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 Jun 17 - Wed Local Time = 18:34:24 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2461209.27388889 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 22h 56m 53.89s = 22.9483035h = 344.2245525° Declination = -13° 40' 16.19" = -13.671165° True Distance = 2.010819563 AU = 300.814325 Mkm = 186.917356 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +10.9 Horizontal Parallax = 4.373" = 0.072890' = 0.001214838° Light/Signal Time = 16m 43.409s ================================================================================ 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 56m 53.71s = 22.9482524h = 344.2237864° Topocentric Decl = -13° 40' 18.64" = -13.671845° Local Hour Angle = -15h 45m 42.88s = -236.42866074832° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 07h 11m 10.830s = 7.186341709h = 107.795125642° Azimuth = 283.28669° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 103.28669° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = WNW Altitude = -33.71008° (Invisible - Below Local Horizon) ================================================================================ Asteroid Metis ephemeris table for each day of Jun. 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 2461190 22.6763144 -14.335243 2.271239679 +11.2 xx 2461191 22.6928567 -14.283723 2.257520777 +11.1 xx 2461192 22.7091583 -14.233855 2.243813056 +11.1 xx 2461193 22.7252152 -14.185677 2.230118276 +11.1 1 2461194 22.7410234 -14.139225 2.216438227 +11.1 2 2461195 22.7565786 -14.094539 2.202774743 +11.1 3 2461196 22.7718763 -14.051655 2.189129706 +11.1 4 2461197 22.7869119 -14.010612 2.175505057 +11.1 5 2461198 22.8016808 -13.971448 2.161902803 +11.0 6 2461199 22.8161785 -13.934201 2.148325021 +11.0 7 2461200 22.8304002 -13.898908 2.134773878 +11.0 8 2461201 22.8443413 -13.865605 2.121251633 +11.0 9 2461202 22.8579973 -13.834329 2.107760658 +11.0 10 2461203 22.8713636 -13.805115 2.094303450 +11.0 11 2461204 22.8844355 -13.778000 2.080882638 +10.9 12 2461205 22.8972083 -13.753019 2.067500986 +10.9 13 2461206 22.9096769 -13.730209 2.054161372 +10.9 14 2461207 22.9218360 -13.709608 2.040866755 +10.9 15 2461208 22.9336800 -13.691251 2.027620122 +10.9 16 2461209 22.9452038 -13.675169 2.014424439 +10.9 17 2461210 22.9564024 -13.661392 2.001282613 +10.8 18 2461211 22.9672716 -13.649942 1.988197468 +10.8 19 2461212 22.9778072 -13.640842 1.975171751 +10.8 20 2461213 22.9880055 -13.634114 1.962208141 +10.8 21 2461214 22.9978624 -13.629779 1.949309275 +10.8 22 2461215 23.0073739 -13.627859 1.936477762 +10.8 23 2461216 23.0165358 -13.628379 1.923716207 +10.7 24 2461217 23.0253434 -13.631362 1.911027217 +10.7 25 2461218 23.0337921 -13.636832 1.898413416 +10.7 26 2461219 23.0418770 -13.644815 1.885877451 +10.7 27 2461220 23.0495929 -13.655336 1.873422001 +10.7 28 2461221 23.0569346 -13.668420 1.861049785 +10.6 29 2461222 23.0638966 -13.684090 1.848763566 +10.6 30 2461223 23.0704734 -13.702371 1.836566167 +10.6 xx 2461224 23.0766595 -13.723285 1.824460471 +10.6 xx 2461225 23.0824495 -13.746852 1.812449440 +10.6 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================