(44) Nysa |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 23 Oct 2025 | 10.9 | 2.086 AU | 1.824 AU | 08h02m | +17°37' | 90.5° | 28.5° |
Opposition | 23 Jan 2026 | 8.6 | 2.062 AU | 1.078 AU | 08h21m | +18°24' | 179.0° | 0.5° |
(44) Nysa - 2025-10-23
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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) : 0.1498777
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.4231907
i (Inclination) : 3.71255
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 131.47702
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 343.99369
M (Mean anomaly) : 349.10621
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 115.50258
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -1.02305
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.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2025-10-23 00:00 UT 08 02 06.4 +17 37 60 1.824 2.086 90.5 28.5 282 10.9
2025-10-23 07:21 UT 08 02 32.6 +17 36 45 1.821 2.085 90.7 28.5 282 10.9
2025-10-24 00:00 UT 08 03 31.5 +17 33 56 1.813 2.085 91.1 28.5 282 10.9
2025-10-25 00:00 UT 08 04 55.6 +17 29 53 1.801 2.084 91.8 28.5 282 10.9
2025-10-26 00:00 UT 08 06 18.6 +17 25 51 1.789 2.084 92.5 28.5 282 10.9
2025-10-27 00:00 UT 08 07 40.6 +17 21 50 1.777 2.083 93.1 28.5 282 10.8
2025-10-28 00:00 UT 08 09 01.4 +17 17 51 1.765 2.082 93.8 28.4 282 10.8
2025-10-29 00:00 UT 08 10 21.2 +17 13 53 1.753 2.082 94.5 28.4 283 10.8
2025-10-30 00:00 UT 08 11 39.8 +17 09 57 1.742 2.081 95.1 28.4 283 10.8
2025-10-31 00:00 UT 08 12 57.2 +17 06 02 1.730 2.080 95.8 28.3 283 10.8
2025-11-01 00:00 UT 08 14 13.5 +17 02 10 1.718 2.080 96.5 28.3 283 10.8
2025-11-02 00:00 UT 08 15 28.6 +16 58 20 1.707 2.079 97.2 28.3 283 10.7
2025-11-03 00:00 UT 08 16 42.5 +16 54 33 1.695 2.078 97.9 28.2 283 10.7
2025-11-04 00:00 UT 08 17 55.2 +16 50 48 1.683 2.078 98.6 28.2 283 10.7
2025-11-05 00:00 UT 08 19 06.7 +16 47 06 1.672 2.077 99.3 28.1 284 10.7
2025-11-06 00:00 UT 08 20 16.8 +16 43 28 1.660 2.077 100.0 28.0 284 10.7
2025-11-07 00:00 UT 08 21 25.8 +16 39 52 1.649 2.076 100.8 28.0 284 10.7
2025-11-08 00:00 UT 08 22 33.4 +16 36 20 1.637 2.075 101.5 27.9 284 10.6
2025-11-09 00:00 UT 08 23 39.6 +16 32 51 1.626 2.075 102.2 27.8 284 10.6
2025-11-10 00:00 UT 08 24 44.5 +16 29 27 1.614 2.074 102.9 27.7 284 10.6
2025-11-11 00:00 UT 08 25 48.1 +16 26 06 1.603 2.074 103.7 27.6 284 10.6
2025-11-12 00:00 UT 08 26 50.2 +16 22 50 1.592 2.073 104.4 27.5 284 10.6
2025-11-13 00:00 UT 08 27 50.9 +16 19 38 1.580 2.073 105.2 27.4 285 10.6
2025-11-14 00:00 UT 08 28 50.1 +16 16 31 1.569 2.072 106.0 27.3 285 10.5
2025-11-15 00:00 UT 08 29 47.9 +16 13 30 1.558 2.072 106.7 27.2 285 10.5
2025-11-16 00:00 UT 08 30 44.1 +16 10 33 1.547 2.071 107.5 27.1 285 10.5
2025-11-17 00:00 UT 08 31 38.8 +16 07 42 1.535 2.071 108.3 27.0 285 10.5
2025-11-18 00:00 UT 08 32 31.9 +16 04 56 1.524 2.070 109.1 26.8 285 10.5
2025-11-19 00:00 UT 08 33 23.4 +16 02 17 1.513 2.070 109.9 26.7 285 10.4
2025-11-20 00:00 UT 08 34 13.4 +15 59 44 1.503 2.069 110.7 26.5 285 10.4
2025-11-21 00:00 UT 08 35 01.6 +15 57 17 1.492 2.069 111.5 26.4 285 10.4
2025-11-22 00:00 UT 08 35 48.2 +15 54 56 1.481 2.069 112.3 26.2 286 10.4
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.