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 Apr 26 - Sat Local Time = 09:40:04 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2460791.90282407 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 15h 21m 56.94s = 15.3658155h = 230.4872325° Declination = -14° 52' 16.84" = -14.871345° True Distance = 1.650414062 AU = 246.898429 Mkm = 153.415571 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +9.9 Horizontal Parallax = 5.328" = 0.088808' = 0.001480125° Light/Signal Time = 13m 43.565s ================================================================================ 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 21m 56.72s = 15.3657561h = 230.4863409° Topocentric Decl = -14° 52' 20.93" = -14.872482° Local Hour Angle = +03h 29m 22.27s = 52.342786035791° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 18h 51m 18.990s = 18.855275127h = 282.829126902° Azimuth = 232.39778° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 52.39778° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = SW Altitude = +15.03123° (Above Local Horizon - No refractions applied) ================================================================================ Asteroid Metis ephemeris table for each day of Apr. 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 2460764 15.6610526 -15.528789 1.830367635 +10.5 xx 2460765 15.6563530 -15.519076 1.821196481 +10.5 xx 2460766 15.6511688 -15.508176 1.812193104 +10.5 xx 2460767 15.6455030 -15.496110 1.803362043 +10.5 1 2460768 15.6393586 -15.482898 1.794707684 +10.5 2 2460769 15.6327389 -15.468555 1.786234272 +10.4 3 2460770 15.6256474 -15.453098 1.777945924 +10.4 4 2460771 15.6180882 -15.436538 1.769846658 +10.4 5 2460772 15.6100660 -15.418890 1.761940419 +10.4 6 2460773 15.6015859 -15.400165 1.754231092 +10.4 7 2460774 15.5926538 -15.380378 1.746722524 +10.3 8 2460775 15.5832761 -15.359544 1.739418524 +10.3 9 2460776 15.5734597 -15.337682 1.732322877 +10.3 10 2460777 15.5632120 -15.314809 1.725439341 +10.3 11 2460778 15.5525411 -15.290947 1.718771649 +10.3 12 2460779 15.5414553 -15.266117 1.712323515 +10.2 13 2460780 15.5299634 -15.240344 1.706098628 +10.2 14 2460781 15.5180747 -15.213653 1.700100653 +10.2 15 2460782 15.5057990 -15.186069 1.694333224 +10.2 16 2460783 15.4931465 -15.157622 1.688799945 +10.1 17 2460784 15.4801278 -15.128339 1.683504381 +10.1 18 2460785 15.4667544 -15.098250 1.678450054 +10.1 19 2460786 15.4530380 -15.067387 1.673640437 +10.1 20 2460787 15.4389912 -15.035782 1.669078947 +10.1 21 2460788 15.4246274 -15.003470 1.664768941 +10.0 22 2460789 15.4099607 -14.970488 1.660713698 +10.0 23 2460790 15.3950063 -14.936876 1.656916403 +10.0 24 2460791 15.3797805 -14.902679 1.653380114 +10.0 25 2460792 15.3643006 -14.867948 1.650107716 +9.9 26 2460793 15.3485847 -14.832738 1.647101868 +9.9 27 2460794 15.3326513 -14.797109 1.644364951 +9.9 28 2460795 15.3165192 -14.761121 1.641899029 +9.9 29 2460796 15.3002068 -14.724833 1.639705841 +9.8 30 2460797 15.2837327 -14.688301 1.637786809 +9.8 xx 2460798 15.2671156 -14.651581 1.636143075 +9.8 xx 2460799 15.2503743 -14.614725 1.634775539 +9.8 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================