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 hight 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 1.11117444 Astronomical Units, or 166,229,330 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 9.19.

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, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere 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
2019 Nov 14	01h 49m 13s	+05° 46’ 51”	8.99	Pisces
2019 Nov 15	01h 48m 25s	+05° 46’ 49”	9.02	Pisces
2019 Nov 16	01h 47m 39s	+05° 46’ 55”	9.04	Pisces
2019 Nov 17	01h 46m 54s	+05° 47’ 12”	9.07	Pisces
2019 Nov 18	01h 46m 13s	+05° 47’ 40”	9.09	Pisces
2019 Nov 19	01h 45m 30s	+05° 48’ 17”	9.12	Pisces
2019 Nov 20	01h 44m 52s	+05° 49’ 06”	9.14	Pisces
2019 Nov 21	01h 44m 13s	+05° 50’ 05”	9.16	Pisces
2019 Nov 22	01h 43m 37s	+05° 51’ 15”	9.19	Pisces
2019 Nov 23	01h 43m 04s	+05° 52’ 36”	9.21	Pisces
2019 Nov 24	01h 42m 30s	+05° 54’ 07”	9.24	Pisces
2019 Nov 25	01h 42m 01s	+05° 55’ 50”	9.26	Pisces
2019 Nov 26	01h 41m 31s	+05° 57’ 45”	9.29	Pisces
2019 Nov 27	01h 41m 04s	+05° 59’ 48”	9.31	Pisces