Asteroid 9 Metis
Asteroid 9 Metis Sky Charts and Coordinates
This is a simplified sky chart, showing where Asteroid 9 Metis is now with respect to the brightest stars and constellations.
More advanced sky charts are available on TheSkyLive for this object: 1) the Online Planetarium which is interactive and allows to select dates and additional objects to visualize; and 2) the Live Position and Data Tracker which provides the highest precision position data and features deep sky imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey.
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Asteroid 9 Metis Rise and Set Times
Today's Asteroid 9 Metis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. All times are relative to the Europe/London timezone.
Asteroid 9 Metis Orbit Diagram
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!
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Asteroid 9 Metis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Jan 15 | 20h 42m 41s | -21° 57’ 20” | 11.40 | Capricornus |
| 2019 Jan 16 | 20h 44m 35s | -21° 50’ 27” | 11.39 | Capricornus |
| 2019 Jan 17 | 20h 46m 27s | -21° 43’ 32” | 11.38 | Capricornus |
| 2019 Jan 18 | 20h 48m 20s | -21° 36’ 32” | 11.37 | Capricornus |
| 2019 Jan 19 | 20h 50m 13s | -21° 29’ 26” | 11.36 | Capricornus |
| 2019 Jan 20 | 20h 52m 06s | -21° 22’ 18” | 11.35 | Capricornus |
| 2019 Jan 21 | 20h 53m 59s | -21° 15’ 05” | 11.34 | Capricornus |
| 2019 Jan 22 | 20h 55m 53s | -21° 07’ 47” | 11.33 | Capricornus |
| 2019 Jan 23 | 20h 57m 46s | -21° 00’ 25” | 11.32 | Capricornus |
| 2019 Jan 24 | 20h 59m 39s | -20° 53’ 00” | 11.30 | Capricornus |
| 2019 Jan 25 | 21h 01m 32s | -20° 45’ 30” | 11.29 | Capricornus |
| 2019 Jan 26 | 21h 03m 24s | -20° 37’ 58” | 11.28 | Capricornus |
| 2019 Jan 27 | 21h 05m 17s | -20° 30’ 20” | 11.27 | Capricornus |
| 2019 Jan 28 | 21h 07m 10s | -20° 22’ 37” | 11.26 | Capricornus |
Distance of Asteroid 9 Metis from Earth
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 9 Metis from Earth as a function of time. Distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with a 2 days interval.
The reported distances might be inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 9 Metis is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Light Curve of Asteroid 9 Metis
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 Physical Data
The following shows the known values of the most important physical parameters of Asteroid 9 Metis. Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Physical Parameter | Value | Relative to Earth |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 190 km | 0.0149 |
| Sideral Rotation | 5.0790 hours | 0.2122 |
| Absolute Magnitude | 6.28 | |
| Geometric Albedo | 0.118 | |
Asteroid 9 Metis Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 9 Metis at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.12311427 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 5.57681538° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 2.09193064 AU 312,948,371 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
2.67934242 AU 400,823,922 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
2.38563653 AU 356,886,146 km |
| Orbital period | period |
3.6800 years 1,345.8754 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2020-Mar-02 19:35:35 2,458,911.3164 JD |
| Argument of perihelion | peri | 6.4173701850276° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 68.908582387306° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 276.86161876405° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.26748391°/day |
| Closest approach to Earth* | 2034-Dec-11 | |
| Distance of closest approach* | 1.11117456 AU 166,229,348 km |
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* NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed for the time interval between 2013-Jan-01 and 2075-Dec-31, with a sampling interval of 1 day.