(444) Gyptis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Sep 2026	13.7	2.789 AU	3.145 AU	07h24m	+13°03'	60.4°	18.3°
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) : 195.58875
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 154.83446
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 61.52054
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 170.77774
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 4.34928
            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
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   07 24 32.8   +13 03 42     3.145    2.789   60.4   18.3   273   13.7 
2026-09-14 02:21 UT   07 24 40.3   +13 03 11     3.144    2.789   60.5   18.3   273   13.7 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   07 25 48.1   +12 58 28     3.135    2.791   61.1   18.4   273   13.7 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   07 27 02.8   +12 53 12     3.125    2.793   61.7   18.5   274   13.7 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   07 28 16.7   +12 47 54     3.115    2.794   62.4   18.6   274   13.7 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   07 29 29.9   +12 42 33     3.105    2.796   63.0   18.7   274   13.7 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   07 30 42.4   +12 37 10     3.094    2.798   63.7   18.8   274   13.7 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   07 31 54.3   +12 31 45     3.084    2.800   64.3   18.9   275   13.7 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   07 33 05.4   +12 26 18     3.074    2.802   65.0   19.0   275   13.7 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   07 34 15.7   +12 20 50     3.063    2.803   65.7   19.0   275   13.7 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   07 35 25.4   +12 15 19     3.053    2.805   66.4   19.1   275   13.7 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   07 36 34.3   +12 09 47     3.042    2.807   67.0   19.2   276   13.7 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   07 37 42.4   +12 04 12     3.031    2.809   67.7   19.3   276   13.7 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   07 38 49.8   +11 58 37     3.021    2.810   68.4   19.4   276   13.7 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   07 39 56.4   +11 52 59     3.010    2.812   69.1   19.4   276   13.7 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   07 41 02.3   +11 47 21     2.999    2.814   69.8   19.5   276   13.7 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   07 42 07.3   +11 41 40     2.988    2.816   70.5   19.6   277   13.7 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   07 43 11.6   +11 35 59     2.977    2.817   71.1   19.7   277   13.7 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   07 44 15.0   +11 30 16     2.966    2.819   71.8   19.7   277   13.7 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   07 45 17.6   +11 24 32     2.955    2.821   72.5   19.8   277   13.7 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   07 46 19.4   +11 18 47     2.943    2.823   73.3   19.8   277   13.7 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   07 47 20.4   +11 13 01     2.932    2.824   74.0   19.9   278   13.6 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   07 48 20.5   +11 07 14     2.921    2.826   74.7   20.0   278   13.6 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   07 49 19.7   +11 01 26     2.909    2.828   75.4   20.0   278   13.6 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   07 50 18.0   +10 55 37     2.898    2.830   76.1   20.1   278   13.6 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   07 51 15.4   +10 49 48     2.886    2.831   76.8   20.1   279   13.6 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   07 52 11.9   +10 43 58     2.875    2.833   77.6   20.1   279   13.6 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   07 53 07.5   +10 38 08     2.863    2.835   78.3   20.2   279   13.6 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   07 54 02.2   +10 32 18     2.852    2.837   79.0   20.2   279   13.6 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   07 54 55.9   +10 26 27     2.840    2.838   79.8   20.3   279   13.6 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   07 55 48.6   +10 20 36     2.828    2.840   80.5   20.3   280   13.6 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   07 56 40.4   +10 14 45     2.817    2.842   81.3   20.3   280   13.6 

    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.