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 = 2023 Mar 27 - Mon Local Time = 23:29:10 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2460031.47858796 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 00h 19m 07.39s = 0.3187198h = 4.7807970° Declination = -01° 49' 11.91" = -1.819975° True Distance = 3.261023559 AU = 487.842181 Mkm = 303.131077 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +10.9 Horizontal Parallax = 2.697" = 0.044946' = 0.000749096° Light/Signal Time = 27m 07.266s ================================================================================ 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 = 00h 19m 07.26s = 0.3186832h = 4.7802486° Topocentric Decl = -01° 49' 13.72" = -1.820479° Local Hour Angle = +06h 23m 14.68s = 95.811165059472° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 06h 42m 21.939s = 6.706094247h = 100.591413705° Azimuth = 272.61243° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 92.61243° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = W Altitude = -5.50169° (Invisible - Below Local Horizon) ================================================================================ Asteroid Metis ephemeris table for each day of Mar. 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 2460002 23.4158830 -07.924747 3.268222664 +11.1 xx 2460003 23.4463202 -07.721351 3.269451585 +11.1 xx 2460004 23.4767694 -07.517562 3.270574211 +11.0 xx 2460005 23.5072304 -07.313396 3.271591017 +11.0 1 2460006 23.5377029 -07.108869 3.272502467 +11.0 2 2460007 23.5681868 -06.903998 3.273309014 +11.0 3 2460008 23.5986820 -06.698799 3.274011092 +11.0 4 2460009 23.6291887 -06.493284 3.274609119 +11.0 5 2460010 23.6597070 -06.287469 3.275103486 +11.0 6 2460011 23.6902374 -06.081365 3.275494556 +11.0 7 2460012 23.7207804 -05.874986 3.275782650 +10.9 8 2460013 23.7513367 -05.668341 3.275968048 +10.9 9 2460014 23.7819069 -05.461443 3.276050976 +10.9 10 2460015 23.8124919 -05.254302 3.276031610 +10.9 11 2460016 23.8430923 -05.046930 3.275910067 +10.9 12 2460017 23.8737086 -04.839341 3.275686407 +10.9 13 2460018 23.9043411 -04.631548 3.275360642 +10.9 14 2460019 23.9349899 -04.423568 3.274932737 +10.9 15 2460020 23.9656547 -04.215418 3.274402625 +10.9 16 2460021 23.9963350 -04.007120 3.273770228 +10.9 17 2460022 0.0270303 -03.798691 3.273035478 +10.8 18 2460023 0.0577401 -03.590152 3.272198353 +10.8 19 2460024 0.0884645 -03.381522 3.271258912 +10.8 20 2460025 0.1192034 -03.172815 3.270217316 +10.8 21 2460026 0.1499572 -02.964049 3.269073852 +10.8 22 2460027 0.1807264 -02.755238 3.267828924 +10.9 23 2460028 0.2115112 -02.546400 3.266483041 +10.9 24 2460029 0.2423117 -02.337551 3.265036788 +10.9 25 2460030 0.2731276 -02.128710 3.263490798 +10.9 26 2460031 0.3039589 -01.919896 3.261845730 +10.9 27 2460032 0.3348054 -01.711127 3.260102248 +10.9 28 2460033 0.3656670 -01.502421 3.258261015 +10.9 29 2460034 0.3965436 -01.293795 3.256322681 +10.9 30 2460035 0.4274354 -01.085266 3.254287887 +10.9 31 2460036 0.4583426 -00.876849 3.252157255 +10.9 xx 2460037 0.4892655 -00.668559 3.249931391 +10.9 xx 2460038 0.5202046 -00.460411 3.247610877 +10.9 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================