(44) Nysa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Jan 2026	9.2	2.060 AU	1.116 AU	08h37m	+16°46'	157.9°	10.4°
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
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   08 37 16.5   +16 46 34     1.116    2.060  157.9   10.4   289    9.2 
2026-01-06 20:59 UT   08 36 38.7   +16 50 49     1.112    2.060  158.9    9.9   289    9.2 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   08 36 33.2   +16 51 26     1.112    2.060  159.1    9.8   289    9.2 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   08 35 48.3   +16 56 26     1.108    2.060  160.3    9.3   289    9.2 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   08 35 01.9   +17 01 33     1.104    2.060  161.5    8.7   289    9.1 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   08 34 14.1   +17 06 47     1.100    2.060  162.7    8.1   289    9.1 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   08 33 24.9   +17 12 07     1.097    2.060  164.0    7.6   290    9.1 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   08 32 34.5   +17 17 32     1.094    2.061  165.2    7.0   290    9.0 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   08 31 42.9   +17 23 04     1.092    2.061  166.4    6.4   290    9.0 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   08 30 50.1   +17 28 40     1.089    2.061  167.7    5.8   291    9.0 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   08 29 56.4   +17 34 21     1.087    2.061  168.9    5.3   291    8.9 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   08 29 01.7   +17 40 06     1.085    2.061  170.2    4.7   292    8.9 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   08 28 06.1   +17 45 54     1.083    2.061  171.4    4.1   292    8.9 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   08 27 09.8   +17 51 46     1.082    2.061  172.7    3.5   293    8.8 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   08 26 12.9   +17 57 40     1.081    2.062  173.9    2.9   295    8.8 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   08 25 15.5   +18 03 36     1.080    2.062  175.2    2.3   297    8.7 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   08 24 17.6   +18 09 34     1.079    2.062  176.4    1.7   301    8.7 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   08 23 19.5   +18 15 32     1.078    2.062  177.6    1.2   310    8.7 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   08 22 21.1   +18 21 31     1.078    2.062  178.6    0.7   332    8.6 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   08 21 22.6   +18 27 30     1.078    2.063  179.0    0.5    33    8.6 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   08 20 24.1   +18 33 29     1.079    2.063  178.1    0.9    73    8.6 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   08 19 25.8   +18 39 26     1.079    2.063  177.0    1.4    86    8.7 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   08 18 27.6   +18 45 22     1.080    2.063  175.8    2.0    91    8.7 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   08 17 29.8   +18 51 16     1.081    2.064  174.5    2.6    94    8.8 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   08 16 32.4   +18 57 08     1.083    2.064  173.3    3.2    96    8.8 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   08 15 35.6   +19 02 57     1.084    2.064  172.1    3.8    98    8.9 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   08 14 39.4   +19 08 43     1.086    2.064  170.8    4.4    99    8.9 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   08 13 43.9   +19 14 25     1.088    2.065  169.6    5.0    99    8.9 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   08 12 49.2   +19 20 03     1.090    2.065  168.3    5.5   100    9.0 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   08 11 55.4   +19 25 37     1.093    2.065  167.1    6.1   100    9.0 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   08 11 02.6   +19 31 06     1.096    2.066  165.9    6.7   100    9.0 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   08 10 10.9   +19 36 30     1.099    2.066  164.6    7.3   101    9.1 

    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.