(444) Gyptis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Jul 2026	13.6	2.681 AU	3.561 AU	05h53m	+16°30'	25.6°	9.4°
Opposition	17 Jan 2027	12.4	2.995 AU	2.034 AU	07h44m	+06°05'	165.1°	4.9°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Gyptis are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1733806
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7708101
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.27337
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 195.59060
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 154.79715
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 18.80644
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 170.74269
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 4.35544
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.61            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   05 53 31.2   +16 30 02     3.561    2.681   25.6    9.4   255   13.6 
2026-07-16 02:16 UT   05 53 40.9   +16 29 55     3.561    2.681   25.6    9.4   255   13.6 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   05 55 13.6   +16 28 46     3.558    2.683   26.1    9.6   255   13.6 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   05 56 55.7   +16 27 24     3.554    2.685   26.7    9.8   256   13.6 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   05 58 37.6   +16 25 58     3.550    2.686   27.2   10.0   256   13.6 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   06 00 19.1   +16 24 26     3.546    2.688   27.7   10.1   256   13.6 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   06 02 00.3   +16 22 50     3.542    2.690   28.3   10.3   257   13.6 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   06 03 41.3   +16 21 08     3.537    2.692   28.8   10.5   257   13.6 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   06 05 21.9   +16 19 22     3.533    2.694   29.3   10.6   258   13.6 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   06 07 02.2   +16 17 30     3.528    2.695   29.9   10.8   258   13.6 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   06 08 42.2   +16 15 34     3.524    2.697   30.4   11.0   259   13.6 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   06 10 21.9   +16 13 33     3.519    2.699   30.9   11.2   259   13.6 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   06 12 01.3   +16 11 28     3.514    2.701   31.5   11.3   259   13.6 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   06 13 40.4   +16 09 17     3.509    2.703   32.0   11.5   260   13.7 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   06 15 19.1   +16 07 02     3.504    2.705   32.6   11.7   260   13.7 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   06 16 57.4   +16 04 42     3.499    2.706   33.1   11.8   260   13.7 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   06 18 35.5   +16 02 17     3.494    2.708   33.7   12.0   261   13.7 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   06 20 13.2   +15 59 48     3.488    2.710   34.2   12.2   261   13.7 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   06 21 50.5   +15 57 14     3.483    2.712   34.8   12.3   261   13.7 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   06 23 27.5   +15 54 36     3.477    2.714   35.3   12.5   262   13.7 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   06 25 04.1   +15 51 53     3.471    2.715   35.9   12.7   262   13.7 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   06 26 40.4   +15 49 05     3.466    2.717   36.4   12.8   262   13.7 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   06 28 16.3   +15 46 13     3.460    2.719   37.0   13.0   263   13.7 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.