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 = 2025 Feb 05 - Wed Local Time = 10:58:20 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2460711.95717593 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 15h 17m 51.58s = 15.2976608h = 229.4649120° Declination = -14° 14' 45.86" = -14.246071° True Distance = 2.436990305 AU = 364.568561 Mkm = 226.532401 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +11.3 Horizontal Parallax = 3.609" = 0.060144' = 0.001002392° Light/Signal Time = 20m 16.070s ================================================================================ 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 = 15h 17m 51.60s = 15.2976660h = 229.4649897° Topocentric Decl = -14° 14' 48.87" = -14.246908° Local Hour Angle = -00h 23m 28.10s = -5.8670979665299° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 14h 54m 23.494s = 14.906526119h = 223.597891781° Azimuth = 173.23490° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 353.23490° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = S Altitude = +32.74656° (Above Local Horizon - No refractions applied) ================================================================================ 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 2460705 15.1776737 -13.794151 2.523418322 +11.4 xx 2460706 15.1956715 -13.863359 2.511075375 +11.4 xx 2460707 15.2134238 -13.931135 2.498701397 +11.4 xx 2460708 15.2309264 -13.997479 2.486298938 +11.4 1 2460709 15.2481751 -14.062395 2.473870557 +11.4 2 2460710 15.2651663 -14.125889 2.461418795 +11.3 3 2460711 15.2818961 -14.187968 2.448946145 +11.3 4 2460712 15.2983604 -14.248641 2.436455039 +11.3 5 2460713 15.3145549 -14.307914 2.423947844 +11.3 6 2460714 15.3304749 -14.365795 2.411426863 +11.3 7 2460715 15.3461154 -14.422286 2.398894350 +11.3 8 2460716 15.3614714 -14.477389 2.386352521 +11.3 9 2460717 15.3765377 -14.531103 2.373803574 +11.3 10 2460718 15.3913092 -14.583429 2.361249711 +11.3 11 2460719 15.4057808 -14.634364 2.348693153 +11.2 12 2460720 15.4199473 -14.683909 2.336136168 +11.2 13 2460721 15.4338038 -14.732063 2.323581080 +11.2 14 2460722 15.4473452 -14.778828 2.311030287 +11.2 15 2460723 15.4605662 -14.824204 2.298486269 +11.2 16 2460724 15.4734613 -14.868193 2.285951590 +11.2 17 2460725 15.4860252 -14.910799 2.273428904 +11.2 18 2460726 15.4982521 -14.952023 2.260920958 +11.2 19 2460727 15.5101362 -14.991867 2.248430587 +11.2 20 2460728 15.5216713 -15.030335 2.235960723 +11.1 21 2460729 15.5328514 -15.067426 2.223514400 +11.1 22 2460730 15.5436701 -15.103144 2.211094754 +11.1 23 2460731 15.5541210 -15.137488 2.198705042 +11.1 24 2460732 15.5641977 -15.170458 2.186348636 +11.1 25 2460733 15.5738938 -15.202054 2.174029036 +11.1 26 2460734 15.5832034 -15.232276 2.161749854 +11.1 27 2460735 15.5921211 -15.261125 2.149514797 +11.0 28 2460736 15.6006420 -15.288606 2.137327631 +11.0 xx 2460737 15.6087618 -15.314727 2.125192136 +11.0 xx 2460738 15.6164763 -15.339499 2.113112068 +11.0 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================