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 Feb 04 - Wed Local Time = 02:46:01 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2461075.61528935 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 19h 46m 04.21s = 19.7678375h = 296.5175625° Declination = -23° 45' 38.43" = -23.760674° True Distance = 3.519578571 AU = 526.521460 Mkm = 327.165267 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +11.7 Horizontal Parallax = 2.499" = 0.041644' = 0.000694066° Light/Signal Time = 29m 16.287s ================================================================================ 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 = 19h 46m 04.17s = 19.7678263h = 296.5173943° Topocentric Decl = -23° 45' 39.27" = -23.760907° Local Hour Angle = -13h 10m 14.03s = -197.55847641105° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 06h 35m 50.140s = 6.597261189h = 98.958917839° Azimuth = 317.03758° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 137.03758° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = NW Altitude = -66.10040° (Invisible - Below Local Horizon) ================================================================================ Asteroid Metis ephemeris table for each day of Feb. 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 2461070 19.5932429 -24.083312 3.548451544 +11.6 xx 2461071 19.6244443 -24.028446 3.543607305 +11.6 xx 2461072 19.6556002 -23.972448 3.538633488 +11.6 xx 2461073 19.6867091 -23.915325 3.533530661 +11.7 1 2461074 19.7177697 -23.857086 3.528299293 +11.7 2 2461075 19.7487812 -23.797738 3.522939770 +11.7 3 2461076 19.7797428 -23.737288 3.517452418 +11.7 4 2461077 19.8106542 -23.675746 3.511837527 +11.7 5 2461078 19.8415145 -23.613124 3.506095383 +11.7 6 2461079 19.8723231 -23.549434 3.500226279 +11.7 7 2461080 19.9030788 -23.484692 3.494230537 +11.7 8 2461081 19.9337804 -23.418911 3.488108509 +11.7 9 2461082 19.9644267 -23.352108 3.481860581 +11.7 10 2461083 19.9950160 -23.284300 3.475487180 +11.7 11 2461084 20.0255467 -23.215503 3.468988770 +11.7 12 2461085 20.0560171 -23.145734 3.462365857 +11.7 13 2461086 20.0864253 -23.075009 3.455618998 +11.7 14 2461087 20.1167695 -23.003346 3.448748803 +11.7 15 2461088 20.1470478 -22.930761 3.441755951 +11.7 16 2461089 20.1772585 -22.857268 3.434641198 +11.7 17 2461090 20.2074000 -22.782882 3.427405385 +11.7 18 2461091 20.2374710 -22.707619 3.420049442 +11.7 19 2461092 20.2674706 -22.631493 3.412574387 +11.7 20 2461093 20.2973979 -22.554521 3.404981313 +11.7 21 2461094 20.3272522 -22.476719 3.397271371 +11.7 22 2461095 20.3570326 -22.398107 3.389445745 +11.7 23 2461096 20.3867383 -22.318705 3.381505629 +11.7 24 2461097 20.4163679 -22.238534 3.373452197 +11.7 25 2461098 20.4459201 -22.157612 3.365286581 +11.7 26 2461099 20.4753936 -22.075959 3.357009852 +11.7 27 2461100 20.5047871 -21.993589 3.348622998 +11.7 28 2461101 20.5340995 -21.910519 3.340126924 +11.7 xx 2461102 20.5633301 -21.826760 3.331522446 +11.7 xx 2461103 20.5924784 -21.742327 3.322810303 +11.7 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================