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Asteroid 9 Metis


Named after Metis, a Titaness, daughter of Tethys and Oceanus (and thus an Oceanid), who was the first wife of Zeus and the mother of Athena.

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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2449904,5
Semi major axis2,3863 AU
Period [Julian yrs]3,686 Julian years
Inclination5,584 °
Eccentricity0,1221
Lon. of ascending node69,065 °
Argument of perihelion4,951 °
Passage of perihelion1994-May-06.648090
Aphelion distance2,6777 AU
Mean anomaly113,725 °

Physical Data
Radius95,00 km
Rotation period5,079 days
Absolute magnitude (H)6,28
Magnitude Slope (G)0,17
Color index (B-V)0,858
Geometric albedo0,118
Spectral classn.a.

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererAndrew Graham
Discovered1848-04-25

Data File
Data File Name9_Metis.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00