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 = 2024 Dec 21 - Sat Local Time = 15:41:01 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2460666.15348380 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 14h 20m 01.63s = 14.3337867h = 215.0068005° Declination = -10° 01' 44.13" = -10.028925° True Distance = 2.959555260 AU = 442.743165 Mkm = 275.107848 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +11.6 Horizontal Parallax = 2.971" = 0.049524' = 0.000825401° Light/Signal Time = 24m 36.832s ================================================================================ 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 = 14h 20m 01.55s = 14.3337637h = 215.0064548° Topocentric Decl = -10° 01' 46.42" = -10.029561° Local Hour Angle = +02h 16m 27.73s = 34.115543460797° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 16h 36m 29.280s = 16.608133215h = 249.121998219° Azimuth = 219.02971° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 39.02971° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = SW Altitude = +28.71267° (Above Local Horizon - No refractions applied) ================================================================================ 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 2460643 13.7436562 -06.860792 3.159179505 +11.6 xx 2460644 13.7699790 -07.010188 3.151706459 +11.6 xx 2460645 13.7962389 -07.158525 3.144123691 +11.6 xx 2460646 13.8224340 -07.305789 3.136431871 +11.6 1 2460647 13.8485624 -07.451970 3.128631743 +11.6 2 2460648 13.8746222 -07.597052 3.120724126 +11.6 3 2460649 13.9006110 -07.741025 3.112709901 +11.6 4 2460650 13.9265269 -07.883873 3.104590014 +11.6 5 2460651 13.9523678 -08.025584 3.096365452 +11.6 6 2460652 13.9781319 -08.166147 3.088037235 +11.6 7 2460653 14.0038179 -08.305553 3.079606394 +11.6 8 2460654 14.0294244 -08.443794 3.071073949 +11.6 9 2460655 14.0549507 -08.580865 3.062440891 +11.6 10 2460656 14.0803958 -08.716763 3.053708152 +11.6 11 2460657 14.1057587 -08.851486 3.044876592 +11.6 12 2460658 14.1310384 -08.985032 3.035946976 +11.6 13 2460659 14.1562331 -09.117395 3.026919980 +11.6 14 2460660 14.1813408 -09.248568 3.017796198 +11.6 15 2460661 14.2063592 -09.378543 3.008576169 +11.6 16 2460662 14.2312858 -09.507308 2.999260409 +11.6 17 2460663 14.2561184 -09.634850 2.989849442 +11.6 18 2460664 14.2808547 -09.761159 2.980343829 +11.6 19 2460665 14.3054925 -09.886223 2.970744186 +11.6 20 2460666 14.3300297 -10.010034 2.961051194 +11.6 21 2460667 14.3544640 -10.132582 2.951265599 +11.6 22 2460668 14.3787932 -10.253859 2.941388216 +11.6 23 2460669 14.4030149 -10.373857 2.931419928 +11.6 24 2460670 14.4271267 -10.492569 2.921361683 +11.6 25 2460671 14.4511258 -10.609987 2.911214495 +11.6 26 2460672 14.4750095 -10.726104 2.900979452 +11.6 27 2460673 14.4987748 -10.840912 2.890657716 +11.6 28 2460674 14.5224185 -10.954403 2.880250532 +11.6 29 2460675 14.5459371 -11.066570 2.869759232 +11.6 30 2460676 14.5693271 -11.177404 2.859185236 +11.6 31 2460677 14.5925850 -11.286894 2.848530047 +11.6 xx 2460678 14.6157074 -11.395033 2.837795244 +11.5 xx 2460679 14.6386909 -11.501813 2.826982462 +11.5 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================