(444) Gyptis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1899 by J. Coggia at Marseilles.
Where Gyptis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gyptis is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 444 |
| Provisional designation | A899 FA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 159 km (#71 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Rotation period | 6.21 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.06 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.