(89) Julia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 May 2026	11.1	2.241 AU	3.225 AU	03h14m	+29°18'	10.9°	4.9°
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
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   03 14 50.8   +29 18 37     3.225    2.241   10.9    4.9   346   11.1 
2026-05-15 04:52 UT   03 15 18.7   +29 20 10     3.226    2.241   10.9    4.9   346   11.1 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   03 17 08.6   +29 26 11     3.227    2.243   10.9    4.9   344   11.1 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   03 19 26.5   +29 33 38     3.229    2.244   10.9    4.9   342   11.1 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   03 21 44.5   +29 40 59     3.231    2.246   10.9    4.9   340   11.1 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   03 24 02.6   +29 48 13     3.233    2.248   10.9    4.9   338   11.1 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   03 26 20.7   +29 55 21     3.234    2.249   11.0    4.9   335   11.1 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   03 28 39.0   +30 02 23     3.236    2.251   11.0    4.9   333   11.1 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   03 30 57.4   +30 09 18     3.238    2.253   11.1    5.0   331   11.1 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   03 33 15.8   +30 16 06     3.239    2.255   11.2    5.0   329   11.1 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   03 35 34.3   +30 22 47     3.240    2.256   11.4    5.1   327   11.1 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   03 37 52.8   +30 29 22     3.241    2.258   11.5    5.1   325   11.1 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   03 40 11.4   +30 35 50     3.243    2.260   11.7    5.2   324   11.1 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   03 42 30.0   +30 42 12     3.244    2.262   11.8    5.3   322   11.2 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   03 44 48.7   +30 48 26     3.245    2.263   12.0    5.3   320   11.2 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   03 47 07.5   +30 54 34     3.246    2.265   12.2    5.4   318   11.2 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   03 49 26.2   +31 00 35     3.246    2.267   12.4    5.5   317   11.2 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   03 51 45.0   +31 06 29     3.247    2.269   12.6    5.6   315   11.2 

    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.