(44) Nysa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 May 2026	11.1	2.138 AU	1.987 AU	08h57m	+19°09'	84.3°	28.0°
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)                : 0.1498777
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4231907
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.71255
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 131.47702
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 343.99370
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 349.10621
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 115.50259
            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
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   08 57 39.1   +19 09 29     1.987    2.138   84.3   28.0   106   11.1 
2026-05-08 13:45 UT   08 58 31.5   +19 06 14     1.994    2.139   84.0   28.0   106   11.1 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   08 59 10.7   +19 03 48     1.999    2.139   83.8   28.0   106   11.1 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   09 00 43.0   +18 58 00     2.012    2.141   83.2   27.9   106   11.2 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   09 02 15.8   +18 52 07     2.024    2.142   82.6   27.9   106   11.2 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   09 03 49.1   +18 46 08     2.036    2.143   82.0   27.8   106   11.2 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   09 05 23.0   +18 40 03     2.048    2.144   81.4   27.8   106   11.2 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   09 06 57.4   +18 33 52     2.060    2.145   80.8   27.7   107   11.2 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   09 08 32.3   +18 27 35     2.072    2.147   80.3   27.7   107   11.2 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   09 10 07.7   +18 21 12     2.085    2.148   79.7   27.6   107   11.2 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   09 11 43.5   +18 14 43     2.097    2.149   79.1   27.5   107   11.2 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   09 13 19.9   +18 08 09     2.109    2.150   78.5   27.5   107   11.3 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   09 14 56.6   +18 01 29     2.121    2.152   78.0   27.4   107   11.3 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   09 16 33.8   +17 54 43     2.133    2.153   77.4   27.3   107   11.3 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   09 18 11.4   +17 47 52     2.145    2.154   76.9   27.2   107   11.3 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   09 19 49.4   +17 40 55     2.157    2.155   76.3   27.1   107   11.3 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   09 21 27.8   +17 33 53     2.169    2.157   75.8   27.1   107   11.3 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   09 23 06.6   +17 26 45     2.181    2.158   75.2   27.0   107   11.3 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   09 24 45.7   +17 19 32     2.193    2.159   74.7   26.9   108   11.3 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   09 26 25.2   +17 12 13     2.205    2.160   74.1   26.8   108   11.3 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   09 28 05.0   +17 04 49     2.217    2.162   73.6   26.7   108   11.4 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   09 29 45.0   +16 57 21     2.229    2.163   73.0   26.6   108   11.4 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   09 31 25.4   +16 49 46     2.241    2.164   72.5   26.5   108   11.4 

    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.