Asteroid 9 Metis

Available Resources

• Position (see also Where is Asteroid 9 Metis?)
• Distance (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.

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 1.11117452 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 11.00.

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
2020 Mar 31	04h 01m 53s	+21° 57’ 52”	10.98	Taurus
2020 Apr 01	04h 03m 56s	+22° 04’ 55”	10.98	Taurus
2020 Apr 02	04h 06m 02s	+22° 11’ 53”	10.99	Taurus
2020 Apr 03	04h 08m 08s	+22° 18’ 46”	10.99	Taurus
2020 Apr 04	04h 10m 13s	+22° 25’ 32”	10.99	Taurus
2020 Apr 05	04h 12m 20s	+22° 32’ 12”	11.00	Taurus
2020 Apr 06	04h 14m 26s	+22° 38’ 48”	11.00	Taurus
2020 Apr 07	04h 16m 33s	+22° 45’ 17”	11.00	Taurus
2020 Apr 08	04h 18m 41s	+22° 51’ 41”	11.01	Taurus
2020 Apr 09	04h 20m 48s	+22° 57’ 57”	11.01	Taurus
2020 Apr 10	04h 22m 58s	+23° 04’ 09”	11.01	Taurus
2020 Apr 11	04h 25m 06s	+23° 10’ 14”	11.01	Taurus
2020 Apr 12	04h 27m 15s	+23° 16’ 14”	11.02	Taurus
2020 Apr 13	04h 29m 26s	+23° 22’ 06”	11.02	Taurus