(89) Julia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jul 2024	11.9	2.831 AU	2.879 AU	12h50m	-22°41'	77.1°	20.5°
Opposition	10 Aug 2025	8.5	2.153 AU	1.141 AU	21h20m	-11°38'	176.1°	1.8°

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)                : 0.1839995
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5513371
            i (Inclination)                 : 16.12156
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 311.52550
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 45.16597
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 261.66236
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 355.54233
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 11.35659
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.08            
        

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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-07-27 00:00 UT   12 50 58.8   -22 41 47     2.879    2.831   77.1   20.5   118   11.9 
2024-07-27 02:51 UT   12 51 06.7   -22 42 02     2.881    2.831   77.0   20.5   118   11.9 
2024-07-28 00:00 UT   12 52 05.5   -22 43 53     2.891    2.830   76.4   20.4   118   11.9 
2024-07-29 00:00 UT   12 53 12.9   -22 46 05     2.902    2.829   75.8   20.4   118   12.0 
2024-07-30 00:00 UT   12 54 21.1   -22 48 22     2.913    2.827   75.1   20.3   118   12.0 
2024-07-31 00:00 UT   12 55 29.9   -22 50 46     2.924    2.826   74.4   20.2   118   12.0 
2024-08-01 00:00 UT   12 56 39.5   -22 53 15     2.935    2.824   73.8   20.2   118   12.0 
2024-08-02 00:00 UT   12 57 49.8   -22 55 50     2.946    2.823   73.1   20.1   118   12.0 
2024-08-03 00:00 UT   12 59 00.8   -22 58 31     2.956    2.821   72.4   20.1   118   12.0 
2024-08-04 00:00 UT   13 00 12.5   -23 01 17     2.967    2.820   71.8   20.0   119   12.0 
2024-08-05 00:00 UT   13 01 24.9   -23 04 09     2.978    2.818   71.1   19.9   119   12.0 
2024-08-06 00:00 UT   13 02 38.0   -23 07 06     2.989    2.817   70.5   19.8   119   12.0 
2024-08-07 00:00 UT   13 03 51.7   -23 10 08     2.999    2.815   69.8   19.8   119   12.0 
2024-08-08 00:00 UT   13 05 06.1   -23 13 16     3.010    2.814   69.2   19.7   119   12.0 
2024-08-09 00:00 UT   13 06 21.1   -23 16 28     3.020    2.812   68.5   19.6   119   12.0 
2024-08-10 00:00 UT   13 07 36.8   -23 19 46     3.031    2.811   67.9   19.5   119   12.0 
2024-08-11 00:00 UT   13 08 53.1   -23 23 08     3.041    2.809   67.3   19.4   120   12.0 
2024-08-12 00:00 UT   13 10 10.0   -23 26 35     3.052    2.808   66.6   19.3   120   12.0 
2024-08-13 00:00 UT   13 11 27.6   -23 30 07     3.062    2.806   66.0   19.3   120   12.0 
2024-08-14 00:00 UT   13 12 45.7   -23 33 44     3.072    2.805   65.3   19.2   120   12.0 
2024-08-15 00:00 UT   13 14 04.5   -23 37 24     3.082    2.803   64.7   19.1   120   12.0 
2024-08-16 00:00 UT   13 15 23.9   -23 41 09     3.092    2.802   64.1   19.0   120   12.0 
2024-08-17 00:00 UT   13 16 43.9   -23 44 59     3.102    2.800   63.5   18.9   120   12.0 
2024-08-18 00:00 UT   13 18 04.4   -23 48 52     3.112    2.799   62.8   18.8   120   12.0 
2024-08-19 00:00 UT   13 19 25.6   -23 52 50     3.122    2.797   62.2   18.7   120   12.0 
2024-08-20 00:00 UT   13 20 47.3   -23 56 51     3.132    2.796   61.6   18.6   121   12.0 
2024-08-21 00:00 UT   13 22 09.6   -24 00 56     3.141    2.794   61.0   18.5   121   12.0 
2024-08-22 00:00 UT   13 23 32.4   -24 05 05     3.151    2.793   60.4   18.3   121   12.0 
2024-08-23 00:00 UT   13 24 55.8   -24 09 18     3.160    2.791   59.7   18.2   121   12.0 
2024-08-24 00:00 UT   13 26 19.8   -24 13 34     3.170    2.789   59.1   18.1   121   12.0 

    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.