(44) Nysa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jun 2026	11.6	2.204 AU	2.575 AU	10h21m	+12°36'	57.6°	22.9°
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)                : 0.1496735
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4224996
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.71314
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 131.47624
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 343.89309
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 41.45745
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 115.40139
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.02947
            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
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   10 21 29.3   +12 36 42     2.575    2.204   57.6   22.9   110   11.6 
2026-06-27 23:25 UT   10 23 12.4   +12 27 11     2.586    2.206   57.1   22.8   110   11.6 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   10 23 15.0   +12 26 57     2.586    2.206   57.1   22.8   110   11.6 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   10 25 00.8   +12 17 08     2.597    2.207   56.6   22.6   110   11.6 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   10 26 46.7   +12 07 17     2.608    2.209   56.1   22.5   110   11.6 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   10 28 32.7   +11 57 21     2.619    2.210   55.6   22.3   110   11.6 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   10 30 18.8   +11 47 23     2.629    2.212   55.1   22.2   110   11.6 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   10 32 04.9   +11 37 21     2.640    2.213   54.7   22.0   110   11.6 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   10 33 51.0   +11 27 16     2.651    2.215   54.2   21.9   110   11.7 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   10 35 37.3   +11 17 08     2.661    2.216   53.7   21.7   110   11.7 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   10 37 23.6   +11 06 57     2.672    2.218   53.2   21.5   110   11.7 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   10 39 09.9   +10 56 43     2.682    2.219   52.7   21.4   110   11.7 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   10 40 56.3   +10 46 26     2.693    2.221   52.2   21.2   110   11.7 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   10 42 42.8   +10 36 06     2.703    2.222   51.7   21.1   110   11.7 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   10 44 29.3   +10 25 43     2.714    2.224   51.3   20.9   110   11.7 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   10 46 15.9   +10 15 17     2.724    2.225   50.8   20.7   110   11.7 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   10 48 02.5   +10 04 48     2.734    2.227   50.3   20.6   110   11.7 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   10 49 49.2   +09 54 17     2.744    2.228   49.8   20.4   110   11.7 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   10 51 35.9   +09 43 43     2.754    2.230   49.3   20.2   110   11.7 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   10 53 22.7   +09 33 07     2.765    2.231   48.9   20.1   110   11.7 

    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.