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 Oct 11 - Sun Local Time = 21:24:34 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2461325.39206019 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 22h 12m 19.90s = 22.2055268h = 333.0829020° Declination = -19° 52' 04.35" = -19.867874° True Distance = 1.581411281 AU = 236.575760 Mkm = 147.001362 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +10.1 Horizontal Parallax = 5.561" = 0.092683' = 0.001544708° Light/Signal Time = 13m 09.132s ================================================================================ 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 12m 20.17s = 22.2056016h = 333.0840243° Topocentric Decl = -19° 52' 08.39" = -19.868998° Local Hour Angle = -04h 33m 10.95s = -68.295602213589° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 17h 39m 09.221s = 17.652561472h = 264.788422074° Azimuth = 119.06575° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 299.06575° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = ESE Altitude = +1.41403° (Above Local Horizon - No refractions applied) ================================================================================ Asteroid Metis ephemeris table for each day of Oct. 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 2461312 22.2859469 -20.155779 1.483206192 +9.8 xx 2461313 22.2769335 -20.155661 1.489473116 +9.8 xx 2461314 22.2683828 -20.151985 1.495925994 +9.8 xx 2461315 22.2603022 -20.144777 1.502561327 +9.9 1 2461316 22.2526984 -20.134065 1.509375596 +9.9 2 2461317 22.2455776 -20.119877 1.516365229 +9.9 3 2461318 22.2389454 -20.102242 1.523526584 +9.9 4 2461319 22.2328070 -20.081190 1.530855921 +9.9 5 2461320 22.2271673 -20.056749 1.538349400 +10.0 6 2461321 22.2220310 -20.028948 1.546003071 +10.0 7 2461322 22.2174023 -19.997817 1.553812879 +10.0 8 2461323 22.2132848 -19.963389 1.561774680 +10.0 9 2461324 22.2096818 -19.925699 1.569884256 +10.0 10 2461325 22.2065955 -19.884785 1.578137344 +10.1 11 2461326 22.2040273 -19.840691 1.586529656 +10.1 12 2461327 22.2019778 -19.793461 1.595056908 +10.1 13 2461328 22.2004465 -19.743143 1.603714838 +10.1 14 2461329 22.1994325 -19.689786 1.612499226 +10.1 15 2461330 22.1989341 -19.633440 1.621405902 +10.2 16 2461331 22.1989490 -19.574154 1.630430756 +10.2 17 2461332 22.1994743 -19.511979 1.639569748 +10.2 18 2461333 22.2005069 -19.446964 1.648818906 +10.2 19 2461334 22.2020431 -19.379158 1.658174337 +10.2 20 2461335 22.2040791 -19.308610 1.667632238 +10.2 21 2461336 22.2066106 -19.235366 1.677188901 +10.3 22 2461337 22.2096334 -19.159473 1.686840732 +10.3 23 2461338 22.2131430 -19.080974 1.696584263 +10.3 24 2461339 22.2171349 -18.999912 1.706416162 +10.3 25 2461340 22.2216045 -18.916329 1.716333238 +10.3 26 2461341 22.2265471 -18.830268 1.726332429 +10.3 27 2461342 22.2319575 -18.741769 1.736410780 +10.4 28 2461343 22.2378305 -18.650874 1.746565407 +10.4 29 2461344 22.2441604 -18.557620 1.756793454 +10.4 30 2461345 22.2509417 -18.462045 1.767092059 +10.4 31 2461346 22.2581691 -18.364181 1.777458323 +10.4 xx 2461347 22.2658372 -18.264057 1.787889294 +10.4 xx 2461348 22.2739413 -18.161701 1.798381968 +10.5 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================