(9) Metis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	8 May 2025	9.7	2.640 AU	1.632 AU	15h08m	-14°19'	176.7°	1.3°
Today	1 Jul 2025	10.9	2.666 AU	1.987 AU	14h35m	-13°57'	121.8°	18.9°

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)                : 0.1226466
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3863771
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.57803
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 68.86994
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 5.85523
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 145.77822
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 74.69764
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.56816
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.69            
        

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
2025-07-01 00:00 UT   14 35 14.7   -13 57 18     1.987    2.666  121.8   18.9   109   10.9 
2025-07-01 01:45 UT   14 35 14.8   -13 57 27     1.988    2.666  121.7   18.9   109   10.9 
2025-07-02 00:00 UT   14 35 16.3   -13 59 34     1.999    2.667  120.8   19.1   109   10.9 
2025-07-03 00:00 UT   14 35 19.5   -14 01 56     2.010    2.667  119.9   19.3   109   11.0 
2025-07-04 00:00 UT   14 35 24.2   -14 04 25     2.022    2.667  119.0   19.5   109   11.0 
2025-07-05 00:00 UT   14 35 30.4   -14 06 59     2.034    2.668  118.1   19.7   109   11.0 
2025-07-06 00:00 UT   14 35 38.1   -14 09 39     2.046    2.668  117.2   19.8   109   11.0 
2025-07-07 00:00 UT   14 35 47.3   -14 12 25     2.058    2.668  116.3   20.0   109   11.0 
2025-07-08 00:00 UT   14 35 58.0   -14 15 17     2.070    2.669  115.4   20.1   108   11.1 
2025-07-09 00:00 UT   14 36 10.1   -14 18 14     2.083    2.669  114.5   20.3   108   11.1 
2025-07-10 00:00 UT   14 36 23.6   -14 21 17     2.095    2.669  113.6   20.4   108   11.1 
2025-07-11 00:00 UT   14 36 38.6   -14 24 25     2.107    2.670  112.7   20.6   108   11.1 
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   14 36 55.0   -14 27 38     2.120    2.670  111.8   20.7   108   11.1 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   14 37 12.8   -14 30 57     2.132    2.670  111.0   20.8   108   11.1 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   14 37 31.9   -14 34 20     2.145    2.671  110.1   20.9   108   11.2 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   14 37 52.5   -14 37 49     2.158    2.671  109.2   21.1   108   11.2 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   14 38 14.3   -14 41 23     2.170    2.671  108.4   21.2   108   11.2 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   14 38 37.6   -14 45 01     2.183    2.671  107.5   21.3   108   11.2 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   14 39 02.1   -14 48 45     2.196    2.672  106.7   21.4   108   11.2 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   14 39 28.0   -14 52 33     2.209    2.672  105.9   21.5   108   11.2 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   14 39 55.1   -14 56 26     2.222    2.672  105.0   21.5   108   11.3 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   14 40 23.6   -15 00 23     2.235    2.672  104.2   21.6   108   11.3 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   14 40 53.3   -15 04 24     2.248    2.673  103.4   21.7   108   11.3 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   14 41 24.3   -15 08 30     2.261    2.673  102.6   21.8   108   11.3 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   14 41 56.5   -15 12 41     2.274    2.673  101.8   21.8   108   11.3 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   14 42 29.9   -15 16 55     2.287    2.673  101.0   21.9   108   11.3 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   14 43 04.6   -15 21 14     2.301    2.674  100.2   22.0   108   11.3 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   14 43 40.5   -15 25 36     2.314    2.674   99.4   22.0   108   11.4 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   14 44 17.6   -15 30 02     2.327    2.674   98.6   22.1   108   11.4 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   14 44 55.8   -15 34 32     2.341    2.674   97.8   22.1   107   11.4 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   14 45 35.2   -15 39 06     2.354    2.675   97.0   22.1   107   11.4 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   14 46 15.8   -15 43 43     2.367    2.675   96.2   22.2   107   11.4 

    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.