(89) Julia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Aug 2026	11.6	2.388 AU	3.109 AU	06h13m	+33°27'	37.7°	15.1°
Opposition	17 Jan 2027	10.0	2.715 AU	1.735 AU	08h04m	+26°50'	173.6°	2.3°

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
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   06 13 19.7   +33 27 05     3.109    2.388   37.7   15.1   285   11.6 
2026-08-02 20:24 UT   06 15 06.3   +33 26 06     3.104    2.390   38.1   15.2   285   11.6 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   06 15 25.0   +33 25 55     3.104    2.390   38.2   15.2   285   11.6 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   06 17 29.9   +33 24 40     3.098    2.392   38.7   15.4   285   11.6 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   06 19 34.2   +33 23 19     3.093    2.394   39.2   15.5   284   11.6 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   06 21 38.1   +33 21 53     3.087    2.396   39.7   15.7   284   11.6 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   06 23 41.5   +33 20 22     3.082    2.398   40.2   15.8   284   11.6 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   06 25 44.4   +33 18 45     3.076    2.400   40.7   16.0   284   11.6 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   06 27 46.7   +33 17 04     3.070    2.402   41.2   16.1   284   11.6 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   06 29 48.6   +33 15 18     3.064    2.404   41.7   16.3   284   11.6 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   06 31 49.9   +33 13 27     3.058    2.406   42.2   16.4   284   11.6 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   06 33 50.6   +33 11 31     3.052    2.408   42.7   16.6   284   11.6 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   06 35 50.9   +33 09 31     3.046    2.410   43.3   16.7   284   11.6 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   06 37 50.5   +33 07 26     3.040    2.412   43.8   16.9   284   11.6 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   06 39 49.6   +33 05 16     3.033    2.414   44.3   17.0   284   11.6 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   06 41 48.1   +33 03 02     3.027    2.416   44.8   17.2   284   11.6 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   06 43 46.0   +33 00 44     3.020    2.418   45.3   17.3   284   11.6 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   06 45 43.3   +32 58 21     3.014    2.420   45.9   17.5   284   11.6 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   06 47 40.0   +32 55 54     3.007    2.422   46.4   17.6   284   11.6 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   06 49 36.1   +32 53 23     3.000    2.424   46.9   17.8   284   11.6 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   06 51 31.6   +32 50 48     2.993    2.426   47.5   17.9   284   11.6 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   06 53 26.4   +32 48 10     2.986    2.428   48.0   18.0   284   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.