(3) Juno
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jul 2024	11.2	3.026 AU	3.557 AU	11h48m	+05°31'	51.2°	15.2°
Opposition	14 May 2025	10.1	3.352 AU	2.371 AU	15h42m	-02°33'	163.3°	5.0°

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)                : 0.2561868
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6696851
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.98975
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 169.84069
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 247.77597
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 82.18651
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 237.09181
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.00977
            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
2024-07-27 00:00 UT   11 48 40.0   +05 31 04     3.557    3.026   51.2   15.2   110   11.2 
2024-07-27 03:53 UT   11 48 51.6   +05 30 01     3.559    3.026   51.1   15.1   110   11.2 
2024-07-28 00:00 UT   11 49 52.0   +05 24 31     3.570    3.028   50.6   15.0   110   11.2 
2024-07-29 00:00 UT   11 51 04.3   +05 17 56     3.582    3.030   49.9   14.9   110   11.2 
2024-07-30 00:00 UT   11 52 16.8   +05 11 20     3.595    3.032   49.3   14.7   110   11.2 
2024-07-31 00:00 UT   11 53 29.6   +05 04 41     3.607    3.034   48.7   14.5   110   11.2 
2024-08-01 00:00 UT   11 54 42.5   +04 58 00     3.619    3.036   48.0   14.4   110   11.2 
2024-08-02 00:00 UT   11 55 55.8   +04 51 18     3.632    3.038   47.4   14.2   110   11.2 
2024-08-03 00:00 UT   11 57 09.2   +04 44 34     3.644    3.040   46.8   14.1   110   11.2 
2024-08-04 00:00 UT   11 58 22.8   +04 37 48     3.656    3.042   46.1   13.9   110   11.2 
2024-08-05 00:00 UT   11 59 36.7   +04 31 00     3.667    3.044   45.5   13.8   109   11.2 
2024-08-06 00:00 UT   12 00 50.7   +04 24 11     3.679    3.046   44.9   13.6   109   11.2 
2024-08-07 00:00 UT   12 02 05.0   +04 17 21     3.691    3.048   44.3   13.4   109   11.2 
2024-08-08 00:00 UT   12 03 19.5   +04 10 29     3.702    3.050   43.6   13.3   109   11.2 
2024-08-09 00:00 UT   12 04 34.1   +04 03 35     3.714    3.052   43.0   13.1   109   11.2 
2024-08-10 00:00 UT   12 05 48.9   +03 56 41     3.725    3.054   42.4   12.9   109   11.2 
2024-08-11 00:00 UT   12 07 04.0   +03 49 45     3.736    3.056   41.8   12.8   109   11.2 
2024-08-12 00:00 UT   12 08 19.2   +03 42 47     3.747    3.058   41.2   12.6   109   11.2 
2024-08-13 00:00 UT   12 09 34.5   +03 35 49     3.758    3.060   40.5   12.4   108   11.2 
2024-08-14 00:00 UT   12 10 50.1   +03 28 50     3.769    3.061   39.9   12.3   108   11.2 
2024-08-15 00:00 UT   12 12 05.8   +03 21 49     3.779    3.063   39.3   12.1   108   11.2 
2024-08-16 00:00 UT   12 13 21.7   +03 14 48     3.790    3.065   38.7   11.9   108   11.2 
2024-08-17 00:00 UT   12 14 37.7   +03 07 45     3.800    3.067   38.1   11.7   108   11.2 
2024-08-18 00:00 UT   12 15 53.9   +03 00 42     3.810    3.069   37.5   11.6   108   11.2 
2024-08-19 00:00 UT   12 17 10.2   +02 53 38     3.820    3.071   36.8   11.4   108   11.2 
2024-08-20 00:00 UT   12 18 26.7   +02 46 33     3.830    3.073   36.2   11.2   107   11.2 
2024-08-21 00:00 UT   12 19 43.3   +02 39 28     3.840    3.075   35.6   11.0   107   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.