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 Apr 29 - Wed Local Time = 08:58:05 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2461159.87366898 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 22h 04m 47.80s = 22.0799456h = 331.1991840° Declination = -16° 30' 13.34" = -16.503705° True Distance = 2.680576376 AU = 401.008518 Mkm = 249.175141 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +11.5 Horizontal Parallax = 3.281" = 0.054678' = 0.000911304° Light/Signal Time = 22m 17.620s ================================================================================ 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 = 22h 04m 47.94s = 22.0799843h = 331.1997647° Topocentric Decl = -16° 30' 15.84" = -16.504401° Local Hour Angle = -03h 44m 42.13s = -56.175538410846° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 18h 20m 05.814s = 18.334948419h = 275.024226281° Azimuth = 125.63117° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 305.63117° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = SE Altitude = +11.48184° (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 2461129 21.3183009 -19.373613 3.061021468 +11.7 xx 2461130 21.3448296 -19.278572 3.049729835 +11.7 xx 2461131 21.3712457 -19.183434 3.038359021 +11.7 xx 2461132 21.3975489 -19.088219 3.026909984 +11.7 1 2461133 21.4237387 -18.992946 3.015383642 +11.7 2 2461134 21.4498144 -18.897638 3.003780889 +11.7 3 2461135 21.4757752 -18.802316 2.992102609 +11.7 4 2461136 21.5016201 -18.707006 2.980349692 +11.7 5 2461137 21.5273477 -18.611733 2.968523045 +11.7 6 2461138 21.5529565 -18.516524 2.956623594 +11.6 7 2461139 21.5784450 -18.421405 2.944652297 +11.6 8 2461140 21.6038113 -18.326404 2.932610143 +11.6 9 2461141 21.6290536 -18.231548 2.920498155 +11.6 10 2461142 21.6541700 -18.136864 2.908317400 +11.6 11 2461143 21.6791586 -18.042380 2.896068992 +11.6 12 2461144 21.7040175 -17.948122 2.883754104 +11.6 13 2461145 21.7287447 -17.854118 2.871373983 +11.6 14 2461146 21.7533387 -17.760392 2.858929966 +11.6 15 2461147 21.7777980 -17.666971 2.846423492 +11.6 16 2461148 21.8021212 -17.573880 2.833856112 +11.6 17 2461149 21.8263071 -17.481147 2.821229479 +11.6 18 2461150 21.8503542 -17.388800 2.808545326 +11.6 19 2461151 21.8742606 -17.296871 2.795805431 +11.6 20 2461152 21.8980245 -17.205389 2.783011570 +11.6 21 2461153 21.9216436 -17.114383 2.770165479 +11.6 22 2461154 21.9451159 -17.023881 2.757268827 +11.5 23 2461155 21.9684399 -16.933907 2.744323199 +11.5 24 2461156 21.9916138 -16.844485 2.731330095 +11.5 25 2461157 22.0146367 -16.755635 2.718290937 +11.5 26 2461158 22.0375072 -16.667381 2.705207077 +11.5 27 2461159 22.0602245 -16.579745 2.692079809 +11.5 28 2461160 22.0827874 -16.492751 2.678910385 +11.5 29 2461161 22.1051946 -16.406425 2.665700023 +11.5 30 2461162 22.1274446 -16.320793 2.652449924 +11.5 xx 2461163 22.1495357 -16.235885 2.639161281 +11.5 xx 2461164 22.1714660 -16.151729 2.625835291 +11.5 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================