(444) Gyptis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Nov 2025	12.2	2.328 AU	1.727 AU	23h42m	-02°26'	115.3°	22.5°
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
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   23 42 04.7   -02 26 15     1.727    2.328  115.3   22.5    66   12.2 
2025-11-22 17:36 UT   23 42 31.5   -02 26 37     1.736    2.329  114.7   22.7    66   12.2 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   23 42 41.5   -02 26 44     1.739    2.329  114.5   22.7    66   12.2 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   23 43 19.6   -02 27 00     1.752    2.330  113.6   22.9    66   12.2 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   23 43 59.0   -02 27 04     1.764    2.331  112.7   23.0    66   12.2 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   23 44 39.8   -02 26 56     1.776    2.332  111.9   23.1    66   12.3 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   23 45 21.8   -02 26 35     1.789    2.332  111.0   23.3    66   12.3 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   23 46 05.1   -02 26 03     1.801    2.333  110.2   23.4    66   12.3 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   23 46 49.6   -02 25 18     1.814    2.334  109.4   23.5    66   12.3 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   23 47 35.3   -02 24 23     1.826    2.335  108.5   23.6    66   12.3 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   23 48 22.3   -02 23 16     1.839    2.336  107.7   23.7    66   12.4 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   23 49 10.4   -02 21 58     1.852    2.337  106.9   23.8    66   12.4 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   23 49 59.6   -02 20 28     1.865    2.338  106.1   23.9    66   12.4 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   23 50 50.0   -02 18 48     1.877    2.339  105.3   24.0    66   12.4 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   23 51 41.5   -02 16 58     1.890    2.340  104.4   24.1    66   12.4 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   23 52 34.1   -02 14 57     1.903    2.341  103.6   24.1    66   12.4 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   23 53 27.8   -02 12 46     1.916    2.342  102.9   24.2    66   12.5 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   23 54 22.5   -02 10 24     1.929    2.343  102.1   24.3    66   12.5 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   23 55 18.3   -02 07 53     1.943    2.344  101.3   24.3    66   12.5 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   23 56 15.0   -02 05 12     1.956    2.344  100.5   24.4    66   12.5 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   23 57 12.8   -02 02 21     1.969    2.345   99.7   24.4    66   12.5 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   23 58 11.6   -01 59 21     1.982    2.346   98.9   24.5    66   12.5 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   23 59 11.4   -01 56 11     1.996    2.347   98.2   24.5    66   12.6 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   00 00 12.1   -01 52 52     2.009    2.348   97.4   24.6    66   12.6 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   00 01 13.7   -01 49 25     2.022    2.349   96.7   24.6    66   12.6 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   00 02 16.3   -01 45 48     2.036    2.350   95.9   24.6    66   12.6 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   00 03 19.8   -01 42 03     2.049    2.351   95.2   24.6    66   12.6 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   00 04 24.2   -01 38 09     2.062    2.353   94.4   24.6    66   12.6 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   00 05 29.5   -01 34 06     2.076    2.354   93.7   24.7    66   12.7 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   00 06 35.7   -01 29 56     2.089    2.355   92.9   24.7    66   12.7 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   00 07 42.7   -01 25 37     2.103    2.356   92.2   24.7    66   12.7 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   00 08 50.5   -01 21 11     2.117    2.357   91.5   24.7    67   12.7 

    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.