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 Mar 16 - Mon Local Time = 18:14:03 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2461116.25975694 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 20h 58m 15.09s = 20.9708594h = 314.5628910° Declination = -20° 34' 02.91" = -20.567475° True Distance = 3.197427635 AU = 478.328366 Mkm = 297.219467 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +11.7 Horizontal Parallax = 2.750" = 0.045840' = 0.000763995° Light/Signal Time = 26m 35.532s ================================================================================ 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 = 20h 58m 14.97s = 20.9708261h = 314.5623908° Topocentric Decl = -20° 34' 05.04" = -20.568067° Local Hour Angle = -20h 14m 08.20s = -303.53416952453° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 00h 44m 06.773s = 0.735214750h = 11.028221243° Azimuth = 232.02991° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 52.02991° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = SW Altitude = +8.12345° (Above Local Horizon - No refractions applied) ================================================================================ Asteroid Metis ephemeris table for each day of Mar. 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 2461098 20.4459201 -22.157612 3.365286581 +11.7 xx 2461099 20.4753936 -22.075959 3.357009852 +11.7 xx 2461100 20.5047871 -21.993589 3.348622998 +11.7 xx 2461101 20.5340995 -21.910519 3.340126924 +11.7 1 2461102 20.5633301 -21.826760 3.331522446 +11.7 2 2461103 20.5924784 -21.742327 3.322810303 +11.7 3 2461104 20.6215440 -21.657231 3.313991173 +11.7 4 2461105 20.6505267 -21.571490 3.305065693 +11.7 5 2461106 20.6794260 -21.485119 3.296034478 +11.7 6 2461107 20.7082412 -21.398137 3.286898146 +11.7 7 2461108 20.7369715 -21.310565 3.277657324 +11.7 8 2461109 20.7656158 -21.222422 3.268312666 +11.7 9 2461110 20.7941730 -21.133732 3.258864852 +11.7 10 2461111 20.8226417 -21.044514 3.249314594 +11.7 11 2461112 20.8510202 -20.954793 3.239662641 +11.7 12 2461113 20.8793072 -20.864590 3.229909778 +11.7 13 2461114 20.9075009 -20.773927 3.220056830 +11.7 14 2461115 20.9355996 -20.682828 3.210104676 +11.7 15 2461116 20.9636017 -20.591312 3.200054256 +11.7 16 2461117 20.9915055 -20.499402 3.189906584 +11.7 17 2461118 21.0193099 -20.407119 3.179662764 +11.7 18 2461119 21.0470135 -20.314481 3.169323995 +11.7 19 2461120 21.0746156 -20.221510 3.158891576 +11.7 20 2461121 21.1021155 -20.128227 3.148366893 +11.7 21 2461122 21.1295122 -20.034655 3.137751398 +11.7 22 2461123 21.1568049 -19.940821 3.127046576 +11.7 23 2461124 21.1839922 -19.846747 3.116253910 +11.7 24 2461125 21.2110727 -19.752460 3.105374853 +11.7 25 2461126 21.2380451 -19.657983 3.094410800 +11.7 26 2461127 21.2649080 -19.563337 3.083363070 +11.7 27 2461128 21.2916602 -19.468541 3.072232907 +11.7 28 2461129 21.3183009 -19.373613 3.061021468 +11.7 29 2461130 21.3448296 -19.278572 3.049729835 +11.7 30 2461131 21.3712457 -19.183434 3.038359021 +11.7 31 2461132 21.3975489 -19.088219 3.026909984 +11.7 xx 2461133 21.4237387 -18.992946 3.015383642 +11.7 xx 2461134 21.4498144 -18.897638 3.003780889 +11.7 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================