Metis

Explore asteroids, comets and near-Earth objects with JPL orbital data.

asteroid Discovered: 1849-07-31 Observations: 4,122

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis

2.387 AU

Eccentricity

0.1225

Perihelion

2.094 AU

Aphelion

2.679407 AU

Inclination

5.58°

Orbital Period

3.6961 yr

Epoch

2461200.5

Mean Anomaly

252.62°

The Sun sits at the focus (orange). Earth's orbit is the grey circle at 1 AU. The red dot marks the object's position at the catalog epoch.

Diameter

190.0 km

Albedo

0.118

Density

— g/cm³

Rotation Period

5.079 h

Absolute Magnitude

6.18

RMS

0.41467

Condition

Orbit ID

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