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 Nov 30 - Sun Local Time = 12:26:10 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2461010.01817130 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 17h 41m 48.37s = 17.6967689h = 265.4515335° Declination = -24° 59' 47.75" = -24.996598° True Distance = 3.587142818 AU = 536.628927 Mkm = 333.445756 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +11.6 Horizontal Parallax = 2.452" = 0.040860' = 0.000680993° Light/Signal Time = 29m 50.001s ================================================================================ 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 = 17h 41m 48.50s = 17.6968057h = 265.4520848° Topocentric Decl = -24° 59' 49.30" = -24.997029° Local Hour Angle = -05h 44m 26.94s = -86.112250434096° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 11h 57m 21.560s = 11.955988958h = 179.339834377° Azimuth = 111.27014° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 291.27014° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = ESE Altitude = -13.98869° (Invisible - Below Local Horizon) ================================================================================ Asteroid Metis ephemeris table for each day of Nov. 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 2460978 16.7388097 -23.538121 3.406604026 +11.8 xx 2460979 16.7673924 -23.601373 3.414183282 +11.8 xx 2460980 16.7960746 -23.663597 3.421643186 +11.8 xx 2460981 16.8248546 -23.724778 3.428983272 +11.8 1 2460982 16.8537311 -23.784900 3.436203138 +11.8 2 2460983 16.8827030 -23.843950 3.443302440 +11.8 3 2460984 16.9117697 -23.901918 3.450280854 +11.8 4 2460985 16.9409305 -23.958794 3.457138045 +11.8 5 2460986 16.9701847 -24.014574 3.463873616 +11.8 6 2460987 16.9995308 -24.069250 3.470487071 +11.8 7 2460988 17.0289671 -24.122814 3.476977792 +11.8 8 2460989 17.0584917 -24.175255 3.483345043 +11.8 9 2460990 17.0881029 -24.226558 3.489587992 +11.8 10 2460991 17.1177991 -24.276708 3.495705741 +11.8 11 2460992 17.1475790 -24.325692 3.501697359 +11.8 12 2460993 17.1774412 -24.373495 3.507561908 +11.7 13 2460994 17.2073848 -24.420104 3.513298462 +11.7 14 2460995 17.2374084 -24.465508 3.518906118 +11.7 15 2460996 17.2675109 -24.509698 3.524384007 +11.7 16 2460997 17.2976909 -24.552663 3.529731298 +11.7 17 2460998 17.3279467 -24.594396 3.534947203 +11.7 18 2460999 17.3582768 -24.634888 3.540030982 +11.7 19 2461000 17.3886791 -24.674132 3.544981946 +11.7 20 2461001 17.4191517 -24.712120 3.549799464 +11.7 21 2461002 17.4496924 -24.748844 3.554482962 +11.7 22 2461003 17.4802990 -24.784297 3.559031929 +11.7 23 2461004 17.5109692 -24.818470 3.563445918 +11.7 24 2461005 17.5417006 -24.851355 3.567724546 +11.7 25 2461006 17.5724911 -24.882942 3.571867500 +11.7 26 2461007 17.6033386 -24.913222 3.575874531 +11.7 27 2461008 17.6342411 -24.942186 3.579745467 +11.7 28 2461009 17.6651970 -24.969825 3.583480199 +11.6 29 2461010 17.6962050 -24.996132 3.587078689 +11.6 30 2461011 17.7272641 -25.021100 3.590540952 +11.6 xx 2461012 17.7583733 -25.044725 3.593867036 +11.6 xx 2461013 17.7895316 -25.067007 3.597056989 +11.6 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================