(44) Nysa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jul 2024	11.0	2.709 AU	1.831 AU	22h54m	-08°44'	142.6°	13.2°
Opposition	27 Aug 2024	10.1	2.678 AU	1.668 AU	22h31m	-11°48'	177.5°	1.0°

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 Nysa are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1494500
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4223990
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.71197
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 131.48719
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 344.13007
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 192.10165
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 115.64888
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.01440
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.77            
        

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
2024-07-27 00:00 UT   22 54 05.0   -08 44 10     1.831    2.709  142.6   13.2   250   11.0 
2024-07-27 03:58 UT   22 54 00.9   -08 44 52     1.829    2.709  142.8   13.1   250   11.0 
2024-07-28 00:00 UT   22 53 39.9   -08 48 26     1.822    2.708  143.7   12.8   250   11.0 
2024-07-29 00:00 UT   22 53 13.4   -08 52 50     1.813    2.707  144.8   12.5   250   10.9 
2024-07-30 00:00 UT   22 52 45.5   -08 57 22     1.805    2.706  145.9   12.1   250   10.9 
2024-07-31 00:00 UT   22 52 16.1   -09 02 03     1.797    2.705  147.0   11.8   250   10.9 
2024-08-01 00:00 UT   22 51 45.5   -09 06 52     1.789    2.704  148.1   11.4   250   10.9 
2024-08-02 00:00 UT   22 51 13.4   -09 11 50     1.781    2.703  149.2   11.1   251   10.9 
2024-08-03 00:00 UT   22 50 40.1   -09 16 55     1.774    2.702  150.3   10.7   251   10.8 
2024-08-04 00:00 UT   22 50 05.4   -09 22 07     1.767    2.701  151.4   10.4   251   10.8 
2024-08-05 00:00 UT   22 49 29.4   -09 27 27     1.760    2.700  152.5   10.0   251   10.8 
2024-08-06 00:00 UT   22 48 52.2   -09 32 54     1.753    2.700  153.7    9.6   251   10.8 
2024-08-07 00:00 UT   22 48 13.8   -09 38 28     1.746    2.699  154.8    9.2   252   10.7 
2024-08-08 00:00 UT   22 47 34.2   -09 44 08     1.740    2.698  155.9    8.8   252   10.7 
2024-08-09 00:00 UT   22 46 53.4   -09 49 55     1.734    2.697  157.1    8.4   252   10.7 
2024-08-10 00:00 UT   22 46 11.5   -09 55 47     1.728    2.696  158.2    8.0   253   10.7 
2024-08-11 00:00 UT   22 45 28.5   -10 01 45     1.722    2.695  159.4    7.6   253   10.6 
2024-08-12 00:00 UT   22 44 44.5   -10 07 48     1.717    2.694  160.5    7.2   254   10.6 
2024-08-13 00:00 UT   22 43 59.5   -10 13 56     1.712    2.693  161.7    6.8   254   10.6 
2024-08-14 00:00 UT   22 43 13.6   -10 20 09     1.707    2.692  162.9    6.4   255   10.6 
2024-08-15 00:00 UT   22 42 26.7   -10 26 26     1.703    2.691  164.0    5.9   255   10.5 
2024-08-16 00:00 UT   22 41 39.0   -10 32 46     1.698    2.690  165.2    5.5   256   10.5 
2024-08-17 00:00 UT   22 40 50.4   -10 39 10     1.694    2.689  166.4    5.1   257   10.5 
2024-08-18 00:00 UT   22 40 01.1   -10 45 36     1.690    2.688  167.5    4.7   258   10.4 
2024-08-19 00:00 UT   22 39 11.1   -10 52 06     1.687    2.687  168.7    4.2   259   10.4 
2024-08-20 00:00 UT   22 38 20.4   -10 58 38     1.684    2.686  169.9    3.8   261   10.4 
2024-08-21 00:00 UT   22 37 29.0   -11 05 11     1.681    2.685  171.0    3.4   262   10.4 
2024-08-22 00:00 UT   22 36 37.1   -11 11 46     1.678    2.684  172.2    2.9   265   10.3 
2024-08-23 00:00 UT   22 35 44.7   -11 18 22     1.676    2.683  173.3    2.5   268   10.3 
2024-08-24 00:00 UT   22 34 51.9   -11 24 59     1.674    2.682  174.4    2.1   272   10.3 
2024-08-25 00:00 UT   22 33 58.6   -11 31 36     1.672    2.681  175.5    1.7   279   10.2 
2024-08-26 00:00 UT   22 33 05.0   -11 38 13     1.670    2.679  176.4    1.3   290   10.2 

    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.