(3) Juno
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Mar 2026	11.2	3.095 AU	3.496 AU	19h40m	-10°24'	58.5°	15.9°
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)                : 0.2558258
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6708791
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.98604
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 169.81989
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 247.88367
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 217.59095
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 237.18101
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.01569
            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.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   19 40 28.7   -10 24 37     3.496    3.095   58.5   15.9   267   11.2 
2026-03-14 09:39 UT   19 40 57.3   -10 22 45     3.490    3.094   58.8   16.0   267   11.2 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   19 41 39.5   -10 19 59     3.482    3.093   59.2   16.0   267   11.2 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   19 42 49.8   -10 15 19     3.468    3.091   59.9   16.2   266   11.2 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   19 43 59.7   -10 10 36     3.455    3.090   60.6   16.3   266   11.2 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   19 45 09.0   -10 05 51     3.441    3.088   61.3   16.4   266   11.2 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   19 46 17.8   -10 01 05     3.427    3.086   61.9   16.5   266   11.2 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   19 47 26.1   -09 56 16     3.413    3.084   62.6   16.7   265   11.2 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   19 48 33.9   -09 51 25     3.398    3.082   63.3   16.8   265   11.2 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   19 49 41.2   -09 46 32     3.384    3.080   64.0   16.9   265   11.2 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   19 50 47.9   -09 41 38     3.370    3.079   64.7   17.0   264   11.2 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   19 51 54.1   -09 36 41     3.355    3.077   65.4   17.1   264   11.2 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   19 52 59.7   -09 31 44     3.341    3.075   66.1   17.2   264   11.2 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   19 54 04.7   -09 26 44     3.327    3.073   66.8   17.4   264   11.2 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   19 55 09.2   -09 21 43     3.312    3.071   67.5   17.5   263   11.1 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   19 56 13.2   -09 16 41     3.297    3.069   68.2   17.6   263   11.1 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   19 57 16.5   -09 11 37     3.283    3.067   68.9   17.7   263   11.1 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   19 58 19.3   -09 06 31     3.268    3.065   69.6   17.8   263   11.1 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   19 59 21.4   -09 01 25     3.253    3.063   70.3   17.9   262   11.1 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   20 00 23.0   -08 56 17     3.238    3.061   71.0   18.0   262   11.1 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   20 01 23.9   -08 51 08     3.223    3.059   71.7   18.1   262   11.1 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   20 02 24.3   -08 45 58     3.208    3.058   72.4   18.2   262   11.1 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   20 03 24.0   -08 40 47     3.193    3.056   73.1   18.2   262   11.1 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   20 04 23.0   -08 35 35     3.178    3.054   73.8   18.3   261   11.1 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   20 05 21.4   -08 30 22     3.163    3.052   74.5   18.4   261   11.1 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   20 06 19.2   -08 25 08     3.148    3.050   75.2   18.5   261   11.1 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   20 07 16.3   -08 19 54     3.132    3.048   75.9   18.6   261   11.0 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   20 08 12.7   -08 14 39     3.117    3.046   76.6   18.7   260   11.0 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   20 09 08.4   -08 09 23     3.102    3.044   77.4   18.7   260   11.0 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   20 10 03.5   -08 04 07     3.086    3.042   78.1   18.8   260   11.0 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   20 10 57.8   -07 58 51     3.071    3.040   78.8   18.9   260   11.0 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   20 11 51.4   -07 53 34     3.056    3.038   79.5   18.9   259   11.0 

    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.