|
(89) Julia |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 22 Jun 2026 | 11.3 | 2.309 AU | 3.241 AU | 04h42m | +32°46' | 19.6° | 8.5° |
| Opposition | 17 Jan 2027 | 10.0 | 2.715 AU | 1.735 AU | 08h04m | +26°50' | 173.6° | 2.3° |
(89) Julia - 2026-06-22
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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 Julia are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1837598
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.5508242
i (Inclination) : 16.12339
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 311.52015
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 45.18603
M (Mean anomaly) : 358.38243
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 355.55676
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 11.36187
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.07
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
2026-06-22 00:00 UT 04 42 34.3 +32 46 53 3.241 2.309 19.6 8.5 293 11.3
2026-06-22 19:01 UT 04 44 23.4 +32 49 26 3.240 2.310 19.9 8.6 293 11.4
2026-06-23 00:00 UT 04 44 52.0 +32 50 05 3.239 2.311 20.0 8.7 293 11.4
2026-06-24 00:00 UT 04 47 09.6 +32 53 11 3.238 2.313 20.4 8.8 292 11.4
2026-06-25 00:00 UT 04 49 27.0 +32 56 10 3.236 2.315 20.8 9.0 292 11.4
2026-06-26 00:00 UT 04 51 44.2 +32 59 02 3.235 2.316 21.2 9.1 291 11.4
2026-06-27 00:00 UT 04 54 01.3 +33 01 46 3.233 2.318 21.6 9.3 291 11.4
2026-06-28 00:00 UT 04 56 18.2 +33 04 24 3.231 2.320 22.0 9.4 291 11.4
2026-06-29 00:00 UT 04 58 34.9 +33 06 55 3.229 2.322 22.4 9.6 290 11.4
2026-06-30 00:00 UT 05 00 51.5 +33 09 18 3.227 2.324 22.8 9.8 290 11.4
2026-07-01 00:00 UT 05 03 07.8 +33 11 35 3.225 2.326 23.2 9.9 290 11.4
2026-07-02 00:00 UT 05 05 24.0 +33 13 45 3.223 2.328 23.6 10.1 289 11.4
2026-07-03 00:00 UT 05 07 39.9 +33 15 48 3.221 2.330 24.0 10.2 289 11.4
2026-07-04 00:00 UT 05 09 55.7 +33 17 45 3.219 2.332 24.5 10.4 289 11.4
2026-07-05 00:00 UT 05 12 11.2 +33 19 34 3.216 2.334 24.9 10.6 288 11.4
2026-07-06 00:00 UT 05 14 26.5 +33 21 17 3.214 2.335 25.3 10.7 288 11.4
2026-07-07 00:00 UT 05 16 41.5 +33 22 53 3.211 2.337 25.7 10.9 288 11.4
2026-07-08 00:00 UT 05 18 56.3 +33 24 22 3.208 2.339 26.2 11.1 288 11.5
2026-07-09 00:00 UT 05 21 10.9 +33 25 44 3.205 2.341 26.6 11.2 287 11.5
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.
