(44) Nysa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 May 2026	11.4	2.163 AU	2.229 AU	09h29m	+16°57'	73.0°	26.6°
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)      : 343.99369
            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
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   09 29 45.0   +16 57 21     2.229    2.163   73.0   26.6   108   11.4 
2026-05-28 18:15 UT   09 31 01.4   +16 51 36     2.239    2.164   72.6   26.5   108   11.4 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   09 31 25.4   +16 49 46     2.241    2.164   72.5   26.5   108   11.4 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   09 33 06.1   +16 42 07     2.253    2.165   71.9   26.4   108   11.4 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   09 34 47.1   +16 34 23     2.265    2.167   71.4   26.3   108   11.4 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   09 36 28.3   +16 26 34     2.277    2.168   70.9   26.2   108   11.4 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   09 38 09.8   +16 18 40     2.289    2.169   70.4   26.1   108   11.4 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   09 39 51.6   +16 10 41     2.301    2.171   69.8   26.0   108   11.4 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   09 41 33.6   +16 02 37     2.313    2.172   69.3   25.9   108   11.4 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   09 43 15.8   +15 54 28     2.324    2.173   68.8   25.8   108   11.4 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   09 44 58.2   +15 46 14     2.336    2.175   68.2   25.7   108   11.5 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   09 46 40.9   +15 37 56     2.348    2.176   67.7   25.6   109   11.5 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   09 48 23.8   +15 29 33     2.359    2.177   67.2   25.4   109   11.5 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   09 50 06.9   +15 21 06     2.371    2.179   66.7   25.3   109   11.5 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   09 51 50.2   +15 12 33     2.383    2.180   66.2   25.2   109   11.5 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   09 53 33.7   +15 03 57     2.394    2.182   65.7   25.1   109   11.5 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   09 55 17.4   +14 55 15     2.406    2.183   65.1   25.0   109   11.5 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   09 57 01.3   +14 46 29     2.417    2.184   64.6   24.8   109   11.5 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   09 58 45.3   +14 37 39     2.429    2.186   64.1   24.7   109   11.5 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   10 00 29.6   +14 28 45     2.440    2.187   63.6   24.6   109   11.5 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   10 02 13.9   +14 19 46     2.452    2.189   63.1   24.5   109   11.5 

    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.