(444) Gyptis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Jun 2026	13.3	2.626 AU	3.617 AU	05h00m	+16°27'	10.8°	4.2°
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
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   05 00 39.0   +16 27 50     3.617    2.626   10.8    4.2   229   13.3 
2026-06-16 01:12 UT   05 00 44.4   +16 27 54     3.617    2.627   10.8    4.2   229   13.3 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   05 02 27.2   +16 29 11     3.617    2.628   11.2    4.3   231   13.3 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   05 04 15.3   +16 30 27     3.617    2.630   11.7    4.5   232   13.3 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   05 06 03.2   +16 31 38     3.617    2.632   12.1    4.7   234   13.4 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   05 07 51.0   +16 32 43     3.616    2.634   12.6    4.8   235   13.4 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   05 09 38.7   +16 33 43     3.615    2.636   13.1    5.0   236   13.4 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   05 11 26.2   +16 34 38     3.615    2.637   13.5    5.2   238   13.4 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   05 13 13.6   +16 35 27     3.614    2.639   14.0    5.3   239   13.4 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   05 15 00.8   +16 36 11     3.613    2.641   14.5    5.5   240   13.4 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   05 16 47.8   +16 36 50     3.612    2.643   15.0    5.7   241   13.4 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   05 18 34.7   +16 37 23     3.610    2.645   15.4    5.9   242   13.4 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   05 20 21.4   +16 37 51     3.609    2.646   15.9    6.0   243   13.4 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   05 22 07.9   +16 38 14     3.608    2.648   16.4    6.2   243   13.4 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   05 23 54.3   +16 38 31     3.606    2.650   16.9    6.4   244   13.5 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   05 25 40.5   +16 38 43     3.604    2.652   17.4    6.6   245   13.5 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   05 27 26.5   +16 38 50     3.603    2.654   17.9    6.8   246   13.5 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   05 29 12.3   +16 38 51     3.601    2.655   18.4    6.9   247   13.5 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   05 30 57.9   +16 38 47     3.599    2.657   18.9    7.1   247   13.5 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   05 32 43.3   +16 38 38     3.596    2.659   19.4    7.3   248   13.5 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   05 34 28.5   +16 38 24     3.594    2.661   19.9    7.5   249   13.5 

    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.