Asteroid 9 Metis

Asteroid 9 Metis is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 9 Metis is 12h 35m 55s and the Declination is +02° 15’ 21” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 9 Metis is 10.45 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 9 Metis available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 9 Metis?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid 9 Metis from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 9 Metis rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 9 Metis?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 9 Metis orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 9 Metis with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• Physical data. Detailed information about physical properties of Asteroid 9 Metis, such as mass and geometric properties.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 9 Metis for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 9 Metis in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 9 Metis with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 9 Metis is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Asteroid 9 Metis?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 9 Metis in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid 9 Metis Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 9 Metis from Earth is currently 263,970,616 kilometers, equivalent to 1.764535 Astronomical Units. Light takes 14 minutes and 40.5112 seconds to travel from Asteroid 9 Metis and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 9 Metis from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 9 Metis from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid 9 Metis to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 9 Metis to Earth happens on Mon Dec 11 2034 at a distance of 1.111175 Astronomical Units, or 166,229,343 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Asteroid 9 Metis brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 9 Metis is 10.45.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 9 Metis, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Asteroid 9 Metis rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 9 Metis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid 9 Metis touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Asteroid 9 Metis Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 9 Metis with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 9 Metis and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Asteroid 9 Metis 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 9 Metis computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 9 Metis in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 May 09	12h 38m 30s	+02° 25’ 55”	10.28	Virgo
2021 May 10	12h 38m 04s	+02° 25’ 08”	10.30	Virgo
2021 May 11	12h 37m 41s	+02° 24’ 08”	10.32	Virgo
2021 May 12	12h 37m 18s	+02° 22’ 59”	10.35	Virgo
2021 May 13	12h 36m 57s	+02° 21’ 41”	10.37	Virgo
2021 May 14	12h 36m 38s	+02° 20’ 11”	10.39	Virgo
2021 May 15	12h 36m 20s	+02° 18’ 30”	10.42	Virgo
2021 May 16	12h 36m 05s	+02° 16’ 41”	10.44	Virgo
2021 May 17	12h 35m 49s	+02° 14’ 40”	10.46	Virgo
2021 May 18	12h 35m 36s	+02° 12’ 30”	10.48	Virgo
2021 May 19	12h 35m 26s	+02° 10’ 10”	10.51	Virgo
2021 May 20	12h 35m 16s	+02° 07’ 41”	10.53	Virgo
2021 May 21	12h 35m 08s	+02° 05’ 03”	10.55	Virgo
2021 May 22	12h 35m 00s	+02° 02’ 16”	10.57	Virgo