2022-01-21, 06:09 PM
(This post was last modified: 2022-01-21, 06:18 PM by theskyhound.)
Nysa is near opposition and bright, which means it is included in this month's Current Bright and Interesting Minor Planets list. So all you really need to do is to update your superscription to this list so that it is downloaded.
UPDATE 2: I checked more closely and the January minor planets is updated. If you did not have the bright minor planet subscription enabled in November, or didn't start SkyTools during that month, you may not have downloaded Nysa. If so, you will need to download it directly via MPCORB or ASTORB. Please see the note below about that.
Once this list is downloaded, Nysa is added to your database, so you do not need to download it in other ways.
By the way: because there are so many faint asteroids that people can't actually observe, it isn't a good idea to download them all. So SkyTools provides a variety of ways to narrow down the number of asteroids when you download them. The first is the subscription to the bright and interesting minor planets, which is all most people will ever need.
Another way is to download MPCORB or ASTORB using the various filters provided, particular the filter to limit it to bright minor planets only.
UPDATE 2: I checked more closely and the January minor planets is updated. If you did not have the bright minor planet subscription enabled in November, or didn't start SkyTools during that month, you may not have downloaded Nysa. If so, you will need to download it directly via MPCORB or ASTORB. Please see the note below about that.
Once this list is downloaded, Nysa is added to your database, so you do not need to download it in other ways.
By the way: because there are so many faint asteroids that people can't actually observe, it isn't a good idea to download them all. So SkyTools provides a variety of ways to narrow down the number of asteroids when you download them. The first is the subscription to the bright and interesting minor planets, which is all most people will ever need.
Another way is to download MPCORB or ASTORB using the various filters provided, particular the filter to limit it to bright minor planets only.
Clear skies,
Greg
Head Dude at Skyhound
Greg
Head Dude at Skyhound