(444) Gyptis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Nov 2026	13.3	2.893 AU	2.461 AU	08h14m	+07°28'	105.8°	19.2°
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)                : 0.1733239
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7709070
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.27309
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 195.58876
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 154.83445
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 61.52054
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 170.77774
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 4.34929
            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
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   08 14 00.5   +07 28 24     2.461    2.893  105.8   19.2   286   13.3 
2026-11-13 06:10 UT   08 14 04.6   +07 27 08     2.458    2.893  106.1   19.2   287   13.3 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   08 14 15.9   +07 23 30     2.450    2.894  106.7   19.1   287   13.3 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   08 14 29.9   +07 18 40     2.438    2.896  107.6   19.0   287   13.3 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   08 14 42.5   +07 13 54     2.427    2.898  108.5   18.9   287   13.3 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   08 14 53.8   +07 09 13     2.416    2.899  109.5   18.8   288   13.2 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   08 15 03.6   +07 04 36     2.404    2.901  110.4   18.6   288   13.2 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   08 15 12.0   +07 00 03     2.393    2.902  111.3   18.5   288   13.2 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   08 15 19.0   +06 55 36     2.382    2.904  112.2   18.4   288   13.2 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   08 15 24.6   +06 51 13     2.371    2.906  113.2   18.2   289   13.2 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   08 15 28.7   +06 46 55     2.360    2.907  114.1   18.1   289   13.2 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   08 15 31.4   +06 42 42     2.350    2.909  115.1   17.9   289   13.2 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   08 15 32.7   +06 38 35     2.339    2.911  116.0   17.8   290   13.2 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   08 15 32.5   +06 34 33     2.328    2.912  117.0   17.6   290   13.1 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   08 15 30.9   +06 30 37     2.318    2.914  117.9   17.4   290   13.1 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   08 15 27.8   +06 26 46     2.308    2.916  118.9   17.2   290   13.1 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   08 15 23.2   +06 23 02     2.297    2.917  119.9   17.1   291   13.1 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   08 15 17.2   +06 19 23     2.287    2.919  120.8   16.9   291   13.1 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   08 15 09.7   +06 15 51     2.277    2.920  121.8   16.7   292   13.1 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   08 15 00.7   +06 12 25     2.267    2.922  122.8   16.5   292   13.1 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   08 14 50.2   +06 09 05     2.258    2.924  123.8   16.3   292   13.0 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   08 14 38.3   +06 05 53     2.248    2.925  124.8   16.1   293   13.0 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   08 14 24.9   +06 02 47     2.239    2.927  125.8   15.8   293   13.0 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   08 14 10.0   +05 59 48     2.229    2.928  126.8   15.6   293   13.0 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   08 13 53.6   +05 56 57     2.220    2.930  127.8   15.4   294   13.0 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   08 13 35.8   +05 54 12     2.211    2.932  128.9   15.2   294   13.0 
2026-12-08 00:00 UT   08 13 16.5   +05 51 36     2.202    2.933  129.9   14.9   295   12.9 
2026-12-09 00:00 UT   08 12 55.8   +05 49 06     2.194    2.935  130.9   14.7   295   12.9 
2026-12-10 00:00 UT   08 12 33.6   +05 46 45     2.185    2.936  131.9   14.4   296   12.9 
2026-12-11 00:00 UT   08 12 10.0   +05 44 32     2.177    2.938  133.0   14.2   296   12.9 
2026-12-12 00:00 UT   08 11 45.0   +05 42 26     2.169    2.940  134.0   13.9   297   12.9 
2026-12-13 00:00 UT   08 11 18.6   +05 40 29     2.161    2.941  135.0   13.7   297   12.9 

    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.