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 Dec 14 - Sun Local Time = 10:10:37 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2461023.92403935 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 18h 07m 57.58s = 18.1326602h = 271.9899030° Declination = -25° 13' 19.36" = -25.222045° True Distance = 3.622974581 AU = 541.989283 Mkm = 336.776527 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +11.5 Horizontal Parallax = 2.427" = 0.040455' = 0.000674258° Light/Signal Time = 30m 07.882s ================================================================================ 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 = 18h 07m 57.70s = 18.1326939h = 271.9904082° Topocentric Decl = -25° 13' 20.55" = -25.222375° Local Hour Angle = -07h 31m 19.58s = -112.83157028141° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 10h 36m 38.121s = 10.610589193h = 159.158837900° Azimuth = 95.11403° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 275.11403° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = E Altitude = -33.16356° (Invisible - Below Local Horizon) ================================================================================ Asteroid Metis ephemeris table for each day of Dec. 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 2461008 17.6342411 -24.942186 3.579745467 +11.7 xx 2461009 17.6651970 -24.969825 3.583480199 +11.6 xx 2461010 17.6962050 -24.996132 3.587078689 +11.6 xx 2461011 17.7272641 -25.021100 3.590540952 +11.6 1 2461012 17.7583733 -25.044725 3.593867036 +11.6 2 2461013 17.7895316 -25.067007 3.597056989 +11.6 3 2461014 17.8207380 -25.087946 3.600110815 +11.6 4 2461015 17.8519906 -25.107541 3.603028435 +11.6 5 2461016 17.8832877 -25.125790 3.605809654 +11.6 6 2461017 17.9146270 -25.142689 3.608454158 +11.6 7 2461018 17.9460068 -25.158229 3.610961524 +11.6 8 2461019 17.9774255 -25.172402 3.613331258 +11.6 9 2461020 18.0088819 -25.185200 3.615562824 +11.5 10 2461021 18.0403749 -25.196618 3.617655678 +11.5 11 2461022 18.0719033 -25.206650 3.619609286 +11.5 12 2461023 18.1034659 -25.215294 3.621423144 +11.5 13 2461024 18.1350613 -25.222547 3.623096780 +11.5 14 2461025 18.1666880 -25.228408 3.624629762 +11.5 15 2461026 18.1983443 -25.232878 3.626021702 +11.5 16 2461027 18.2300284 -25.235956 3.627272254 +11.5 17 2461028 18.2617382 -25.237644 3.628381121 +11.4 18 2461029 18.2934716 -25.237941 3.629348061 +11.4 19 2461030 18.3252264 -25.236849 3.630172889 +11.4 20 2461031 18.3570002 -25.234368 3.630855482 +11.4 21 2461032 18.3887906 -25.230498 3.631395788 +11.4 22 2461033 18.4205953 -25.225240 3.631793822 +11.4 23 2461034 18.4524122 -25.218592 3.632049676 +11.4 24 2461035 18.4842392 -25.210555 3.632163513 +11.3 25 2461036 18.5160745 -25.201127 3.632135570 +11.3 26 2461037 18.5479165 -25.190311 3.631966152 +11.3 27 2461038 18.5797638 -25.178106 3.631655626 +11.3 28 2461039 18.6116151 -25.164511 3.631204409 +11.3 29 2461040 18.6434698 -25.149528 3.630612950 +11.3 30 2461041 18.6753269 -25.133162 3.629881699 +11.3 31 2461042 18.7071853 -25.115426 3.629011077 +11.4 xx 2461043 18.7390430 -25.096331 3.628001437 +11.4 xx 2461044 18.7708980 -25.075881 3.626853034 +11.4 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================