(3) Juno
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	3 Mar 2024	8.6	2.677 AU	1.687 AU	10h55m	+04°18'	177.6°	0.9°
Today	25 Apr 2024	10.0	2.814 AU	2.160 AU	10h32m	+10°25'	121.0°	17.8°

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)      : 247.77596
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 82.18651
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 237.09180
            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
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   10 32 50.7   +10 25 39     2.160    2.814  121.0   17.8   112   10.0 
2024-04-25 22:55 UT   10 32 59.5   +10 27 53     2.174    2.816  120.1   18.0   112   10.1 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   10 32 60.0   +10 27 59     2.174    2.817  120.1   18.0   112   10.1 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   10 33 10.5   +10 30 09     2.188    2.819  119.1   18.2   112   10.1 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   10 33 22.4   +10 32 09     2.203    2.822  118.2   18.3   112   10.1 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   10 33 35.5   +10 33 59     2.217    2.824  117.3   18.5   112   10.1 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   10 33 49.9   +10 35 39     2.232    2.826  116.3   18.6   112   10.1 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   10 34 05.5   +10 37 08     2.246    2.829  115.4   18.8   112   10.2 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   10 34 22.3   +10 38 28     2.261    2.831  114.5   18.9   112   10.2 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   10 34 40.4   +10 39 38     2.276    2.834  113.6   19.0   112   10.2 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   10 34 59.7   +10 40 38     2.291    2.836  112.7   19.1   112   10.2 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   10 35 20.2   +10 41 28     2.306    2.839  111.8   19.3   112   10.2 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   10 35 41.8   +10 42 09     2.321    2.841  110.9   19.4   112   10.3 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   10 36 04.7   +10 42 40     2.336    2.844  110.0   19.5   112   10.3 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   10 36 28.6   +10 43 03     2.351    2.846  109.1   19.6   112   10.3 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   10 36 53.7   +10 43 16     2.366    2.849  108.3   19.7   112   10.3 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   10 37 20.0   +10 43 20     2.381    2.851  107.4   19.8   112   10.3 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   10 37 47.3   +10 43 14     2.397    2.853  106.5   19.8   112   10.4 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   10 38 15.7   +10 43 01     2.412    2.856  105.7   19.9   112   10.4 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   10 38 45.2   +10 42 38     2.428    2.858  104.8   20.0   112   10.4 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   10 39 15.7   +10 42 07     2.443    2.861  104.0   20.0   112   10.4 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   10 39 47.2   +10 41 27     2.459    2.863  103.1   20.1   112   10.4 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   10 40 19.8   +10 40 39     2.475    2.866  102.3   20.2   112   10.4 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   10 40 53.3   +10 39 43     2.490    2.868  101.5   20.2   112   10.5 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   10 41 27.9   +10 38 39     2.506    2.870  100.6   20.3   112   10.5 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   10 42 03.4   +10 37 27     2.522    2.873   99.8   20.3   112   10.5 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   10 42 39.8   +10 36 08     2.537    2.875   99.0   20.3   112   10.5 
2024-05-21 00:00 UT   10 43 17.1   +10 34 40     2.553    2.878   98.2   20.4   112   10.5 
2024-05-22 00:00 UT   10 43 55.4   +10 33 05     2.569    2.880   97.4   20.4   112   10.5 
2024-05-23 00:00 UT   10 44 34.5   +10 31 23     2.585    2.882   96.6   20.4   112   10.6 
2024-05-24 00:00 UT   10 45 14.5   +10 29 33     2.601    2.885   95.8   20.4   112   10.6 
2024-05-25 00:00 UT   10 45 55.4   +10 27 36     2.617    2.887   95.0   20.5   112   10.6 

    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.