(3) Juno
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Dec 2024	11.4	3.237 AU	4.039 AU	14h36m	-08°08'	31.2°	9.1°
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)                : 0.2561092
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6701869
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.98815
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 169.83829
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 247.81975
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 127.32529
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 237.13413
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.01210
            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
2024-12-02 00:00 UT   14 36 44.7   -08 08 34     4.039    3.237   31.2    9.1   299   11.4 
2024-12-02 08:29 UT   14 37 12.1   -08 10 02     4.037    3.237   31.5    9.1   299   11.4 
2024-12-03 00:00 UT   14 38 02.2   -08 12 40     4.033    3.238   31.9    9.3   299   11.4 
2024-12-04 00:00 UT   14 39 19.5   -08 16 42     4.026    3.239   32.6    9.4   299   11.4 
2024-12-05 00:00 UT   14 40 36.6   -08 20 40     4.019    3.240   33.3    9.6   298   11.4 
2024-12-06 00:00 UT   14 41 53.5   -08 24 34     4.012    3.242   33.9    9.8   298   11.4 
2024-12-07 00:00 UT   14 43 10.2   -08 28 24     4.005    3.243   34.6    9.9   298   11.4 
2024-12-08 00:00 UT   14 44 26.7   -08 32 09     3.997    3.244   35.3   10.1   298   11.4 
2024-12-09 00:00 UT   14 45 43.0   -08 35 51     3.990    3.245   36.0   10.3   297   11.4 
2024-12-10 00:00 UT   14 46 59.0   -08 39 28     3.982    3.246   36.7   10.4   297   11.4 
2024-12-11 00:00 UT   14 48 14.8   -08 43 00     3.975    3.248   37.4   10.6   297   11.4 
2024-12-12 00:00 UT   14 49 30.3   -08 46 29     3.967    3.249   38.1   10.8   296   11.4 
2024-12-13 00:00 UT   14 50 45.6   -08 49 53     3.959    3.250   38.8   10.9   296   11.4 
2024-12-14 00:00 UT   14 52 00.6   -08 53 13     3.950    3.251   39.5   11.1   296   11.4 
2024-12-15 00:00 UT   14 53 15.4   -08 56 28     3.942    3.252   40.1   11.3   296   11.4 
2024-12-16 00:00 UT   14 54 29.9   -08 59 39     3.934    3.254   40.8   11.4   295   11.4 
2024-12-17 00:00 UT   14 55 44.2   -09 02 45     3.925    3.255   41.5   11.6   295   11.4 
2024-12-18 00:00 UT   14 56 58.1   -09 05 47     3.916    3.256   42.2   11.7   295   11.4 
2024-12-19 00:00 UT   14 58 11.8   -09 08 45     3.907    3.257   43.0   11.9   295   11.4 
2024-12-20 00:00 UT   14 59 25.2   -09 11 38     3.898    3.258   43.7   12.0   294   11.4 
2024-12-21 00:00 UT   15 00 38.3   -09 14 26     3.889    3.259   44.4   12.2   294   11.4 
2024-12-22 00:00 UT   15 01 51.0   -09 17 10     3.880    3.260   45.1   12.3   294   11.4 
2024-12-23 00:00 UT   15 03 03.5   -09 19 49     3.870    3.261   45.8   12.5   294   11.4 
2024-12-24 00:00 UT   15 04 15.6   -09 22 23     3.861    3.263   46.5   12.6   293   11.4 
2024-12-25 00:00 UT   15 05 27.4   -09 24 53     3.851    3.264   47.2   12.8   293   11.4 
2024-12-26 00:00 UT   15 06 38.9   -09 27 17     3.841    3.265   47.9   12.9   293   11.4 
2024-12-27 00:00 UT   15 07 50.0   -09 29 37     3.831    3.266   48.6   13.1   293   11.4 
2024-12-28 00:00 UT   15 09 00.7   -09 31 53     3.821    3.267   49.4   13.2   293   11.4 
2024-12-29 00:00 UT   15 10 11.1   -09 34 03     3.811    3.268   50.1   13.3   292   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.