9 Metis (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 9 Metis is visible between 18:10 and 05:20. It will become accessible at around 18:10, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:45, 76° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:20 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: | 23 December 2023 |
Right ascension: | 06h02m [1] |
Declination: | +27°19' [1] |
Constellation: | Gemini |
Magnitude: | 8.40 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.12 AU 9.31 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 16.71 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 272.1° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.39 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.122926 |
Inclination: | 5.58° |
Longitude ascending node: | 68.87° |
Argument of perihelion: | 5.74° |
Epoch of elements: | 22 December 2023 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 12.17° |
Absolute mag (H): | 6.32 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.09 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.68 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.69 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
22 Dec 2023 | – Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition |
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 |