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 Nov 21 - Thu Local Time = 06:48:57 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2460635.78399306 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 13h 33m 07.11s = 13.5519751h = 203.2796265° Declination = -05° 45' 08.68" = -5.752410° True Distance = 3.209807501 AU = 480.180367 Mkm = 298.370247 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +11.6 Horizontal Parallax = 2.740" = 0.045663' = 0.000761049° Light/Signal Time = 26m 41.709s ================================================================================ 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 = 13h 33m 07.23s = 13.5520085h = 203.2801272° Topocentric Decl = -05° 45' 10.43" = -5.752896° Local Hour Angle = -07h 48m 26.11s = -117.10879838013° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 05h 44m 41.119s = 5.744755257h = 86.171328854° Azimuth = 75.18997° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 255.18997° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = ENE Altitude = -23.63851° (Invisible - Below Local Horizon) ================================================================================ Asteroid Metis ephemeris table for each day of Nov. 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 2460613 12.9302890 -01.946334 3.330855600 +11.5 xx 2460614 12.9580230 -02.121902 3.326811040 +11.5 xx 2460615 12.9857212 -02.296782 3.322647757 +11.5 xx 2460616 13.0133829 -02.470962 3.318365871 +11.5 1 2460617 13.0410074 -02.644426 3.313965559 +11.5 2 2460618 13.0685942 -02.817161 3.309447065 +11.5 3 2460619 13.0961421 -02.989151 3.304810692 +11.5 4 2460620 13.1236502 -03.160381 3.300056804 +11.5 5 2460621 13.1511174 -03.330836 3.295185817 +11.5 6 2460622 13.1785426 -03.500500 3.290198199 +11.5 7 2460623 13.2059247 -03.669357 3.285094455 +11.5 8 2460624 13.2332626 -03.837393 3.279875121 +11.5 9 2460625 13.2605557 -04.004595 3.274540747 +11.5 10 2460626 13.2878035 -04.170952 3.269091876 +11.5 11 2460627 13.3150059 -04.336454 3.263529016 +11.5 12 2460628 13.3421632 -04.501095 3.257852615 +11.5 13 2460629 13.3692755 -04.664872 3.252063027 +11.5 14 2460630 13.3963429 -04.827777 3.246160497 +11.5 15 2460631 13.4233649 -04.989805 3.240145161 +11.5 16 2460632 13.4503407 -05.150945 3.234017065 +11.5 17 2460633 13.4772690 -05.311183 3.227776197 +11.5 18 2460634 13.5041483 -05.470505 3.221422528 +11.6 19 2460635 13.5309773 -05.628895 3.214956049 +11.6 20 2460636 13.5577548 -05.786338 3.208376789 +11.6 21 2460637 13.5844795 -05.942820 3.201684840 +11.6 22 2460638 13.6111503 -06.098326 3.194880351 +11.6 23 2460639 13.6377661 -06.252845 3.187963539 +11.6 24 2460640 13.6643258 -06.406362 3.180934679 +11.6 25 2460641 13.6908282 -06.558867 3.173794110 +11.6 26 2460642 13.7172722 -06.710348 3.166542231 +11.6 27 2460643 13.7436562 -06.860792 3.159179505 +11.6 28 2460644 13.7699790 -07.010188 3.151706459 +11.6 29 2460645 13.7962389 -07.158525 3.144123691 +11.6 30 2460646 13.8224340 -07.305789 3.136431871 +11.6 xx 2460647 13.8485624 -07.451970 3.128631743 +11.6 xx 2460648 13.8746222 -07.597052 3.120724126 +11.6 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================