(3) Juno
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Feb 2025	11.1	3.320 AU	3.054 AU	16h02m	-09°06'	96.8°	17.2°
Opposition	14 May 2025	10.1	3.352 AU	2.372 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)                : 0.2559472
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6706696
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.98651
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 169.82994
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 247.85972
            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
2025-02-26 00:00 UT   16 02 23.1   -09 06 26     3.054    3.320   96.8   17.2   280   11.1 
2025-02-26 10:12 UT   16 02 35.5   -09 05 05     3.048    3.320   97.2   17.2   280   11.1 
2025-02-27 00:00 UT   16 02 51.9   -09 03 14     3.040    3.320   97.7   17.2   280   11.1 
2025-02-28 00:00 UT   16 03 19.6   -08 59 57     3.026    3.321   98.5   17.2   280   11.1 
2025-03-01 00:00 UT   16 03 46.1   -08 56 35     3.012    3.322   99.4   17.1   279   11.1 
2025-03-02 00:00 UT   16 04 11.6   -08 53 07     2.999    3.322  100.3   17.1   279   11.1 
2025-03-03 00:00 UT   16 04 36.0   -08 49 34     2.985    3.323  101.2   17.0   279   11.1 
2025-03-04 00:00 UT   16 04 59.3   -08 45 56     2.971    3.324  102.1   17.0   279   11.1 
2025-03-05 00:00 UT   16 05 21.4   -08 42 13     2.958    3.324  103.0   16.9   278   11.0 
2025-03-06 00:00 UT   16 05 42.4   -08 38 25     2.944    3.325  103.9   16.8   278   11.0 
2025-03-07 00:00 UT   16 06 02.3   -08 34 32     2.930    3.326  104.8   16.8   278   11.0 
2025-03-08 00:00 UT   16 06 21.0   -08 30 34     2.917    3.326  105.7   16.7   278   11.0 
2025-03-09 00:00 UT   16 06 38.5   -08 26 31     2.904    3.327  106.6   16.6   277   11.0 
2025-03-10 00:00 UT   16 06 54.9   -08 22 23     2.890    3.327  107.5   16.5   277   11.0 
2025-03-11 00:00 UT   16 07 10.0   -08 18 11     2.877    3.328  108.5   16.4   277   11.0 
2025-03-12 00:00 UT   16 07 24.0   -08 13 54     2.864    3.329  109.4   16.4   277   11.0 
2025-03-13 00:00 UT   16 07 36.8   -08 09 32     2.851    3.329  110.3   16.3   276   10.9 
2025-03-14 00:00 UT   16 07 48.4   -08 05 05     2.838    3.330  111.2   16.2   276   10.9 
2025-03-15 00:00 UT   16 07 58.7   -08 00 34     2.825    3.330  112.2   16.1   276   10.9 
2025-03-16 00:00 UT   16 08 07.8   -07 55 59     2.812    3.331  113.1   15.9   275   10.9 
2025-03-17 00:00 UT   16 08 15.7   -07 51 19     2.799    3.331  114.1   15.8   275   10.9 
2025-03-18 00:00 UT   16 08 22.4   -07 46 35     2.787    3.332  115.0   15.7   275   10.9 
2025-03-19 00:00 UT   16 08 27.8   -07 41 46     2.774    3.332  116.0   15.6   275   10.9 
2025-03-20 00:00 UT   16 08 31.9   -07 36 54     2.762    3.333  116.9   15.5   274   10.8 
2025-03-21 00:00 UT   16 08 34.8   -07 31 57     2.750    3.334  117.9   15.3   274   10.8 
2025-03-22 00:00 UT   16 08 36.3   -07 26 56     2.738    3.334  118.8   15.2   274   10.8 
2025-03-23 00:00 UT   16 08 36.6   -07 21 51     2.725    3.335  119.8   15.0   273   10.8 
2025-03-24 00:00 UT   16 08 35.7   -07 16 43     2.714    3.335  120.7   14.9   273   10.8 
2025-03-25 00:00 UT   16 08 33.4   -07 11 31     2.702    3.336  121.7   14.7   272   10.8 
2025-03-26 00:00 UT   16 08 29.8   -07 06 15     2.690    3.336  122.7   14.6   272   10.8 
2025-03-27 00:00 UT   16 08 25.0   -07 00 56     2.679    3.337  123.7   14.4   272   10.7 
2025-03-28 00:00 UT   16 08 18.8   -06 55 33     2.667    3.337  124.6   14.2   271   10.7 

    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.