(44) Nysa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Nov 2025	10.3	2.067 AU	1.428 AU	08h39m	+15°45'	116.5°	25.3°
Opposition	23 Jan 2026	8.6	2.062 AU	1.078 AU	08h21m	+18°24'	179.0°	0.5°

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
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   08 39 15.5   +15 45 01     1.428    2.067  116.5   25.3   286   10.3 
2025-11-27 03:07 UT   08 39 20.3   +15 44 48     1.427    2.067  116.6   25.3   286   10.3 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   08 39 51.7   +15 43 25     1.418    2.066  117.4   25.1   286   10.2 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   08 40 26.0   +15 41 56     1.407    2.066  118.2   24.9   286   10.2 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   08 40 58.5   +15 40 36     1.397    2.066  119.1   24.7   286   10.2 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   08 41 29.1   +15 39 24     1.387    2.065  120.0   24.4   286   10.2 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   08 41 57.9   +15 38 21     1.377    2.065  120.9   24.2   286   10.1 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   08 42 24.7   +15 37 27     1.367    2.065  121.8   23.9   287   10.1 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   08 42 49.7   +15 36 41     1.358    2.064  122.7   23.7   287   10.1 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   08 43 12.7   +15 36 05     1.348    2.064  123.7   23.4   287   10.1 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   08 43 33.7   +15 35 38     1.338    2.064  124.6   23.1   287   10.1 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   08 43 52.7   +15 35 20     1.329    2.063  125.5   22.9   287   10.0 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   08 44 09.8   +15 35 12     1.320    2.063  126.5   22.6   287   10.0 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   08 44 24.8   +15 35 14     1.310    2.063  127.4   22.3   287   10.0 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   08 44 37.7   +15 35 25     1.301    2.063  128.4   22.0   287   10.0 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   08 44 48.6   +15 35 47     1.292    2.062  129.4   21.7   287    9.9 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   08 44 57.3   +15 36 19     1.283    2.062  130.3   21.3   287    9.9 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   08 45 04.0   +15 37 02     1.275    2.062  131.3   21.0   287    9.9 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   08 45 08.6   +15 37 55     1.266    2.062  132.3   20.7   287    9.9 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   08 45 11.0   +15 38 58     1.258    2.062  133.4   20.3   287    9.8 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   08 45 11.2   +15 40 13     1.249    2.061  134.4   20.0   287    9.8 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   08 45 09.4   +15 41 38     1.241    2.061  135.4   19.6   288    9.8 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   08 45 05.3   +15 43 14     1.233    2.061  136.4   19.2   288    9.7 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   08 44 59.1   +15 45 00     1.225    2.061  137.5   18.8   288    9.7 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   08 44 50.8   +15 46 58     1.218    2.061  138.6   18.4   288    9.7 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   08 44 40.3   +15 49 07     1.210    2.061  139.6   18.0   288    9.7 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   08 44 27.7   +15 51 26     1.203    2.061  140.7   17.6   288    9.6 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   08 44 13.0   +15 53 56     1.196    2.060  141.8   17.2   288    9.6 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   08 43 56.1   +15 56 37     1.189    2.060  142.9   16.7   288    9.6 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   08 43 37.1   +15 59 28     1.182    2.060  144.0   16.3   288    9.6 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   08 43 16.1   +16 02 30     1.175    2.060  145.1   15.9   288    9.5 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   08 42 53.0   +16 05 43     1.169    2.060  146.2   15.4   288    9.5 

    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.