2.896795696 +11.7 9 2460929 15.4962412 -19.519095 2.909042794 +11.7 10 2460930 15.5178428 -19.612011 2.921227881 +11.7 11 2460931 15.5396302 -19.704789 2.933349666 +11.7 12 2460932 15.5616018 -19.797412 2.945406761 +11.7 13 2460933 15.5837554 -19.889861 2.957397684 +11.7 14 2460934 15.6060889 -19.982116 2.969320874 +11.7 15 2460935 15.6286001 -20.074154 2.981174705 +11.7 16 2460936 15.6512870 -20.165951 2.992957514 +11.7 17 2460937 15.6741476 -20.257483 3.004667618 +11.7 18 2460938 15.6971800 -20.348726 3.016303336 +11.8 19 2460939 15.7203826 -20.439657 3.027863004 +11.8 20 2460940 15.7437539 -20.530255 3.039344994 +11.8 21 2460941 15.7672920 -20.620498 3.050747725 +11.8 22 2460942 15.7909954 -20.710367 3.062069673 +11.8 23 2460943 15.8148622 -20.799842 3.073309373 +11.8 24 2460944 15.8388904 -20.888903 3.084465426 +11.8 25 2460945 15.8630779 -20.977531 3.095536497 +11.8 26 2460946 15.8874226 -21.065708 3.106521313 +11.8 27 2460947 15.9119221 -21.153412 3.117418662 +11.8 28 2460948 15.9365742 -21.240625 3.128227396 +11.8 29 2460949 15.9613764 -21.327326 3.138946429 +11.8 30 2460950 15.9863264 -21.413493 3.149574741 +11.8 xx 2460951 16.0114218 -21.499106 3.160111381 +11.8 xx 2460952 16.0366606 -21.584144 3.170555474 +11.8 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================