(89) Julia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 Aug 2026	11.6	2.446 AU	2.918 AU	07h10m	+32°21'	52.9°	19.2°
Opposition	17 Jan 2027	10.0	2.715 AU	1.735 AU	08h04m	+26°50'	173.6°	2.3°

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 Julia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1837598
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5508242
            i (Inclination)                 : 16.12339
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 311.52015
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 45.18603
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 358.38243
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 355.55676
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 11.36187
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.07            
        

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
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   07 10 10.9   +32 21 36     2.918    2.446   52.9   19.2   285   11.6 
2026-08-31 10:16 UT   07 10 57.3   +32 20 14     2.915    2.447   53.2   19.3   285   11.6 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   07 11 59.1   +32 18 22     2.910    2.448   53.5   19.4   285   11.6 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   07 13 46.6   +32 15 06     2.902    2.450   54.1   19.5   285   11.6 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   07 15 33.5   +32 11 46     2.894    2.452   54.6   19.6   285   11.6 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   07 17 19.6   +32 08 24     2.886    2.454   55.2   19.7   285   11.6 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   07 19 04.9   +32 04 59     2.878    2.456   55.8   19.8   285   11.6 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   07 20 49.6   +32 01 32     2.869    2.458   56.3   20.0   285   11.6 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   07 22 33.4   +31 58 02     2.861    2.460   56.9   20.1   285   11.6 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   07 24 16.5   +31 54 30     2.852    2.462   57.5   20.2   285   11.6 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   07 25 58.9   +31 50 55     2.844    2.464   58.1   20.3   285   11.6 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   07 27 40.5   +31 47 19     2.835    2.466   58.7   20.4   285   11.6 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   07 29 21.2   +31 43 40     2.826    2.468   59.3   20.5   285   11.6 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   07 31 01.2   +31 39 59     2.817    2.470   59.9   20.6   285   11.6 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   07 32 40.3   +31 36 17     2.808    2.472   60.5   20.7   285   11.6 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   07 34 18.6   +31 32 33     2.799    2.474   61.1   20.8   285   11.6 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   07 35 56.1   +31 28 47     2.790    2.476   61.7   20.9   285   11.6 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   07 37 32.8   +31 24 60     2.781    2.478   62.3   21.0   285   11.6 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   07 39 08.6   +31 21 11     2.771    2.480   62.9   21.1   285   11.6 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   07 40 43.5   +31 17 21     2.762    2.482   63.5   21.2   285   11.6 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   07 42 17.6   +31 13 30     2.753    2.485   64.1   21.3   285   11.6 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   07 43 50.8   +31 09 37     2.743    2.487   64.7   21.4   285   11.6 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   07 45 23.1   +31 05 44     2.733    2.489   65.4   21.5   285   11.6 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   07 46 54.5   +31 01 50     2.724    2.491   66.0   21.6   285   11.6 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   07 48 25.0   +30 57 54     2.714    2.493   66.6   21.7   285   11.6 

    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.