(444) Gyptis |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 15 Jul 2025 | 12.2 | 2.299 AU | 1.755 AU | 23h57m | +08°45' | 109.2° | 24.7° |
Opposition | 21 Sep 2025 | 10.7 | 2.294 AU | 1.293 AU | 23h50m | +04°39' | 174.6° | 2.3° |
(444) Gyptis - 2025-07-15
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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) : 0.1735351
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7713332
i (Inclination) : 10.27268
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 195.59264
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 154.78295
M (Mean anomaly) : 336.08275
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 170.73063
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 4.35745
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.
A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 23 57 59.2 +08 45 33 1.755 2.299 109.2 24.7 243 12.2
2025-07-15 21:07 UT 23 58 34.1 +08 48 60 1.745 2.298 109.9 24.6 243 12.2
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 23 58 38.8 +08 49 27 1.744 2.298 109.9 24.6 243 12.2
2025-07-17 00:00 UT 23 59 17.1 +08 53 11 1.732 2.298 110.7 24.4 243 12.2
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 23 59 54.1 +08 56 44 1.721 2.297 111.5 24.3 243 12.2
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 00 00 29.9 +09 00 06 1.710 2.297 112.3 24.2 243 12.2
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 00 01 04.4 +09 03 17 1.700 2.297 113.1 24.0 243 12.2
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 00 01 37.5 +09 06 17 1.689 2.296 113.9 23.9 243 12.1
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 00 02 09.3 +09 09 06 1.678 2.296 114.7 23.7 243 12.1
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 00 02 39.7 +09 11 43 1.667 2.296 115.5 23.5 242 12.1
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 00 03 08.8 +09 14 08 1.657 2.295 116.3 23.4 242 12.1
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 00 03 36.5 +09 16 21 1.646 2.295 117.1 23.2 242 12.1
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 00 04 02.7 +09 18 21 1.636 2.295 118.0 23.0 242 12.0
2025-07-27 00:00 UT 00 04 27.6 +09 20 09 1.626 2.295 118.8 22.8 242 12.0
2025-07-28 00:00 UT 00 04 51.0 +09 21 45 1.615 2.294 119.7 22.6 242 12.0
2025-07-29 00:00 UT 00 05 13.0 +09 23 07 1.605 2.294 120.5 22.4 242 12.0
2025-07-30 00:00 UT 00 05 33.5 +09 24 17 1.595 2.294 121.4 22.2 241 12.0
2025-07-31 00:00 UT 00 05 52.5 +09 25 14 1.585 2.293 122.2 22.0 241 11.9
2025-08-01 00:00 UT 00 06 10.1 +09 25 57 1.575 2.293 123.1 21.8 241 11.9
2025-08-02 00:00 UT 00 06 26.2 +09 26 26 1.566 2.293 124.0 21.5 241 11.9
2025-08-03 00:00 UT 00 06 40.8 +09 26 42 1.556 2.293 124.9 21.3 241 11.9
2025-08-04 00:00 UT 00 06 53.9 +09 26 45 1.547 2.293 125.8 21.0 241 11.9
2025-08-05 00:00 UT 00 07 05.4 +09 26 33 1.537 2.292 126.7 20.8 240 11.8
2025-08-06 00:00 UT 00 07 15.5 +09 26 07 1.528 2.292 127.6 20.5 240 11.8
2025-08-07 00:00 UT 00 07 24.0 +09 25 27 1.519 2.292 128.5 20.3 240 11.8
2025-08-08 00:00 UT 00 07 31.1 +09 24 32 1.510 2.292 129.4 20.0 240 11.8
2025-08-09 00:00 UT 00 07 36.5 +09 23 23 1.501 2.292 130.4 19.7 240 11.7
2025-08-10 00:00 UT 00 07 40.5 +09 21 59 1.492 2.292 131.3 19.4 239 11.7
2025-08-11 00:00 UT 00 07 42.8 +09 20 20 1.484 2.291 132.3 19.1 239 11.7
2025-08-12 00:00 UT 00 07 43.7 +09 18 26 1.475 2.291 133.2 18.8 239 11.7
2025-08-13 00:00 UT 00 07 43.0 +09 16 17 1.467 2.291 134.2 18.5 239 11.7
2025-08-14 00:00 UT 00 07 40.7 +09 13 52 1.459 2.291 135.1 18.2 239 11.6
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.