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 Aug 14 - Fri Local Time = 18:08:39 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2461267.25600694 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 22h 55m 24.05s = 22.9233458h = 343.8501870° Declination = -16° 58' 22.91" = -16.973031° True Distance = 1.439336686 AU = 215.321703 Mkm = 133.794704 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +9.6 Horizontal Parallax = 6.110" = 0.101831' = 0.001697184° Light/Signal Time = 11m 58.236s ================================================================================ 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 55m 24.02s = 22.9233377h = 343.8500655° Topocentric Decl = -16° 58' 25.55" = -16.973764° Local Hour Angle = -12h 21m 22.09s = -185.34203249659° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 10h 34m 01.928s = 10.567202200h = 158.508033006° Azimuth = 348.35500° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 168.35500° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = NNW Altitude = -63.82257° (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 2461251 23.0797105 -15.291916 1.544953357 +10.0 xx 2461252 23.0734176 -15.383975 1.536847530 +9.9 xx 2461253 23.0666655 -15.477977 1.528935920 +9.9 xx 2461254 23.0594569 -15.573844 1.521221977 +9.9 1 2461255 23.0517950 -15.671493 1.513709185 +9.9 2 2461256 23.0436837 -15.770834 1.506401057 +9.8 3 2461257 23.0351278 -15.871773 1.499301143 +9.8 4 2461258 23.0261325 -15.974209 1.492413022 +9.8 5 2461259 23.0167038 -16.078040 1.485740298 +9.8 6 2461260 23.0068485 -16.183155 1.479286581 +9.7 7 2461261 22.9965736 -16.289442 1.473055465 +9.7 8 2461262 22.9858871 -16.396781 1.467050496 +9.7 9 2461263 22.9747978 -16.505049 1.461275131 +9.7 10 2461264 22.9633153 -16.614114 1.455732685 +9.6 11 2461265 22.9514506 -16.723838 1.450426285 +9.6 12 2461266 22.9392160 -16.834075 1.445358835 +9.6 13 2461267 22.9266248 -16.944676 1.440532994 +9.6 14 2461268 22.9136916 -17.055488 1.435951174 +9.5 15 2461269 22.9004314 -17.166359 1.431615554 +9.5 16 2461270 22.8868599 -17.277137 1.427528102 +9.5 17 2461271 22.8729932 -17.387671 1.423690591 +9.5 18 2461272 22.8588476 -17.497812 1.420104621 +9.4 19 2461273 22.8444397 -17.607412 1.416771624 +9.4 20 2461274 22.8297867 -17.716323 1.413692876 +9.4 21 2461275 22.8149060 -17.824402 1.410869499 +9.4 22 2461276 22.7998154 -17.931504 1.408302459 +9.3 23 2461277 22.7845330 -18.037486 1.405992577 +9.3 24 2461278 22.7690774 -18.142208 1.403940526 +9.3 25 2461279 22.7534674 -18.245532 1.402146840 +9.3 26 2461280 22.7377223 -18.347320 1.400611929 +9.3 27 2461281 22.7218616 -18.447438 1.399336083 +9.3 28 2461282 22.7059055 -18.545752 1.398319487 +9.3 29 2461283 22.6898743 -18.642130 1.397562233 +9.3 30 2461284 22.6737889 -18.736446 1.397064321 +9.3 31 2461285 22.6576703 -18.828572 1.396825659 +9.3 xx 2461286 22.6415399 -18.918388 1.396846059 +9.3 xx 2461287 22.6254190 -19.005775 1.397125217 +9.3 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================