(3) Juno
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Aug 2025	11.2	3.341 AU	3.143 AU	15h16m	-04°12'	92.4°	17.6°
Opposition	26 Jul 2026	9.1	2.800 AU	1.806 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)                : 0.2559473
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6706696
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.98651
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 169.82992
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 247.85974
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 172.45499
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 237.16663
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.01405
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.36            
        

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
2025-08-08 00:00 UT   15 16 14.5   -04 12 54     3.143    3.341   92.4   17.6   106   11.2 
2025-08-08 08:44 UT   15 16 24.1   -04 14 45     3.148    3.341   92.1   17.7   106   11.2 
2025-08-09 00:00 UT   15 16 41.1   -04 18 02     3.156    3.341   91.6   17.7   106   11.2 
2025-08-10 00:00 UT   15 17 08.7   -04 23 12     3.170    3.341   90.8   17.7   106   11.2 
2025-08-11 00:00 UT   15 17 37.3   -04 28 25     3.183    3.340   90.0   17.7   105   11.2 
2025-08-12 00:00 UT   15 18 06.7   -04 33 39     3.197    3.340   89.2   17.7   105   11.3 
2025-08-13 00:00 UT   15 18 37.1   -04 38 56     3.211    3.339   88.4   17.7   105   11.3 
2025-08-14 00:00 UT   15 19 08.3   -04 44 14     3.224    3.339   87.6   17.6   105   11.3 
2025-08-15 00:00 UT   15 19 40.5   -04 49 35     3.238    3.338   86.8   17.6   104   11.3 
2025-08-16 00:00 UT   15 20 13.5   -04 54 56     3.252    3.338   86.0   17.6   104   11.3 
2025-08-17 00:00 UT   15 20 47.4   -05 00 20     3.265    3.337   85.2   17.6   104   11.3 
2025-08-18 00:00 UT   15 21 22.2   -05 05 45     3.279    3.337   84.5   17.6   104   11.3 
2025-08-19 00:00 UT   15 21 57.9   -05 11 11     3.292    3.336   83.7   17.5   104   11.3 
2025-08-20 00:00 UT   15 22 34.4   -05 16 39     3.306    3.336   82.9   17.5   103   11.3 
2025-08-21 00:00 UT   15 23 11.8   -05 22 08     3.319    3.336   82.2   17.5   103   11.3 
2025-08-22 00:00 UT   15 23 50.0   -05 27 38     3.333    3.335   81.4   17.5   103   11.3 
2025-08-23 00:00 UT   15 24 29.0   -05 33 10     3.346    3.334   80.6   17.4   103   11.3 
2025-08-24 00:00 UT   15 25 08.8   -05 38 42     3.360    3.334   79.9   17.4   102   11.4 
2025-08-25 00:00 UT   15 25 49.5   -05 44 15     3.373    3.333   79.1   17.3   102   11.4 
2025-08-26 00:00 UT   15 26 31.0   -05 49 49     3.386    3.333   78.4   17.3   102   11.4 
2025-08-27 00:00 UT   15 27 13.2   -05 55 23     3.400    3.332   77.6   17.2   102   11.4 
2025-08-28 00:00 UT   15 27 56.3   -06 00 59     3.413    3.332   76.9   17.2   102   11.4 
2025-08-29 00:00 UT   15 28 40.1   -06 06 34     3.426    3.331   76.1   17.1   101   11.4 
2025-08-30 00:00 UT   15 29 24.6   -06 12 10     3.439    3.331   75.4   17.1   101   11.4 
2025-08-31 00:00 UT   15 30 10.0   -06 17 47     3.452    3.330   74.6   17.0   101   11.4 
2025-09-01 00:00 UT   15 30 56.0   -06 23 23     3.465    3.330   73.9   16.9   101   11.4 
2025-09-02 00:00 UT   15 31 42.8   -06 29 00     3.478    3.329   73.2   16.9   100   11.4 
2025-09-03 00:00 UT   15 32 30.3   -06 34 37     3.491    3.328   72.4   16.8   100   11.4 
2025-09-04 00:00 UT   15 33 18.6   -06 40 14     3.504    3.328   71.7   16.7   100   11.4 
2025-09-05 00:00 UT   15 34 07.5   -06 45 51     3.517    3.327   71.0   16.6   100   11.4 
2025-09-06 00:00 UT   15 34 57.1   -06 51 28     3.529    3.327   70.2   16.6   100   11.4 
2025-09-07 00:00 UT   15 35 47.4   -06 57 04     3.542    3.326   69.5   16.5    99   11.4 

    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.