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 Oct 14 - Tue Local Time = 23:24:10 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2460963.47511574 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 16h 20m 10.02s = 16.3361160h = 245.0417400° Declination = -22° 30' 47.25" = -22.513125° True Distance = 3.283529522 AU = 491.209025 Mkm = 305.223137 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +11.8 Horizontal Parallax = 2.678" = 0.044638' = 0.000743961° Light/Signal Time = 27m 18.497s ================================================================================ 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 = 16h 20m 09.90s = 16.3360845h = 245.0412675° Topocentric Decl = -22° 30' 49.38" = -22.513715° Local Hour Angle = +03h 31m 41.63s = 52.92345651582° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 19h 51m 51.534s = 19.864314932h = 297.964723986° Azimuth = 228.18916° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 48.18916° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = SW Altitude = +8.57063° (Above Local Horizon - No refractions applied) ================================================================================ Asteroid Metis ephemeris table for each day of Oct. 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 2460947 15.9119221 -21.153412 3.117418662 +11.8 xx 2460948 15.9365742 -21.240625 3.128227396 +11.8 xx 2460949 15.9613764 -21.327326 3.138946429 +11.8 xx 2460950 15.9863264 -21.413493 3.149574741 +11.8 1 2460951 16.0114218 -21.499106 3.160111381 +11.8 2 2460952 16.0366606 -21.584144 3.170555474 +11.8 3 2460953 16.0620407 -21.668584 3.180906216 +11.8 4 2460954 16.0875606 -21.752406 3.191162867 +11.8 5 2460955 16.1132191 -21.835592 3.201324736 +11.8 6 2460956 16.1390156 -21.918125 3.211391141 +11.8 7 2460957 16.1649495 -21.999993 3.221361377 +11.8 8 2460958 16.1910199 -22.081184 3.231234664 +11.8 9 2460959 16.2172258 -22.161688 3.241010125 +11.8 10 2460960 16.2435656 -22.241491 3.250686768 +11.8 11 2460961 16.2700376 -22.320577 3.260263492 +11.8 12 2460962 16.2966399 -22.398929 3.269739110 +11.8 13 2460963 16.3233710 -22.476527 3.279112374 +11.8 14 2460964 16.3502293 -22.553350 3.288382002 +11.8 15 2460965 16.3772133 -22.629380 3.297546700 +11.8 16 2460966 16.4043220 -22.704598 3.306605178 +11.8 17 2460967 16.4315539 -22.778987 3.315556169 +11.8 18 2460968 16.4589080 -22.852528 3.324398435 +11.8 19 2460969 16.4863829 -22.925208 3.333130778 +11.8 20 2460970 16.5139772 -22.997010 3.341752048 +11.8 21 2460971 16.5416892 -23.067920 3.350261148 +11.8 22 2460972 16.5695173 -23.137925 3.358657034 +11.8 23 2460973 16.5974595 -23.207010 3.366938724 +11.8 24 2460974 16.6255139 -23.275160 3.375105294 +11.8 25 2460975 16.6536783 -23.342362 3.383155881 +11.8 26 2460976 16.6819505 -23.408599 3.391089682 +11.8 27 2460977 16.7103283 -23.473858 3.398905956 +11.8 28 2460978 16.7388097 -23.538121 3.406604026 +11.8 29 2460979 16.7673924 -23.601373 3.414183282 +11.8 30 2460980 16.7960746 -23.663597 3.421643186 +11.8 31 2460981 16.8248546 -23.724778 3.428983272 +11.8 xx 2460982 16.8537311 -23.784900 3.436203138 +11.8 xx 2460983 16.8827030 -23.843950 3.443302440 +11.8 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================