9 Metis (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 9 Metis is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:16 (EDT), 58° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:39, 77° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:18, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
9 Metis
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 01 February 2024 |
Right ascension: | 05h33m [1] |
Declination: | +28°27' [1] |
Constellation: | Taurus |
Magnitude: | 9.58 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.33 AU 11.06 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 15.04 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 277.4° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.39 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.122802 |
Inclination: | 5.58° |
Longitude ascending node: | 68.87° |
Argument of perihelion: | 5.73° |
Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 38.93° |
Absolute mag (H): | 6.33 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.09 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.68 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.68 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
09 May 2025 | – Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition |
28 Aug 2026 | – Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition |
14 Feb 2028 | – Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition |
10 Jun 2029 | – Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition |
16 Oct 2030 | – Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition |
28 Mar 2032 | – Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition |
13 Jul 2033 | – Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition |
12 Dec 2034 | – Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition |