Editing 9 Metis (section)

==Occultations==
In 1984 an occultation of a star produced seven [[Chord (astronomy)|chords]] that Kristensen used to derive an ellipsoidal profile of 210×170&nbsp;km.<ref name="occult">{{cite journal
  |last1=Kissling |first1=W.M
  |last2=Blow |first2=G. L.
  |last3=Allen |first3=W. H.
  |last4=Priestley |first4=J.
  |last5=Riley |first5=P.
  |last6=Daalder |first6=P.
  |last7=George |first7=M.
  |title=The Diameter of 9 Metis from the Occultation of SAO:190531
  |journal=Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia
  |volume=9 |pages=150–152 |date=1991
  |issue=1
 |bibcode=1991PASA....9..150K
|doi=10.1017/S1323358000025352
 |s2cid=117689158
 }}</ref> On 6 August 1989, Metis occulted a [[apparent magnitude|magnitude]] 8.7 star producing five chords suggesting a diameter of 173.5&nbsp;km.<ref name="occult" /> Observations of an occultation on 11 February 2006, produced only two chords indicating a minimum diameter 156&nbsp;km.<ref name="RASNZ">{{cite web
 |title       = Occultation of TYC 0862-00695-1 by (9) Metis 2006 February 11
 |publisher   = Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand
 |url         = http://occsec.wellington.net.nz/planet/2006/results/060211_Metis.htm
 |access-date  = 6 December 2008
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080827155624/http://occsec.wellington.net.nz/planet/2006/results/060211_Metis.htm
 |archive-date = 27 August 2008
 |df          = dmy-all
}} [http://occsec.wellington.net.nz/planet/2006/results/060211_Metis_PlotColour.gif (Chords)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724205049/http://occsec.wellington.net.nz/planet/2006/results/060211_Metis_PlotColour.gif |date=24 July 2011 }}</ref> All three of these occultations fit the ellipsoid 222×182×130&nbsp;km suggested by Baer.<ref name="Baer" />

On 7 March 2014, Metis occulted the star HIP 78193 ([[Magnitude (astronomy)|magnitude]] 7.9) over parts of Europe and the Middle East.<ref>[http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/2014_03/0307_9_32274.htm Asteroid Occulations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306184634/http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/2014_03/0307_9_32274.htm |date=6 March 2014 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/2014_03/0307_9_32274_MapE.gif Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306185840/http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/2014_03/0307_9_32274_MapE.gif |date=6 March 2014 }}</ref>