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 May 14 - Thu Local Time = 08:00:56 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2461174.83398148 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 22h 23m 52.97s = 22.3980479h = 335.9707185° Declination = -15° 17' 49.75" = -15.297153° True Distance = 2.479423568 AU = 370.916486 Mkm = 230.476819 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +11.4 Horizontal Parallax = 3.547" = 0.059114' = 0.000985237° Light/Signal Time = 20m 37.244s ================================================================================ 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 23m 53.13s = 22.3980915h = 335.9713722° Topocentric Decl = -15° 17' 52.40" = -15.297889° Local Hour Angle = -04h 01m 57.37s = -60.489052530749° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 18h 21m 55.757s = 18.365487980h = 275.482319700° Azimuth = 121.59271° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 301.59271° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = ESE Altitude = +9.77562° (Above Local Horizon - No refractions applied) ================================================================================ Asteroid Metis ephemeris table for each day of May. 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 2461159 22.0602245 -16.579745 2.692079809 +11.5 xx 2461160 22.0827874 -16.492751 2.678910385 +11.5 xx 2461161 22.1051946 -16.406425 2.665700023 +11.5 xx 2461162 22.1274446 -16.320793 2.652449924 +11.5 1 2461163 22.1495357 -16.235885 2.639161281 +11.5 2 2461164 22.1714660 -16.151729 2.625835291 +11.5 3 2461165 22.1932332 -16.068358 2.612473167 +11.5 4 2461166 22.2148350 -15.985803 2.599076144 +11.4 5 2461167 22.2362687 -15.904097 2.585645488 +11.4 6 2461168 22.2575317 -15.823273 2.572182499 +11.4 7 2461169 22.2786212 -15.743364 2.558688522 +11.4 8 2461170 22.2995343 -15.664404 2.545164946 +11.4 9 2461171 22.3202680 -15.586426 2.531613216 +11.4 10 2461172 22.3408196 -15.509463 2.518034845 +11.4 11 2461173 22.3611860 -15.433548 2.504431423 +11.4 12 2461174 22.3813647 -15.358714 2.490804634 +11.4 13 2461175 22.4013530 -15.284992 2.477156274 +11.4 14 2461176 22.4211482 -15.212415 2.463488261 +11.3 15 2461177 22.4407477 -15.141017 2.449802632 +11.3 16 2461178 22.4601484 -15.070835 2.436101521 +11.3 17 2461179 22.4793472 -15.001903 2.422387126 +11.3 18 2461180 22.4983404 -14.934259 2.408661655 +11.3 19 2461181 22.5171245 -14.867936 2.394927284 +11.3 20 2461182 22.5356964 -14.802967 2.381186114 +11.3 21 2461183 22.5540531 -14.739378 2.367440165 +11.3 22 2461184 22.5721920 -14.677198 2.353691368 +11.2 23 2461185 22.5901108 -14.616453 2.339941584 +11.2 24 2461186 22.6078071 -14.557170 2.326192612 +11.2 25 2461187 22.6252783 -14.499377 2.312446211 +11.2 26 2461188 22.6425219 -14.443104 2.298704111 +11.2 27 2461189 22.6595350 -14.388382 2.284968030 +11.2 28 2461190 22.6763144 -14.335243 2.271239679 +11.2 29 2461191 22.6928567 -14.283723 2.257520777 +11.1 30 2461192 22.7091583 -14.233855 2.243813056 +11.1 31 2461193 22.7252152 -14.185677 2.230118276 +11.1 xx 2461194 22.7410234 -14.139225 2.216438227 +11.1 xx 2461195 22.7565786 -14.094539 2.202774743 +11.1 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================