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 = 2026 Jul 14 - Tue Local Time = 20:47:14 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2461236.36613426 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 23h 07m 07.69s = 23.1188025h = 346.7820375° Declination = -14° 12' 18.57" = -14.205157° True Distance = 1.683622472 AU = 251.866337 Mkm = 156.502486 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +10.3 Horizontal Parallax = 5.223" = 0.087056' = 0.001450931° Light/Signal Time = 14m 00.136s ================================================================================ 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 = 23h 07m 07.69s = 23.1188037h = 346.7820553° Topocentric Decl = -14° 12' 21.04" = -14.205845° Local Hour Angle = -11h 56m 17.97s = -179.07485708527° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 11h 10m 49.728s = 11.180479879h = 167.707198187° Azimuth = 1.87636° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 181.87636° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = N Altitude = -61.44253° (Invisible - Below Local Horizon) ================================================================================ Asteroid Metis ephemeris table for each day of Jul. 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 2461220 23.0495929 -13.655336 1.873422001 +10.7 xx 2461221 23.0569346 -13.668420 1.861049785 +10.6 xx 2461222 23.0638966 -13.684090 1.848763566 +10.6 xx 2461223 23.0704734 -13.702371 1.836566167 +10.6 1 2461224 23.0766595 -13.723285 1.824460471 +10.6 2 2461225 23.0824495 -13.746852 1.812449440 +10.6 3 2461226 23.0878377 -13.773092 1.800536116 +10.5 4 2461227 23.0928189 -13.802021 1.788723636 +10.5 5 2461228 23.0973878 -13.833654 1.777015238 +10.5 6 2461229 23.1015394 -13.868001 1.765414271 +10.5 7 2461230 23.1052687 -13.905072 1.753924206 +10.4 8 2461231 23.1085711 -13.944874 1.742548639 +10.4 9 2461232 23.1114417 -13.987411 1.731291296 +10.4 10 2461233 23.1138760 -14.032684 1.720156022 +10.4 11 2461234 23.1158692 -14.080695 1.709146765 +10.4 12 2461235 23.1174166 -14.131437 1.698267531 +10.3 13 2461236 23.1185140 -14.184903 1.687522342 +10.3 14 2461237 23.1191576 -14.241076 1.676915182 +10.3 15 2461238 23.1193446 -14.299933 1.666449953 +10.3 16 2461239 23.1190729 -14.361444 1.656130458 +10.2 17 2461240 23.1183409 -14.425575 1.645960394 +10.2 18 2461241 23.1171475 -14.492290 1.635943369 +10.2 19 2461242 23.1154919 -14.561549 1.626082921 +10.2 20 2461243 23.1133733 -14.633312 1.616382539 +10.2 21 2461244 23.1107910 -14.707536 1.606845678 +10.1 22 2461245 23.1077444 -14.784176 1.597475773 +10.1 23 2461246 23.1042332 -14.863186 1.588276244 +10.1 24 2461247 23.1002572 -14.944516 1.579250500 +10.1 25 2461248 23.0958164 -15.028112 1.570401942 +10.0 26 2461249 23.0909112 -15.113918 1.561733968 +10.0 27 2461250 23.0855422 -15.201874 1.553249973 +10.0 28 2461251 23.0797105 -15.291916 1.544953357 +10.0 29 2461252 23.0734176 -15.383975 1.536847530 +9.9 30 2461253 23.0666655 -15.477977 1.528935920 +9.9 31 2461254 23.0594569 -15.573844 1.521221977 +9.9 xx 2461255 23.0517950 -15.671493 1.513709185 +9.9 xx 2461256 23.0436837 -15.770834 1.506401057 +9.8 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================