(89) Julia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Jun 2026	11.2	2.272 AU	3.248 AU	03h56m	+31°17'	13.1°	5.8°
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
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   03 56 22.7   +31 17 56     3.248    2.272   13.1    5.8   312   11.2 
2026-06-02 08:30 UT   03 57 11.9   +31 19 55     3.248    2.273   13.2    5.8   312   11.2 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   03 58 41.6   +31 23 30     3.249    2.274   13.4    5.9   311   11.2 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   04 01 00.4   +31 28 56     3.249    2.276   13.6    6.0   309   11.2 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   04 03 19.3   +31 34 16     3.249    2.278   13.9    6.1   308   11.2 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   04 05 38.2   +31 39 28     3.250    2.279   14.2    6.3   307   11.2 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   04 07 57.1   +31 44 34     3.250    2.281   14.5    6.4   306   11.2 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   04 10 16.0   +31 49 32     3.250    2.283   14.8    6.5   304   11.2 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   04 12 34.8   +31 54 24     3.250    2.285   15.1    6.6   303   11.2 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   04 14 53.6   +31 59 08     3.250    2.287   15.4    6.8   302   11.3 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   04 17 12.4   +32 03 46     3.249    2.289   15.7    6.9   301   11.3 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   04 19 31.2   +32 08 16     3.249    2.290   16.0    7.0   301   11.3 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   04 21 49.8   +32 12 40     3.249    2.292   16.4    7.2   300   11.3 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   04 24 08.5   +32 16 56     3.248    2.294   16.7    7.3   299   11.3 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   04 26 27.0   +32 21 05     3.247    2.296   17.1    7.5   298   11.3 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   04 28 45.5   +32 25 08     3.247    2.298   17.4    7.6   297   11.3 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   04 31 03.9   +32 29 03     3.246    2.300   17.8    7.7   297   11.3 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   04 33 22.2   +32 32 51     3.245    2.301   18.1    7.9   296   11.3 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   04 35 40.4   +32 36 32     3.244    2.303   18.5    8.0   295   11.3 

    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.