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RE: Asteroid (44) Nysa

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Asteroid (44) Nysa is at Opposition in the constellation Virgo on the 22nd March 2015.

Magnitude: 9.4
Distance to Earth: 1.244 AU
Distance to Sun: 2.238 AU

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Asteroid (44) Nysa is at Opposition in the constellation Cetus on the 3rd October 2013.

Magnitude: 10.0
Distance to Earth: 1.468 AU
Distance to Sun center: 2.466 AU

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Asteroid (44) Nysa is at Opposition on the 23rd June, 2012.

Magnitude: 10.5

Distance to Earth: 1.730 AU

Distance to Sun center: 2.745 AU

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Ephemeris

Date       UT      R.A. (J2000) Decl.    Delta     r     El.    Ph.   V  
2012 05 31 000000 18 31 04.3 -19 18 21   1.790   2.728  152.2  10.0  10.9
2012 06 02 000000 18 29 31.6 -19 19 42   1.780   2.730  154.4   9.2  10.9
2012 06 04 000000 18 27 54.1 -19 21 12   1.770   2.731  156.7   8.4  10.8
2012 06 06 000000 18 26 12.1 -19 22 49   1.761   2.733  159.0   7.7  10.8
2012 06 08 000000 18 24 25.9 -19 24 34   1.754   2.734  161.3   6.8  10.8
2012 06 10 000000 18 22 35.9 -19 26 26   1.747   2.736  163.6   6.0  10.7
2012 06 12 000000 18 20 42.6 -19 28 24   1.741   2.737  165.8   5.2  10.7
2012 06 14 000000 18 18 46.4 -19 30 28   1.737   2.739  168.1   4.4  10.7
2012 06 16 000000 18 16 47.7 -19 32 37   1.733   2.740  170.3   3.6  10.6
2012 06 18 000000 18 14 47.2 -19 34 51   1.731   2.741  172.5   2.8  10.6
2012 06 20 000000 18 12 45.3 -19 37 09   1.730   2.743  174.4   2.1  10.6
2012 06 22 000000 18 10 42.6 -19 39 31   1.729   2.744  175.9   1.5  10.5
2012 06 24 000000 18 08 39.7 -19 41 56   1.730   2.745  176.2   1.4  10.5
2012 06 26 000000 18 06 37.1 -19 44 24   1.732   2.747  175.2   1.8  10.6
2012 06 28 000000 18 04 35.3 -19 46 54   1.735   2.748  173.4   2.4  10.6
2012 06 30 000000 18 02 34.9 -19 49 27   1.740   2.749  171.4   3.2  10.6

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Asteroid 44 Nysa is at Opposition (8.9 Magnitude) on the 10th February, 2011.

Ephemeris

Date       UT      R.A. (J2000) Decl.    Delta     r     El.    Ph.   V 
            h m s                                                           
2011 02 10 000000 09 36 45.2 +15 27 45   1.106   2.093  178.6   0.6   8.9
2011 02 11 000000 09 35 49.9 +15 34 55   1.107   2.094  178.7   0.6   8.9
2011 02 12 000000 09 34 54.6 +15 42 02   1.108   2.094  177.8   1.0   9.0
2011 02 13 000000 09 33 59.5 +15 49 06   1.109   2.095  176.7   1.6   9.0
2011 02 14 000000 09 33 04.5 +15 56 06   1.110   2.096  175.5   2.1   9.0
2011 02 15 000000 09 32 09.9 +16 03 02   1.112   2.097  174.2   2.7   9.1
2011 02 16 000000 09 31 15.7 +16 09 53   1.114   2.098  173.0   3.3   9.1
2011 02 17 000000 09 30 22.1 +16 16 39   1.116   2.098  171.8   3.9   9.1 
2011 02 18 000000 09 29 29.0 +16 23 18   1.118   2.099  170.5   4.4   9.1
2011 02 19 000000 09 28 36.6 +16 29 52   1.121   2.100  169.3   5.0   9.2 
2011 02 20 000000 09 27 44.9 +16 36 19   1.123   2.101  168.1   5.6   9.2
2011 02 21 000000 09 26 54.1 +16 42 38   1.127   2.102  166.8   6.1   9.2
2011 02 22 000000 09 26 04.2 +16 48 50   1.130   2.102  165.6   6.7   9.2
2011 02 23 000000 09 25 15.4 +16 54 54   1.133   2.103  164.4   7.3   9.3
2011 02 24 000000 09 24 27.6 +17 00 50   1.137   2.104  163.2   7.8   9.3  
2011 02 25 000000 09 23 41.0 +17 06 37   1.141   2.105  162.0   8.4   9.3 
2011 02 26 000000 09 22 55.6 +17 12 15   1.146   2.106  160.8   8.9   9.3  
2011 02 27 000000 09 22 11.5 +17 17 43   1.150   2.107  159.6   9.4   9.4 
2011 02 28 000000 09 21 28.8 +17 23 02   1.155   2.107  158.4  10.0   9.4

Asteroid (44) Nysa is a large and very bright main-belt asteroid, and the brightest member of the Nysa asteroid family. It is classified as a rare class E asteroid and is probably the largest of this type (though 55 Pandora is only slightly smaller).
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