(3) Juno
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Jan 2025	11.4	3.295 AU	3.479 AU	15h39m	-10°00'	71.1°	16.4°
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
2025-01-26 00:00 UT   15 39 53.1   -10 00 11     3.479    3.295   71.1   16.4   287   11.4 
2025-01-26 06:23 UT   15 40 08.0   -10 00 06     3.476    3.296   71.3   16.4   287   11.4 
2025-01-27 00:00 UT   15 40 48.6   -09 59 50     3.466    3.296   71.9   16.5   286   11.4 
2025-01-28 00:00 UT   15 41 43.4   -09 59 23     3.453    3.297   72.7   16.6   286   11.3 
2025-01-29 00:00 UT   15 42 37.5   -09 58 51     3.440    3.298   73.5   16.6   286   11.3 
2025-01-30 00:00 UT   15 43 30.9   -09 58 13     3.426    3.299   74.3   16.7   286   11.3 
2025-01-31 00:00 UT   15 44 23.6   -09 57 30     3.413    3.300   75.1   16.8   286   11.3 
2025-02-01 00:00 UT   15 45 15.6   -09 56 41     3.400    3.301   75.9   16.8   285   11.3 
2025-02-02 00:00 UT   15 46 06.8   -09 55 47     3.386    3.301   76.7   16.9   285   11.3 
2025-02-03 00:00 UT   15 46 57.3   -09 54 47     3.372    3.302   77.5   16.9   285   11.3 
2025-02-04 00:00 UT   15 47 47.0   -09 53 41     3.359    3.303   78.3   17.0   285   11.3 
2025-02-05 00:00 UT   15 48 35.9   -09 52 30     3.345    3.304   79.1   17.0   285   11.3 
2025-02-06 00:00 UT   15 49 24.0   -09 51 14     3.332    3.305   79.9   17.1   284   11.3 
2025-02-07 00:00 UT   15 50 11.4   -09 49 51     3.318    3.305   80.7   17.1   284   11.3 
2025-02-08 00:00 UT   15 50 57.9   -09 48 24     3.304    3.306   81.5   17.2   284   11.3 
2025-02-09 00:00 UT   15 51 43.6   -09 46 51     3.290    3.307   82.4   17.2   284   11.3 
2025-02-10 00:00 UT   15 52 28.5   -09 45 12     3.276    3.308   83.2   17.2   284   11.3 
2025-02-11 00:00 UT   15 53 12.5   -09 43 28     3.263    3.309   84.0   17.3   283   11.3 
2025-02-12 00:00 UT   15 53 55.7   -09 41 38     3.249    3.309   84.8   17.3   283   11.2 
2025-02-13 00:00 UT   15 54 38.0   -09 39 43     3.235    3.310   85.7   17.3   283   11.2 
2025-02-14 00:00 UT   15 55 19.5   -09 37 42     3.221    3.311   86.5   17.3   283   11.2 
2025-02-15 00:00 UT   15 56 00.0   -09 35 36     3.207    3.312   87.3   17.3   283   11.2 
2025-02-16 00:00 UT   15 56 39.7   -09 33 24     3.193    3.312   88.2   17.3   282   11.2 
2025-02-17 00:00 UT   15 57 18.4   -09 31 07     3.179    3.313   89.0   17.3   282   11.2 
2025-02-18 00:00 UT   15 57 56.2   -09 28 44     3.165    3.314   89.9   17.4   282   11.2 
2025-02-19 00:00 UT   15 58 33.0   -09 26 16     3.151    3.315   90.7   17.3   282   11.2 
2025-02-20 00:00 UT   15 59 08.9   -09 23 42     3.137    3.315   91.6   17.3   281   11.2 
2025-02-21 00:00 UT   15 59 43.8   -09 21 03     3.123    3.316   92.4   17.3   281   11.2 
2025-02-22 00:00 UT   16 00 17.7   -09 18 18     3.109    3.317   93.3   17.3   281   11.2 
2025-02-23 00:00 UT   16 00 50.6   -09 15 28     3.095    3.318   94.2   17.3   281   11.1 
2025-02-24 00:00 UT   16 01 22.5   -09 12 32     3.081    3.318   95.0   17.3   281   11.1 
2025-02-25 00:00 UT   16 01 53.3   -09 09 31     3.068    3.319   95.9   17.3   280   11.1 

    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.