(44) Nysa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Sep 2026	11.8	2.314 AU	3.197 AU	12h26m	-00°11'	24.2°	10.3°
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)                : 41.45746
            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
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   12 26 21.8   +00 11 59     3.197    2.314   24.2   10.3   108   11.8 
2026-09-05 17:49 UT   12 27 41.8   +00 20 28     3.202    2.316   23.8   10.1   108   11.8 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   12 28 09.6   +00 23 24     3.204    2.316   23.7   10.1   108   11.8 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   12 29 57.4   +00 34 49     3.210    2.318   23.2    9.9   108   11.7 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   12 31 45.2   +00 46 14     3.216    2.319   22.7    9.7   107   11.7 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   12 33 33.1   +00 57 37     3.222    2.321   22.2    9.5   107   11.7 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   12 35 21.0   -01 09 00     3.228    2.323   21.8    9.2   107   11.7 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   12 37 08.9   -01 20 22     3.234    2.324   21.3    9.0   107   11.7 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   12 38 56.9   -01 31 44     3.239    2.326   20.8    8.8   107   11.7 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   12 40 44.9   -01 43 04     3.245    2.328   20.3    8.6   106   11.7 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   12 42 32.9   -01 54 23     3.251    2.329   19.8    8.4   106   11.7 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   12 44 20.9   -02 05 41     3.256    2.331   19.3    8.2   106   11.7 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   12 46 09.0   -02 16 58     3.261    2.333   18.9    8.0   106   11.7 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   12 47 57.1   -02 28 13     3.267    2.334   18.4    7.8   105   11.7 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   12 49 45.3   -02 39 27     3.272    2.336   17.9    7.6   105   11.7 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   12 51 33.4   -02 50 40     3.277    2.338   17.4    7.4   105   11.7 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   12 53 21.6   -03 01 52     3.282    2.339   16.9    7.2   105   11.7 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   12 55 09.8   -03 13 02     3.287    2.341   16.5    7.0   104   11.7 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   12 56 58.1   -03 24 10     3.291    2.343   16.0    6.8   104   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.