(89) Julia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Nov 2024	11.6	2.635 AU	3.592 AU	16h02m	-31°33'	12.2°	4.5°
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
2024-11-21 00:00 UT   16 02 09.6   -31 33 40     3.592    2.635   12.2    4.5   162   11.6 
2024-11-21 12:30 UT   16 03 13.3   -31 35 37     3.592    2.634   12.0    4.5   163   11.6 
2024-11-22 00:00 UT   16 04 12.0   -31 37 23     3.592    2.633   11.9    4.4   164   11.6 
2024-11-23 00:00 UT   16 06 14.7   -31 41 02     3.591    2.631   11.6    4.3   167   11.6 
2024-11-24 00:00 UT   16 08 17.6   -31 44 37     3.590    2.629   11.4    4.3   169   11.6 
2024-11-25 00:00 UT   16 10 20.9   -31 48 09     3.589    2.627   11.2    4.2   171   11.6 
2024-11-26 00:00 UT   16 12 24.4   -31 51 36     3.587    2.625   11.0    4.1   174   11.6 
2024-11-27 00:00 UT   16 14 28.1   -31 54 58     3.586    2.623   10.8    4.1   177   11.6 
2024-11-28 00:00 UT   16 16 32.2   -31 58 17     3.585    2.622   10.7    4.0   179   11.6 
2024-11-29 00:00 UT   16 18 36.5   -32 01 31     3.583    2.620   10.6    4.0   182   11.6 
2024-11-30 00:00 UT   16 20 41.0   -32 04 41     3.581    2.618   10.5    3.9   185   11.6 
2024-12-01 00:00 UT   16 22 45.9   -32 07 46     3.580    2.616   10.4    3.9   188   11.6 
2024-12-02 00:00 UT   16 24 50.9   -32 10 47     3.578    2.614   10.4    3.9   191   11.6 
2024-12-03 00:00 UT   16 26 56.2   -32 13 44     3.576    2.612   10.4    3.9   194   11.6 
2024-12-04 00:00 UT   16 29 01.7   -32 16 36     3.573    2.610   10.5    3.9   197   11.6 
2024-12-05 00:00 UT   16 31 07.4   -32 19 23     3.571    2.608   10.5    4.0   200   11.6 
2024-12-06 00:00 UT   16 33 13.3   -32 22 05     3.568    2.606   10.6    4.0   202   11.6 
2024-12-07 00:00 UT   16 35 19.5   -32 24 43     3.566    2.604   10.7    4.0   205   11.6 
2024-12-08 00:00 UT   16 37 25.8   -32 27 16     3.563    2.602   10.9    4.1   208   11.6 
2024-12-09 00:00 UT   16 39 32.4   -32 29 44     3.560    2.600   11.1    4.2   210   11.6 
2024-12-10 00:00 UT   16 41 39.1   -32 32 07     3.557    2.599   11.3    4.2   213   11.6 

    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.