(53) Kalypso
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Nov 2026	11.9	2.116 AU	1.262 AU	06h07m	+15°17'	139.8°	17.6°
Opposition	18 Dec 2026	11.1	2.094 AU	1.115 AU	05h44m	+15°11'	171.8°	3.8°

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 Kalypso are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2029843
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6180792
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.18215
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 143.43589
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 314.44148
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 307.58745
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 97.99469
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.69740
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.24            
        

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
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   06 07 18.5   +15 17 48     1.262    2.116  139.8   17.6   280   11.9 
2026-11-15 08:33 UT   06 07 14.3   +15 17 12     1.259    2.116  140.1   17.4   281   11.9 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   06 07 05.9   +15 16 10     1.254    2.116  140.8   17.2   281   11.9 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   06 06 51.1   +15 14 36     1.247    2.115  141.8   16.8   281   11.9 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   06 06 34.3   +15 13 06     1.239    2.114  142.9   16.4   282   11.9 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   06 06 15.5   +15 11 41     1.232    2.113  143.9   16.0   282   11.8 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   06 05 54.6   +15 10 20     1.225    2.112  145.0   15.6   283   11.8 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   06 05 31.8   +15 09 04     1.218    2.111  146.1   15.1   283   11.8 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   06 05 07.0   +15 07 53     1.212    2.111  147.1   14.7   284   11.7 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   06 04 40.2   +15 06 47     1.205    2.110  148.2   14.3   284   11.7 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   06 04 11.5   +15 05 46     1.199    2.109  149.3   13.8   285   11.7 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   06 03 41.0   +15 04 50     1.193    2.108  150.4   13.4   285   11.7 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   06 03 08.5   +15 03 59     1.187    2.107  151.4   12.9   286   11.6 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   06 02 34.3   +15 03 13     1.181    2.107  152.5   12.5   287   11.6 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   06 01 58.3   +15 02 33     1.176    2.106  153.6   12.0   287   11.6 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   06 01 20.5   +15 01 59     1.171    2.105  154.7   11.5   288   11.5 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   06 00 41.1   +15 01 31     1.166    2.105  155.8   11.1   289   11.5 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   05 59 60.0   +15 01 08     1.161    2.104  156.9   10.6   290   11.5 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   05 59 17.3   +15 00 51     1.156    2.103  158.0   10.1   291   11.5 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   05 58 33.1   +15 00 41     1.152    2.103  159.1    9.6   293   11.4 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   05 57 47.4   +15 00 36     1.148    2.102  160.2    9.1   294   11.4 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   05 57 00.4   +15 00 38     1.144    2.101  161.3    8.7   296   11.4 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   05 56 12.0   +15 00 46     1.140    2.101  162.3    8.2   297   11.3 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   05 55 22.4   +15 00 60     1.137    2.100  163.4    7.7   299   11.3 
2026-12-08 00:00 UT   05 54 31.6   +15 01 20     1.134    2.099  164.4    7.2   301   11.3 
2026-12-09 00:00 UT   05 53 39.8   +15 01 48     1.131    2.099  165.5    6.8   304   11.3 
2026-12-10 00:00 UT   05 52 46.9   +15 02 21     1.128    2.098  166.4    6.3   307   11.2 
2026-12-11 00:00 UT   05 51 53.2   +15 03 01     1.126    2.098  167.4    5.9   310   11.2 
2026-12-12 00:00 UT   05 50 58.7   +15 03 48     1.123    2.097  168.3    5.5   314   11.2 
2026-12-13 00:00 UT   05 50 03.4   +15 04 41     1.122    2.097  169.1    5.1   319   11.2 
2026-12-14 00:00 UT   05 49 07.6   +15 05 41     1.120    2.096  169.9    4.7   324   11.1 
2026-12-15 00:00 UT   05 48 11.3   +15 06 47     1.118    2.096  170.6    4.4   330   11.1 

    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.