(444) Gyptis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Aug 2026	13.7	2.737 AU	3.394 AU	06h43m	+15°13'	42.7°	14.5°
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
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   06 43 53.1   +15 13 33     3.394    2.737   42.7   14.5   266   13.7 
2026-08-16 03:03 UT   06 44 04.7   +15 13 05     3.393    2.737   42.8   14.6   266   13.7 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   06 45 24.4   +15 09 54     3.387    2.739   43.3   14.7   266   13.7 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   06 46 55.3   +15 06 11     3.379    2.741   43.9   14.8   266   13.7 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   06 48 25.6   +15 02 24     3.372    2.743   44.4   15.0   267   13.7 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   06 49 55.6   +14 58 33     3.364    2.744   45.0   15.1   267   13.7 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   06 51 25.0   +14 54 38     3.357    2.746   45.6   15.3   267   13.7 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   06 52 53.9   +14 50 40     3.349    2.748   46.2   15.4   268   13.7 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   06 54 22.4   +14 46 38     3.341    2.750   46.8   15.6   268   13.7 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   06 55 50.4   +14 42 32     3.333    2.752   47.4   15.7   268   13.7 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   06 57 17.9   +14 38 22     3.325    2.753   48.0   15.8   268   13.7 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   06 58 44.8   +14 34 09     3.317    2.755   48.6   16.0   269   13.7 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   07 00 11.3   +14 29 52     3.309    2.757   49.2   16.1   269   13.7 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   07 01 37.2   +14 25 32     3.301    2.759   49.8   16.2   269   13.7 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   07 03 02.6   +14 21 09     3.292    2.761   50.4   16.4   269   13.7 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   07 04 27.5   +14 16 41     3.284    2.762   51.0   16.5   270   13.7 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   07 05 51.9   +14 12 11     3.275    2.764   51.6   16.6   270   13.7 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   07 07 15.7   +14 07 37     3.267    2.766   52.2   16.8   270   13.7 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   07 08 38.9   +14 03 00     3.258    2.768   52.8   16.9   270   13.7 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   07 10 01.6   +13 58 20     3.249    2.770   53.5   17.0   271   13.7 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   07 11 23.8   +13 53 37     3.240    2.771   54.1   17.1   271   13.7 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   07 12 45.3   +13 48 50     3.231    2.773   54.7   17.3   271   13.7 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   07 14 06.3   +13 44 01     3.222    2.775   55.3   17.4   271   13.7 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   07 15 26.7   +13 39 08     3.212    2.777   56.0   17.5   272   13.7 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   07 16 46.4   +13 34 13     3.203    2.779   56.6   17.6   272   13.7 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   07 18 05.6   +13 29 15     3.194    2.780   57.2   17.7   272   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.