Asteroid Metis Ephemeris Calculator
Based on the U.S. Naval Observatory Asteroid Ephemeris, 1998
Date: (1800 to 2099) Y m d
Local Time (00h to 24h) H:M:S
Local Time Zone Offset ±H:M
Undefined1
Std. Time = 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 = 2024 Mar 28 - Thu Local Time = 11:18:37 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2460397.97126157 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Metis Right Ascension = 06h 24m 48.90s = 6.4135833h = 96.2037495° Declination = +28° 16' 00.99" = +28.266941° True Distance = 1.977587204 AU = 295.842835 Mkm = 183.828215 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +10.6 Horizontal Parallax = 4.447" = 0.074115' = 0.001235252° Light/Signal Time = 16m 26.825s ================================================================================ 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 = 06h 24m 48.91s = 6.4135869h = 96.2038032° Topocentric Decl = +28° 15' 56.80" = +28.265777° Local Hour Angle = +12h 11m 56.13s = 182.98386557854° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 18h 36m 45.041s = 18.612511251h = 279.187668770° Azimuth = 2.77815° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 182.77815° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = N Altitude = -18.92891° (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 2460368 5.7856485 +28.578413 1.609743078 +10.1 xx 2460369 5.8009132 +28.577562 1.621503378 +10.1 xx 2460370 5.8166432 +28.576248 1.633319844 +10.2 xx 2460371 5.8328305 +28.574451 1.645190239 +10.2 1 2460372 5.8494674 +28.572157 1.657112351 +10.2 2 2460373 5.8665459 +28.569346 1.669083985 +10.2 3 2460374 5.8840583 +28.566002 1.681102947 +10.2 4 2460375 5.9019967 +28.562105 1.693167032 +10.2 5 2460376 5.9203531 +28.557635 1.705274002 +10.3 6 2460377 5.9391196 +28.552569 1.717421567 +10.3 7 2460378 5.9582885 +28.546883 1.729607372 +10.3 8 2460379 5.9778522 +28.540549 1.741828985 +10.3 9 2460380 5.9978036 +28.533539 1.754083918 +10.3 10 2460381 6.0181356 +28.525827 1.766369656 +10.4 11 2460382 6.0388412 +28.517389 1.778683712 +10.4 12 2460383 6.0599129 +28.508204 1.791023671 +10.4 13 2460384 6.0813425 +28.498254 1.803387237 +10.4 14 2460385 6.1031215 +28.487519 1.815772248 +10.4 15 2460386 6.1252411 +28.475978 1.828176682 +10.4 16 2460387 6.1476926 +28.463609 1.840598646 +10.5 17 2460388 6.1704673 +28.450390 1.853036363 +10.5 18 2460389 6.1935569 +28.436296 1.865488154 +10.5 19 2460390 6.2169534 +28.421305 1.877952428 +10.5 20 2460391 6.2406492 +28.405391 1.890427673 +10.5 21 2460392 6.2646370 +28.388531 1.902912441 +10.5 22 2460393 6.2889098 +28.370703 1.915405347 +10.6 23 2460394 6.3134608 +28.351882 1.927905062 +10.6 24 2460395 6.3382836 +28.332048 1.940410302 +10.6 25 2460396 6.3633722 +28.311180 1.952919821 +10.6 26 2460397 6.3887204 +28.289258 1.965432407 +10.6 27 2460398 6.4143226 +28.266265 1.977946865 +10.6 28 2460399 6.4401729 +28.242182 1.990462014 +10.6 29 2460400 6.4662657 +28.216992 2.002976672 +10.7 30 2460401 6.4925954 +28.190679 2.015489650 +10.7 31 2460402 6.5191562 +28.163227 2.027999731 +10.7 xx 2460403 6.5459424 +28.134619 2.040505669 +10.7 xx 2460404 6.5729486 +28.104835 2.053006162 +10.7 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================
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