(3) Juno
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jul 2026	9.4	2.837 AU	1.872 AU	20h21m	-03°55'	157.1°	8.0°
Opposition	26 Jul 2026	9.1	2.800 AU	1.807 AU	20h09m	-04°57'	165.2°	5.3°

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 Juno are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2556999
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6709895
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.98659
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 169.81162
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 247.89506
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 262.73228
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 237.18430
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.01718
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.37            
        

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
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   20 21 19.2   -03 55 04     1.872    2.837  157.1    8.0   216    9.4 
2026-07-12 09:32 UT   20 21 00.7   -03 56 18     1.870    2.836  157.5    7.9   216    9.4 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   20 20 32.5   -03 58 14     1.866    2.834  158.0    7.7   214    9.4 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   20 19 45.1   -04 01 35     1.860    2.832  158.8    7.5   212    9.3 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   20 18 57.0   -04 05 06     1.854    2.829  159.6    7.2   210    9.3 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   20 18 08.3   -04 08 48     1.849    2.827  160.4    6.9   207    9.3 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   20 17 18.9   -04 12 39     1.843    2.824  161.1    6.7   205    9.3 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   20 16 29.0   -04 16 41     1.838    2.822  161.8    6.5   202    9.3 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   20 15 38.6   -04 20 54     1.834    2.819  162.4    6.2   199    9.2 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   20 14 47.7   -04 25 15     1.829    2.817  163.0    6.0   195    9.2 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   20 13 56.4   -04 29 47     1.825    2.814  163.6    5.9   192    9.2 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   20 13 04.8   -04 34 28     1.821    2.812  164.0    5.7   188    9.2 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   20 12 12.9   -04 39 19     1.817    2.809  164.4    5.6   184    9.2 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   20 11 20.7   -04 44 18     1.814    2.807  164.8    5.5   179    9.2 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   20 10 28.4   -04 49 27     1.811    2.804  165.0    5.4   175    9.2 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   20 09 35.9   -04 54 44     1.808    2.802  165.1    5.3   171    9.2 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   20 08 43.3   -05 00 10     1.805    2.799  165.2    5.3   166    9.1 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   20 07 50.8   -05 05 44     1.803    2.797  165.2    5.3   161    9.1 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   20 06 58.2   -05 11 26     1.801    2.794  165.0    5.4   157    9.1 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   20 06 05.7   -05 17 16     1.799    2.792  164.8    5.5   152    9.1 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   20 05 13.4   -05 23 14     1.798    2.789  164.5    5.6   148    9.1 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   20 04 21.3   -05 29 19     1.796    2.787  164.2    5.7   144    9.1 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   20 03 29.4   -05 35 31     1.795    2.784  163.7    5.9   140    9.1 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   20 02 37.8   -05 41 50     1.795    2.781  163.2    6.1   136    9.2 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   20 01 46.6   -05 48 16     1.794    2.779  162.6    6.3   133    9.2 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   20 00 55.8   -05 54 47     1.794    2.776  161.9    6.5   130    9.2 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   20 00 05.4   -06 01 25     1.794    2.774  161.2    6.8   127    9.2 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   19 59 15.6   -06 08 09     1.794    2.771  160.5    7.0   124    9.2 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   19 58 26.4   -06 14 58     1.795    2.769  159.7    7.3   121    9.2 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   19 57 37.8   -06 21 52     1.796    2.766  158.9    7.6   119    9.2 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   19 56 49.8   -06 28 50     1.797    2.763  158.1    7.9   117    9.2 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   19 56 02.7   -06 35 54     1.798    2.761  157.2    8.2   115    9.2 

    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.