(3) Juno
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Jan 2026	11.2	3.201 AU	4.126 AU	18h12m	-13°28'	17.4°	5.3°
Opposition	26 Jul 2026	9.1	2.800 AU	1.806 AU	20h09m	-04°57'	165.2°	5.3°

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 Juno are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2558258
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6708791
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.98604
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 169.81989
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 247.88367
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 217.59095
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 237.18101
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.01569
            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.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   18 12 15.0   -13 28 43     4.126    3.201   17.4    5.3   303   11.2 
2026-01-08 11:45 UT   18 12 57.8   -13 28 23     4.123    3.200   17.6    5.3   302   11.2 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   18 13 42.4   -13 28 00     4.121    3.199   17.9    5.4   301   11.2 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   18 15 09.7   -13 27 13     4.115    3.198   18.5    5.6   300   11.2 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   18 16 37.0   -13 26 21     4.110    3.196   19.0    5.8   299   11.2 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   18 18 04.2   -13 25 25     4.104    3.195   19.6    5.9   298   11.2 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   18 19 31.3   -13 24 25     4.099    3.193   20.2    6.1   297   11.2 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   18 20 58.4   -13 23 20     4.093    3.192   20.7    6.3   296   11.3 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   18 22 25.4   -13 22 11     4.087    3.191   21.3    6.4   294   11.3 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   18 23 52.2   -13 20 57     4.081    3.189   21.9    6.6   294   11.3 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   18 25 19.0   -13 19 40     4.074    3.188   22.5    6.8   293   11.3 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   18 26 45.7   -13 18 17     4.068    3.186   23.1    7.0   292   11.3 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   18 28 12.3   -13 16 51     4.061    3.185   23.7    7.1   291   11.3 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   18 29 38.7   -13 15 20     4.054    3.183   24.3    7.3   290   11.3 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   18 31 05.0   -13 13 45     4.047    3.182   24.9    7.5   289   11.3 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   18 32 31.2   -13 12 06     4.040    3.180   25.5    7.7   288   11.3 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   18 33 57.2   -13 10 23     4.033    3.179   26.1    7.8   288   11.3 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   18 35 23.1   -13 08 35     4.025    3.177   26.7    8.0   287   11.3 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   18 36 48.9   -13 06 43     4.018    3.176   27.3    8.2   286   11.3 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   18 38 14.4   -13 04 47     4.010    3.174   27.9    8.4   286   11.3 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   18 39 39.9   -13 02 47     4.002    3.172   28.6    8.5   285   11.3 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   18 41 05.1   -13 00 43     3.994    3.171   29.2    8.7   284   11.3 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   18 42 30.2   -12 58 35     3.986    3.169   29.8    8.9   284   11.3 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   18 43 55.1   -12 56 22     3.978    3.168   30.4    9.1   283   11.3 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   18 45 19.8   -12 54 06     3.969    3.166   31.1    9.2   283   11.3 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   18 46 44.3   -12 51 45     3.961    3.165   31.7    9.4   282   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.