(444) Gyptis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Oct 2026	13.6	2.842 AU	2.817 AU	07h56m	+10°14'	81.3°	20.3°
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
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   07 56 40.4   +10 14 45     2.817    2.842   81.3   20.3   280   13.6 
2026-10-14 04:07 UT   07 56 49.2   +10 13 45     2.815    2.842   81.4   20.3   280   13.6 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   07 57 31.2   +10 08 55     2.805    2.843   82.0   20.3   280   13.6 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   07 58 20.9   +10 03 04     2.793    2.845   82.8   20.3   280   13.6 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   07 59 09.7   +09 57 14     2.781    2.847   83.5   20.4   280   13.6 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   07 59 57.5   +09 51 24     2.769    2.849   84.3   20.4   281   13.6 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   08 00 44.2   +09 45 35     2.758    2.850   85.1   20.4   281   13.5 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   08 01 29.9   +09 39 46     2.746    2.852   85.8   20.4   281   13.5 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   08 02 14.5   +09 33 58     2.734    2.854   86.6   20.4   281   13.5 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   08 02 58.1   +09 28 11     2.722    2.855   87.4   20.4   281   13.5 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   08 03 40.6   +09 22 25     2.710    2.857   88.2   20.4   282   13.5 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   08 04 22.0   +09 16 40     2.698    2.859   89.0   20.4   282   13.5 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   08 05 02.3   +09 10 56     2.686    2.861   89.8   20.3   282   13.5 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   08 05 41.5   +09 05 14     2.674    2.862   90.6   20.3   282   13.5 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   08 06 19.6   +08 59 32     2.662    2.864   91.4   20.3   283   13.5 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   08 06 56.5   +08 53 52     2.650    2.866   92.2   20.3   283   13.5 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   08 07 32.3   +08 48 14     2.638    2.867   93.0   20.2   283   13.5 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   08 08 06.9   +08 42 38     2.626    2.869   93.8   20.2   283   13.5 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   08 08 40.3   +08 37 03     2.614    2.871   94.7   20.2   283   13.4 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   08 09 12.5   +08 31 30     2.602    2.872   95.5   20.1   284   13.4 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   08 09 43.5   +08 25 60     2.590    2.874   96.3   20.1   284   13.4 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   08 10 13.3   +08 20 31     2.579    2.876   97.2   20.0   284   13.4 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   08 10 41.9   +08 15 05     2.567    2.878   98.0   20.0   284   13.4 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   08 11 09.2   +08 09 42     2.555    2.879   98.8   19.9   285   13.4 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   08 11 35.2   +08 04 21     2.543    2.881   99.7   19.8   285   13.4 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   08 11 59.9   +07 59 03     2.531    2.883  100.6   19.8   285   13.4 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   08 12 23.3   +07 53 48     2.519    2.884  101.4   19.7   285   13.4 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   08 12 45.4   +07 48 37     2.508    2.886  102.3   19.6   285   13.3 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   08 13 06.2   +07 43 28     2.496    2.888  103.2   19.5   286   13.3 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   08 13 25.7   +07 38 23     2.484    2.889  104.1   19.4   286   13.3 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   08 13 43.8   +07 33 21     2.473    2.891  104.9   19.3   286   13.3 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   08 14 00.5   +07 28 24     2.461    2.893  105.8   19.2   286   13.3 

    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.