(444) Gyptis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Apr 2024	12.5	2.963 AU	2.007 AU	15h37m	-11°01'	157.9°	7.3°
Opposition	11 May 2024	12.2	2.935 AU	1.933 AU	15h23m	-09°11'	170.9°	3.1°

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)                : 0.1737794
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7719255
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.27326
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 195.60364
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 154.73601
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 250.70479
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 170.69521
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 4.36529
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.62            
        

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
2024-04-24 00:00 UT   15 37 06.9   -11 01 18     2.007    2.963  157.9    7.3   263   12.5 
2024-04-24 23:40 UT   15 36 27.5   -10 55 07     2.000    2.961  158.9    7.0   262   12.5 
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   15 36 27.0   -10 55 01     2.000    2.961  158.9    7.0   262   12.5 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   15 35 46.1   -10 48 43     1.994    2.959  160.0    6.7   260   12.5 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   15 35 04.3   -10 42 23     1.988    2.958  161.0    6.4   259   12.4 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   15 34 21.7   -10 36 03     1.983    2.956  162.0    6.0   257   12.4 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   15 33 38.3   -10 29 43     1.977    2.955  163.0    5.7   255   12.4 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   15 32 54.0   -10 23 22     1.972    2.953  164.0    5.4   253   12.4 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   15 32 09.1   -10 17 01     1.967    2.952  164.9    5.1   250   12.3 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   15 31 23.5   -10 10 41     1.963    2.950  165.8    4.8   247   12.3 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   15 30 37.3   -10 04 21     1.958    2.949  166.7    4.5   244   12.3 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   15 29 50.4   -09 58 02     1.954    2.947  167.5    4.2   240   12.3 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   15 29 03.0   -09 51 44     1.951    2.945  168.3    4.0   236   12.3 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   15 28 15.2   -09 45 28     1.947    2.944  169.0    3.7   231   12.2 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   15 27 26.8   -09 39 14     1.944    2.942  169.6    3.5   226   12.2 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   15 26 38.2   -09 33 02     1.941    2.941  170.1    3.4   220   12.2 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   15 25 49.1   -09 26 52     1.939    2.939  170.5    3.2   213   12.2 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   15 24 59.8   -09 20 45     1.936    2.937  170.8    3.2   206   12.2 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   15 24 10.3   -09 14 41     1.934    2.936  170.9    3.1   198   12.2 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   15 23 20.7   -09 08 41     1.933    2.934  170.9    3.1   191   12.2 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   15 22 30.9   -09 02 44     1.931    2.933  170.7    3.2   184   12.2 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   15 21 41.0   -08 56 52     1.930    2.931  170.3    3.3   177   12.2 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   15 20 51.2   -08 51 03     1.929    2.929  169.9    3.5   171   12.2 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   15 20 01.4   -08 45 19     1.928    2.928  169.3    3.7   165   12.2 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   15 19 11.8   -08 39 40     1.928    2.926  168.6    3.9   160   12.2 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   15 18 22.3   -08 34 06     1.928    2.925  167.9    4.2   155   12.2 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   15 17 33.0   -08 28 37     1.928    2.923  167.1    4.4   151   12.2 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   15 16 43.9   -08 23 14     1.929    2.921  166.2    4.7   148   12.3 
2024-05-21 00:00 UT   15 15 55.2   -08 17 56     1.930    2.920  165.3    5.0   145   12.3 
2024-05-22 00:00 UT   15 15 06.9   -08 12 45     1.931    2.918  164.4    5.4   142   12.3 
2024-05-23 00:00 UT   15 14 18.9   -08 07 40     1.932    2.917  163.4    5.7   140   12.3 
2024-05-24 00:00 UT   15 13 31.4   -08 02 41     1.934    2.915  162.4    6.0   138   12.3 

    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.