Asteroid 44 Nysa 01-23-22
Asteroid 44 Nysa was moving slowly through the constellation Taurus on January 23rd. During the early evening hours, it was high in the sky. I caught it as it transited the celestial meridian at its highest point above the Oklahoma City light dome to the south.
Asteroid 44 Nysa on January 23, 2022. This 40-minute animation shows very little movement as the asteroid crawls ever so slowly northward through the constellation Taurus. Field of view is approximately 20×15 arcminutes. North is up. East is left. [1]
44 Nysa is a main belt asteroid whose orbit lies between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars. It is a relatively large object with a diameter of approximately 70 km (44 miles).
Notes:
1. January 23, 2022 02:46:54-03:26:47 UT. 14 images (6 x 30 sec). Telescope: Meade SN-8 (203 mm f/4 Schmidt-Newtonian). Camera: ZWO ASI224MC with UV/IR Cut Filter.