|
(9) Metis |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 27 Jul 2024 | 11.4 | 2.322 AU | 3.205 AU | 10h08m | +15°47' | 24.7° | 10.5° |
| Opposition | 8 May 2025 | 9.7 | 2.640 AU | 1.632 AU | 15h08m | -14°19' | 176.7° | 1.3° |
(9) Metis - 2024-07-27
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The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date.
Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below.
(Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)
The orbital elements of Metis are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1228015
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.3857311
i (Inclination) : 5.57820
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 68.86899
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 5.72797
M (Mean anomaly) : 38.92985
Epoch : 2024 Mar 31
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 74.57001
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 0.55586
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.68
The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.
The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.
The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.
A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2024-07-27 00:00 UT 10 08 21.8 +15 47 00 3.205 2.322 24.7 10.5 102 11.4
2024-07-27 00:12 UT 10 08 22.7 +15 46 55 3.205 2.322 24.7 10.5 102 11.4
2024-07-28 00:00 UT 10 10 13.4 +15 36 31 3.212 2.323 24.2 10.3 102 11.4
2024-07-29 00:00 UT 10 12 04.9 +15 25 60 3.218 2.324 23.7 10.1 102 11.4
2024-07-30 00:00 UT 10 13 56.2 +15 15 25 3.224 2.326 23.3 9.9 101 11.4
2024-07-31 00:00 UT 10 15 47.4 +15 04 49 3.229 2.327 22.8 9.7 101 11.4
2024-08-01 00:00 UT 10 17 38.5 +14 54 10 3.235 2.328 22.3 9.5 101 11.4
2024-08-02 00:00 UT 10 19 29.4 +14 43 28 3.241 2.330 21.9 9.3 101 11.3
2024-08-03 00:00 UT 10 21 20.2 +14 32 44 3.246 2.331 21.4 9.1 101 11.3
2024-08-04 00:00 UT 10 23 10.9 +14 21 58 3.252 2.333 20.9 8.9 101 11.3
2024-08-05 00:00 UT 10 25 01.4 +14 11 10 3.257 2.334 20.5 8.7 101 11.3
2024-08-06 00:00 UT 10 26 51.7 +14 00 20 3.263 2.335 20.0 8.5 100 11.3
2024-08-07 00:00 UT 10 28 42.0 +13 49 28 3.268 2.337 19.5 8.3 100 11.3
2024-08-08 00:00 UT 10 30 32.0 +13 38 33 3.273 2.338 19.1 8.1 100 11.3
2024-08-09 00:00 UT 10 32 22.0 +13 27 37 3.278 2.339 18.6 7.9 100 11.3
2024-08-10 00:00 UT 10 34 11.8 +13 16 39 3.283 2.341 18.1 7.7 100 11.3
2024-08-11 00:00 UT 10 36 01.4 +13 05 39 3.288 2.342 17.7 7.5 99 11.3
2024-08-12 00:00 UT 10 37 50.9 +12 54 37 3.292 2.344 17.2 7.3 99 11.3
2024-08-13 00:00 UT 10 39 40.3 +12 43 34 3.297 2.345 16.7 7.1 99 11.3
Terminology:
delta: distance between minor planet and earth in AU
radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
magn: magnitude (brightness) estimate
ra: right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
dec: declination in degrees
elong: elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)
phase: phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)
AU: Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.
