(44) Nysa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Mar 2026	10.4	2.094 AU	1.468 AU	08h05m	+21°32'	115.0°	25.6°
Opposition	15 Jun 2027	10.3	2.715 AU	1.701 AU	17h34m	-18°55'	175.6°	1.6°

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)      : 343.99370
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 349.10621
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 115.50259
            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
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   08 05 28.6   +21 32 17     1.468    2.094  115.0   25.6   103   10.4 
2026-03-25 08:00 UT   08 05 42.8   +21 32 03     1.472    2.095  114.7   25.6   103   10.4 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   08 06 11.9   +21 31 32     1.479    2.095  114.1   25.7   103   10.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   08 06 57.0   +21 30 39     1.490    2.096  113.3   25.9   103   10.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   08 07 43.7   +21 29 38     1.501    2.097  112.5   26.1   103   10.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   08 08 32.1   +21 28 31     1.512    2.098  111.7   26.2   103   10.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   08 09 22.1   +21 27 16     1.523    2.099  110.9   26.4   103   10.5 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   08 10 13.6   +21 25 54     1.535    2.100  110.1   26.5   103   10.5 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   08 11 06.7   +21 24 24     1.546    2.100  109.4   26.7   103   10.5 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   08 12 01.3   +21 22 48     1.557    2.101  108.6   26.8   103   10.5 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   08 12 57.4   +21 21 05     1.568    2.102  107.8   26.9   103   10.6 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   08 13 54.9   +21 19 14     1.580    2.103  107.1   27.0   103   10.6 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   08 14 53.9   +21 17 17     1.591    2.104  106.3   27.1   103   10.6 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   08 15 54.2   +21 15 12     1.603    2.105  105.6   27.3   103   10.6 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   08 16 55.9   +21 13 01     1.614    2.106  104.8   27.4   103   10.6 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   08 17 58.9   +21 10 42     1.626    2.107  104.1   27.4   103   10.6 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   08 19 03.2   +21 08 17     1.638    2.108  103.3   27.5   103   10.7 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   08 20 08.8   +21 05 45     1.649    2.109  102.6   27.6   104   10.7 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   08 21 15.6   +21 03 06     1.661    2.110  101.9   27.7   104   10.7 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   08 22 23.7   +21 00 20     1.673    2.111  101.2   27.8   104   10.7 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   08 23 33.0   +20 57 27     1.685    2.111  100.5   27.8   104   10.7 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   08 24 43.4   +20 54 27     1.697    2.112   99.8   27.9   104   10.8 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   08 25 55.0   +20 51 20     1.709    2.113   99.1   27.9   104   10.8 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   08 27 07.7   +20 48 07     1.720    2.114   98.4   28.0   104   10.8 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   08 28 21.5   +20 44 47     1.732    2.115   97.7   28.0   104   10.8 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   08 29 36.3   +20 41 20     1.744    2.116   97.0   28.1   104   10.8 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   08 30 52.2   +20 37 46     1.756    2.117   96.4   28.1   104   10.8 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   08 32 09.2   +20 34 05     1.768    2.119   95.7   28.2   104   10.9 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   08 33 27.1   +20 30 18     1.780    2.120   95.0   28.2   104   10.9 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   08 34 46.0   +20 26 24     1.793    2.121   94.4   28.2   105   10.9 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   08 36 05.8   +20 22 24     1.805    2.122   93.7   28.2   105   10.9 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   08 37 26.6   +20 18 17     1.817    2.123   93.0   28.2   105   10.9 

    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.