(444) Gyptis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Aug 2025	11.7	2.291 AU	1.484 AU	00h07m	+09°20'	132.3°	19.1°
Opposition	21 Sep 2025	10.7	2.294 AU	1.293 AU	23h50m	+04°39'	174.6°	2.3°

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
2025-08-11 00:00 UT   00 07 42.8   +09 20 20     1.484    2.291  132.3   19.1   239   11.7 
2025-08-11 01:15 UT   00 07 42.9   +09 20 14     1.483    2.291  132.3   19.1   239   11.7 
2025-08-12 00:00 UT   00 07 43.7   +09 18 26     1.475    2.291  133.2   18.8   239   11.7 
2025-08-13 00:00 UT   00 07 43.0   +09 16 17     1.467    2.291  134.2   18.5   239   11.7 
2025-08-14 00:00 UT   00 07 40.7   +09 13 52     1.459    2.291  135.1   18.2   239   11.6 
2025-08-15 00:00 UT   00 07 36.9   +09 11 13     1.451    2.291  136.1   17.8   238   11.6 
2025-08-16 00:00 UT   00 07 31.5   +09 08 17     1.443    2.291  137.1   17.5   238   11.6 
2025-08-17 00:00 UT   00 07 24.6   +09 05 07     1.435    2.291  138.1   17.2   238   11.6 
2025-08-18 00:00 UT   00 07 16.2   +09 01 40     1.427    2.291  139.1   16.8   238   11.5 
2025-08-19 00:00 UT   00 07 06.2   +08 57 58     1.420    2.291  140.1   16.5   237   11.5 
2025-08-20 00:00 UT   00 06 54.7   +08 53 59     1.413    2.291  141.1   16.1   237   11.5 
2025-08-21 00:00 UT   00 06 41.7   +08 49 45     1.406    2.290  142.2   15.7   237   11.5 
2025-08-22 00:00 UT   00 06 27.2   +08 45 16     1.399    2.290  143.2   15.3   236   11.4 
2025-08-23 00:00 UT   00 06 11.3   +08 40 30     1.392    2.290  144.2   15.0   236   11.4 
2025-08-24 00:00 UT   00 05 53.9   +08 35 29     1.386    2.290  145.3   14.6   236   11.4 
2025-08-25 00:00 UT   00 05 35.1   +08 30 12     1.379    2.290  146.3   14.2   235   11.4 
2025-08-26 00:00 UT   00 05 14.9   +08 24 40     1.373    2.290  147.4   13.8   235   11.3 
2025-08-27 00:00 UT   00 04 53.4   +08 18 52     1.367    2.290  148.5   13.3   235   11.3 
2025-08-28 00:00 UT   00 04 30.5   +08 12 49     1.362    2.290  149.5   12.9   234   11.3 
2025-08-29 00:00 UT   00 04 06.4   +08 06 31     1.356    2.290  150.6   12.5   234   11.3 
2025-08-30 00:00 UT   00 03 41.0   +07 59 59     1.351    2.291  151.7   12.1   233   11.3 
2025-08-31 00:00 UT   00 03 14.4   +07 53 11     1.346    2.291  152.8   11.6   233   11.2 
2025-09-01 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 

    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.