(44) Nysa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	23 Jan 2026	8.6	2.062 AU	1.078 AU	08h21m	+18°24'	179.0°	0.5°
Today	28 Feb 2026	9.7	2.077 AU	1.230 AU	07h57m	+21°09'	138.3°	18.5°

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) : 131.47701
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 343.99370
            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
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   07 57 58.8   +21 09 42     1.230    2.077  138.3   18.5   102    9.7 
2026-02-28 16:17 UT   07 57 53.6   +21 11 24     1.236    2.077  137.6   18.8   102    9.8 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   07 57 51.5   +21 12 11     1.238    2.078  137.3   18.9   102    9.8 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   07 57 46.4   +21 14 32     1.246    2.078  136.2   19.3   102    9.8 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   07 57 43.5   +21 16 45     1.255    2.079  135.2   19.6   102    9.8 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   07 57 42.7   +21 18 50     1.263    2.079  134.2   20.0   102    9.8 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   07 57 44.2   +21 20 47     1.272    2.080  133.2   20.3   102    9.9 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   07 57 47.8   +21 22 35     1.280    2.081  132.2   20.7   102    9.9 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   07 57 53.6   +21 24 16     1.289    2.081  131.2   21.0   102    9.9 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   07 58 01.5   +21 25 49     1.298    2.082  130.2   21.3   102   10.0 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   07 58 11.5   +21 27 14     1.307    2.083  129.3   21.7   102   10.0 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   07 58 23.7   +21 28 31     1.317    2.083  128.3   22.0   102   10.0 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   07 58 38.0   +21 29 40     1.326    2.084  127.4   22.3   102   10.0 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   07 58 54.4   +21 30 42     1.335    2.085  126.4   22.6   102   10.1 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   07 59 12.9   +21 31 35     1.345    2.085  125.5   22.8   102   10.1 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   07 59 33.4   +21 32 21     1.355    2.086  124.6   23.1   102   10.1 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   07 59 56.0   +21 32 59     1.365    2.087  123.7   23.4   102   10.1 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   08 00 20.6   +21 33 29     1.375    2.087  122.7   23.6   102   10.2 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   08 00 47.1   +21 33 52     1.385    2.088  121.8   23.9   102   10.2 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   08 01 15.7   +21 34 07     1.395    2.089  121.0   24.1   102   10.2 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   08 01 46.2   +21 34 14     1.405    2.090  120.1   24.3   102   10.2 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   08 02 18.6   +21 34 13     1.415    2.090  119.2   24.6   102   10.2 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   08 02 52.9   +21 34 05     1.426    2.091  118.3   24.8   102   10.3 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   08 03 29.1   +21 33 49     1.436    2.092  117.5   25.0   102   10.3 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   08 04 07.1   +21 33 26     1.447    2.093  116.6   25.2   102   10.3 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   08 04 46.9   +21 32 55     1.458    2.094  115.8   25.4   102   10.3 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   08 05 28.6   +21 32 17     1.468    2.094  115.0   25.6   103   10.4 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   08 06 11.9   +21 31 32     1.479    2.095  114.1   25.7   103   10.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   08 06 57.0   +21 30 39     1.490    2.096  113.3   25.9   103   10.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   08 07 43.7   +21 29 38     1.501    2.097  112.5   26.1   103   10.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   08 08 32.1   +21 28 31     1.512    2.098  111.7   26.2   103   10.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   08 09 22.1   +21 27 16     1.523    2.099  110.9   26.4   103   10.5 

    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.