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 Aug 31 - Sun Local Time = 08:49:56 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2460918.86800926 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 15h 17m 17.57s = 15.2882127h = 229.3231905° Declination = -18° 34' 26.95" = -18.574154° True Distance = 2.782287635 AU = 416.224306 Mkm = 258.629793 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +11.6 Horizontal Parallax = 3.161" = 0.052679' = 0.000877990° Light/Signal Time = 23m 08.375s ================================================================================ 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 17.53s = 15.2882018h = 229.3230271° Topocentric Decl = -18° 34' 28.26" = -18.574516° Local Hour Angle = -12h 55m 32.01s = -193.88335965978° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 02h 21m 45.520s = 2.362644493h = 35.439667393° Azimuth = 329.79846° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 149.79846° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = NNW Altitude = -63.11875° (Invisible - Below Local Horizon) ================================================================================ Asteroid Metis ephemeris table for each day of Aug. 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 2460886 14.7779731 -15.722255 2.347173737 +11.3 xx 2460887 14.7890898 -15.798457 2.360505541 +11.3 xx 2460888 14.8005223 -15.875606 2.373854047 +11.3 xx 2460889 14.8122663 -15.953676 2.387216603 +11.3 1 2460890 14.8243176 -16.032637 2.400590651 +11.3 2 2460891 14.8366718 -16.112460 2.413973717 +11.4 3 2460892 14.8493246 -16.193116 2.427363417 +11.4 4 2460893 14.8622713 -16.274575 2.440757456 +11.4 5 2460894 14.8755078 -16.356809 2.454153628 +11.4 6 2460895 14.8890294 -16.439785 2.467549822 +11.4 7 2460896 14.9028318 -16.523473 2.480944018 +11.4 8 2460897 14.9169111 -16.607844 2.494334279 +11.4 9 2460898 14.9312635 -16.692867 2.507718740 +11.4 10 2460899 14.9458857 -16.778515 2.521095585 +11.5 11 2460900 14.9607749 -16.864762 2.534463020 +11.5 12 2460901 14.9759286 -16.951586 2.547819239 +11.5 13 2460902 14.9913446 -17.038966 2.561162403 +11.5 14 2460903 15.0070205 -17.126882 2.574490609 +11.5 15 2460904 15.0229536 -17.215315 2.587801882 +11.5 16 2460905 15.0391412 -17.304244 2.601094170 +11.5 17 2460906 15.0555803 -17.393644 2.614365344 +11.5 18 2460907 15.0722674 -17.483490 2.627613214 +11.5 19 2460908 15.0891995 -17.573755 2.640835545 +11.5 20 2460909 15.1063734 -17.664409 2.654030078 +11.6 21 2460910 15.1237860 -17.755425 2.667194557 +11.6 22 2460911 15.1414346 -17.846774 2.680326748 +11.6 23 2460912 15.1593164 -17.938429 2.693424469 +11.6 24 2460913 15.1774288 -18.030362 2.706485595 +11.6 25 2460914 15.1957691 -18.122551 2.719508078 +11.6 26 2460915 15.2143345 -18.214968 2.732489945 +11.6 27 2460916 15.2331224 -18.307591 2.745429303 +11.6 28 2460917 15.2521296 -18.400395 2.758324330 +11.6 29 2460918 15.2713533 -18.493355 2.771173282 +11.6 30 2460919 15.2907903 -18.586448 2.783974481 +11.6 31 2460920 15.3104376 -18.679647 2.796726321 +11.7 xx 2460921 15.3302920 -18.772929 2.809427268 +11.7 xx 2460922 15.3503504 -18.866268 2.822075861 +11.7 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================