(444) Gyptis |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 31 Aug 2025 | 11.2 | 2.291 AU | 1.346 AU | 00h03m | +07°53' | 152.8° | 11.6° |
Opposition | 21 Sep 2025 | 10.7 | 2.294 AU | 1.293 AU | 23h50m | +04°39' | 174.6° | 2.3° |
(444) Gyptis - 2025-08-31
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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 Gyptis are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1735351
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7713332
i (Inclination) : 10.27268
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 195.59264
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 154.78295
M (Mean anomaly) : 336.08275
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 170.73063
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 4.35745
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.61
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
2025-08-31 00:00 UT 00 03 14.4 +07 53 11 1.346 2.291 152.8 11.6 233 11.2
2025-08-31 06:07 UT 00 03 07.4 +07 51 25 1.345 2.291 153.1 11.5 233 11.2
2025-09-01 00:00 UT 00 02 46.6 +07 46 10 1.341 2.291 153.9 11.2 232 11.2
2025-09-02 00:00 UT 00 02 17.7 +07 38 54 1.336 2.291 155.0 10.7 232 11.2
2025-09-03 00:00 UT 00 01 47.7 +07 31 24 1.332 2.291 156.1 10.3 231 11.2
2025-09-04 00:00 UT 00 01 16.7 +07 23 41 1.328 2.291 157.2 9.8 230 11.1
2025-09-05 00:00 UT 00 00 44.7 +07 15 45 1.324 2.291 158.3 9.4 230 11.1
2025-09-06 00:00 UT 00 00 11.7 +07 07 36 1.320 2.291 159.4 8.9 229 11.1
2025-09-07 00:00 UT 23 59 37.8 +06 59 15 1.316 2.291 160.5 8.4 228 11.0
2025-09-08 00:00 UT 23 59 03.1 +06 50 41 1.313 2.291 161.6 8.0 227 11.0
2025-09-09 00:00 UT 23 58 27.6 +06 41 56 1.310 2.292 162.7 7.5 226 11.0
2025-09-10 00:00 UT 23 57 51.4 +06 32 60 1.307 2.292 163.9 7.0 224 11.0
2025-09-11 00:00 UT 23 57 14.5 +06 23 52 1.305 2.292 165.0 6.5 223 10.9
2025-09-12 00:00 UT 23 56 36.9 +06 14 35 1.302 2.292 166.1 6.1 221 10.9
2025-09-13 00:00 UT 23 55 58.8 +06 05 07 1.300 2.292 167.2 5.6 219 10.9
2025-09-14 00:00 UT 23 55 20.2 +05 55 31 1.298 2.292 168.2 5.1 217 10.9
2025-09-15 00:00 UT 23 54 41.2 +05 45 45 1.297 2.293 169.3 4.7 214 10.8
2025-09-16 00:00 UT 23 54 01.7 +05 35 51 1.295 2.293 170.3 4.2 210 10.8
2025-09-17 00:00 UT 23 53 22.0 +05 25 50 1.294 2.293 171.3 3.8 206 10.8
2025-09-18 00:00 UT 23 52 42.0 +05 15 42 1.293 2.293 172.2 3.4 201 10.8
2025-09-19 00:00 UT 23 52 01.8 +05 05 27 1.293 2.293 173.1 3.0 194 10.7
2025-09-20 00:00 UT 23 51 21.5 +04 55 07 1.293 2.294 173.8 2.7 186 10.7
2025-09-21 00:00 UT 23 50 41.3 +04 44 41 1.293 2.294 174.4 2.4 176 10.7
2025-09-22 00:00 UT 23 50 01.0 +04 34 12 1.293 2.294 174.8 2.3 163 10.7
2025-09-23 00:00 UT 23 49 20.9 +04 23 38 1.293 2.295 174.9 2.2 150 10.7
2025-09-24 00:00 UT 23 48 40.9 +04 13 02 1.294 2.295 174.7 2.3 137 10.7
2025-09-25 00:00 UT 23 48 01.2 +04 02 24 1.295 2.295 174.3 2.5 125 10.7
2025-09-26 00:00 UT 23 47 21.9 +03 51 45 1.296 2.295 173.6 2.8 115 10.7
2025-09-27 00:00 UT 23 46 42.9 +03 41 04 1.298 2.296 172.9 3.1 108 10.8
2025-09-28 00:00 UT 23 46 04.4 +03 30 24 1.299 2.296 172.0 3.5 101 10.8
2025-09-29 00:00 UT 23 45 26.4 +03 19 44 1.301 2.296 171.0 3.9 96 10.8
2025-09-30 00:00 UT 23 44 49.1 +03 09 06 1.304 2.297 170.0 4.3 92 10.8
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.