(44) Nysa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Apr 2024	12.3	2.770 AU	3.010 AU	22h05m	-11°37'	66.6°	19.5°
Opposition	27 Aug 2024	10.1	2.678 AU	1.668 AU	22h31m	-11°48'	177.5°	1.0°

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)                : 0.1494500
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4223990
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.71197
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 131.48719
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 344.13007
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 192.10165
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 115.64888
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.01440
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   22 05 30.6   -11 37 37     3.010    2.770   66.6   19.5   250   12.3 
2024-04-26 04:49 UT   22 05 45.0   -11 36 27     3.008    2.769   66.8   19.5   250   12.3 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   22 06 41.9   -11 31 50     2.997    2.769   67.3   19.6   250   12.3 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   22 07 52.7   -11 26 05     2.984    2.769   68.0   19.7   249   12.3 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   22 09 02.8   -11 20 22     2.972    2.768   68.6   19.8   249   12.3 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   22 10 12.4   -11 14 41     2.959    2.768   69.3   19.9   249   12.3 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   22 11 21.4   -11 09 03     2.945    2.767   70.0   20.0   249   12.3 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   22 12 29.8   -11 03 27     2.932    2.767   70.7   20.1   249   12.3 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   22 13 37.7   -10 57 54     2.919    2.767   71.3   20.2   249   12.3 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   22 14 44.9   -10 52 24     2.906    2.766   72.0   20.3   249   12.3 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   22 15 51.5   -10 46 56     2.893    2.766   72.7   20.4   249   12.3 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   22 16 57.4   -10 41 31     2.879    2.765   73.4   20.5   249   12.3 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   22 18 02.8   -10 36 09     2.866    2.765   74.1   20.5   249   12.3 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   22 19 07.4   -10 30 50     2.852    2.764   74.8   20.6   249   12.3 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   22 20 11.5   -10 25 35     2.839    2.764   75.4   20.7   249   12.2 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   22 21 14.8   -10 20 23     2.825    2.763   76.1   20.8   249   12.2 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   22 22 17.5   -10 15 14     2.812    2.763   76.8   20.9   249   12.2 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   22 23 19.5   -10 10 08     2.798    2.762   77.5   20.9   249   12.2 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   22 24 20.8   -10 05 06     2.785    2.762   78.2   21.0   249   12.2 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   22 25 21.4   -10 00 08     2.771    2.761   78.9   21.1   249   12.2 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   22 26 21.3   -09 55 14     2.757    2.761   79.6   21.1   249   12.2 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   22 27 20.5   -09 50 23     2.743    2.760   80.4   21.2   249   12.2 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   22 28 19.0   -09 45 36     2.730    2.760   81.1   21.2   248   12.2 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   22 29 16.7   -09 40 54     2.716    2.759   81.8   21.3   248   12.2 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   22 30 13.7   -09 36 15     2.702    2.759   82.5   21.3   248   12.2 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   22 31 10.0   -09 31 41     2.688    2.758   83.2   21.4   248   12.1 
2024-05-21 00:00 UT   22 32 05.5   -09 27 11     2.674    2.758   83.9   21.4   248   12.1 
2024-05-22 00:00 UT   22 33 00.2   -09 22 45     2.660    2.757   84.7   21.4   248   12.1 
2024-05-23 00:00 UT   22 33 54.1   -09 18 24     2.646    2.756   85.4   21.5   248   12.1 
2024-05-24 00:00 UT   22 34 47.3   -09 14 08     2.633    2.756   86.1   21.5   248   12.1 
2024-05-25 00:00 UT   22 35 39.7   -09 09 56     2.619    2.755   86.9   21.5   248   12.1 
2024-05-26 00:00 UT   22 36 31.2   -09 05 49     2.605    2.755   87.6   21.6   248   12.1 

    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.