(89) Julia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Opposition | 10 Aug 2025 | 8.5 | 2.153 AU | 1.141 AU | 21h20m | -11°39' | 176.1° | 1.8° |
Today | 18 Sep 2025 | 9.5 | 2.113 AU | 1.270 AU | 20h47m | -08°22' | 136.2° | 19.2° |
(89) Julia - 2025-09-18
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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) : 45.18604
M (Mean anomaly) : 358.38242
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 355.55677
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.
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
2025-09-18 00:00 UT 20 47 22.2 -08 22 28 1.270 2.113 136.2 19.2 84 9.5
2025-09-18 14:25 UT 20 47 12.2 -08 19 36 1.274 2.112 135.6 19.4 84 9.5
2025-09-19 00:00 UT 20 47 05.9 -08 17 41 1.277 2.112 135.2 19.6 84 9.5
2025-09-20 00:00 UT 20 46 51.8 -08 12 54 1.284 2.111 134.2 20.0 84 9.5
2025-09-21 00:00 UT 20 46 40.0 -08 08 06 1.292 2.110 133.2 20.3 83 9.6
2025-09-22 00:00 UT 20 46 30.2 -08 03 19 1.300 2.109 132.2 20.6 83 9.6
2025-09-23 00:00 UT 20 46 22.7 -07 58 31 1.308 2.109 131.2 21.0 83 9.6
2025-09-24 00:00 UT 20 46 17.3 -07 53 43 1.316 2.108 130.3 21.3 83 9.6
2025-09-25 00:00 UT 20 46 14.1 -07 48 55 1.324 2.107 129.3 21.6 83 9.6
2025-09-26 00:00 UT 20 46 13.1 -07 44 06 1.332 2.106 128.3 21.9 82 9.7
2025-09-27 00:00 UT 20 46 14.2 -07 39 16 1.340 2.106 127.4 22.2 82 9.7
2025-09-28 00:00 UT 20 46 17.4 -07 34 25 1.349 2.105 126.5 22.5 82 9.7
2025-09-29 00:00 UT 20 46 22.7 -07 29 34 1.357 2.104 125.5 22.8 82 9.7
2025-09-30 00:00 UT 20 46 30.1 -07 24 41 1.366 2.103 124.6 23.1 82 9.8
2025-10-01 00:00 UT 20 46 39.6 -07 19 47 1.375 2.103 123.7 23.3 81 9.8
2025-10-02 00:00 UT 20 46 51.1 -07 14 52 1.384 2.102 122.8 23.6 81 9.8
2025-10-03 00:00 UT 20 47 04.7 -07 09 56 1.393 2.101 121.9 23.8 81 9.8
2025-10-04 00:00 UT 20 47 20.3 -07 04 58 1.402 2.101 121.0 24.1 81 9.8
2025-10-05 00:00 UT 20 47 37.8 -06 59 59 1.411 2.100 120.2 24.3 81 9.9
2025-10-06 00:00 UT 20 47 57.3 -06 54 58 1.420 2.099 119.3 24.5 80 9.9
2025-10-07 00:00 UT 20 48 18.7 -06 49 56 1.430 2.099 118.4 24.8 80 9.9
2025-10-08 00:00 UT 20 48 42.0 -06 44 51 1.439 2.098 117.6 25.0 80 9.9
2025-10-09 00:00 UT 20 49 07.2 -06 39 45 1.449 2.097 116.7 25.2 80 9.9
2025-10-10 00:00 UT 20 49 34.2 -06 34 37 1.458 2.097 115.9 25.4 79 10.0
2025-10-11 00:00 UT 20 50 03.1 -06 29 27 1.468 2.096 115.1 25.6 79 10.0
2025-10-12 00:00 UT 20 50 33.7 -06 24 14 1.478 2.096 114.2 25.7 79 10.0
2025-10-13 00:00 UT 20 51 06.2 -06 18 60 1.488 2.095 113.4 25.9 79 10.0
2025-10-14 00:00 UT 20 51 40.4 -06 13 42 1.498 2.095 112.6 26.1 79 10.0
2025-10-15 00:00 UT 20 52 16.3 -06 08 23 1.508 2.094 111.8 26.2 78 10.1
2025-10-16 00:00 UT 20 52 53.9 -06 03 01 1.518 2.093 111.0 26.4 78 10.1
2025-10-17 00:00 UT 20 53 33.3 -05 57 36 1.528 2.093 110.2 26.5 78 10.1
2025-10-18 00:00 UT 20 54 14.3 -05 52 08 1.538 2.092 109.4 26.7 78 10.1
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.