(3) Juno
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Mar 2025	10.8	3.334 AU	2.750 AU	16h08m	-07°31'	117.9°	15.3°
Opposition	14 May 2025	10.1	3.352 AU	2.372 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)                : 0.2559472
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6706696
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.98651
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 169.82994
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 247.85972
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 172.45499
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 237.16663
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.01405
            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
2025-03-21 00:00 UT   16 08 34.8   -07 31 57     2.750    3.334  117.9   15.3   274   10.8 
2025-03-21 11:15 UT   16 08 35.7   -07 29 36     2.744    3.334  118.3   15.3   274   10.8 
2025-03-22 00:00 UT   16 08 36.3   -07 26 56     2.738    3.334  118.8   15.2   274   10.8 
2025-03-23 00:00 UT   16 08 36.6   -07 21 51     2.725    3.335  119.8   15.0   273   10.8 
2025-03-24 00:00 UT   16 08 35.7   -07 16 43     2.714    3.335  120.7   14.9   273   10.8 
2025-03-25 00:00 UT   16 08 33.4   -07 11 31     2.702    3.336  121.7   14.7   272   10.8 
2025-03-26 00:00 UT   16 08 29.8   -07 06 15     2.690    3.336  122.7   14.6   272   10.8 
2025-03-27 00:00 UT   16 08 25.0   -07 00 56     2.679    3.337  123.7   14.4   272   10.7 
2025-03-28 00:00 UT   16 08 18.8   -06 55 33     2.667    3.337  124.6   14.2   271   10.7 
2025-03-29 00:00 UT   16 08 11.4   -06 50 08     2.656    3.338  125.6   14.1   271   10.7 
2025-03-30 00:00 UT   16 08 02.6   -06 44 39     2.645    3.338  126.6   13.9   270   10.7 
2025-03-31 00:00 UT   16 07 52.6   -06 39 07     2.634    3.338  127.6   13.7   270   10.7 
2025-04-01 00:00 UT   16 07 41.2   -06 33 33     2.623    3.339  128.6   13.5   270   10.7 
2025-04-02 00:00 UT   16 07 28.6   -06 27 56     2.613    3.339  129.5   13.3   269   10.7 
2025-04-03 00:00 UT   16 07 14.7   -06 22 17     2.602    3.340  130.5   13.2   269   10.6 
2025-04-04 00:00 UT   16 06 59.5   -06 16 35     2.592    3.340  131.5   13.0   268   10.6 
2025-04-05 00:00 UT   16 06 43.1   -06 10 51     2.582    3.341  132.5   12.8   268   10.6 
2025-04-06 00:00 UT   16 06 25.4   -06 05 06     2.572    3.341  133.5   12.5   267   10.6 
2025-04-07 00:00 UT   16 06 06.4   -05 59 18     2.563    3.342  134.5   12.3   266   10.6 
2025-04-08 00:00 UT   16 05 46.2   -05 53 29     2.553    3.342  135.5   12.1   266   10.6 
2025-04-09 00:00 UT   16 05 24.8   -05 47 39     2.544    3.342  136.5   11.9   265   10.5 
2025-04-10 00:00 UT   16 05 02.2   -05 41 48     2.535    3.343  137.5   11.7   265   10.5 
2025-04-11 00:00 UT   16 04 38.4   -05 35 55     2.526    3.343  138.5   11.5   264   10.5 
2025-04-12 00:00 UT   16 04 13.4   -05 30 02     2.518    3.344  139.5   11.2   263   10.5 
2025-04-13 00:00 UT   16 03 47.2   -05 24 07     2.509    3.344  140.5   11.0   263   10.5 
2025-04-14 00:00 UT   16 03 19.9   -05 18 13     2.501    3.344  141.5   10.8   262   10.5 
2025-04-15 00:00 UT   16 02 51.4   -05 12 18     2.493    3.345  142.5   10.5   261   10.5 
2025-04-16 00:00 UT   16 02 21.8   -05 06 23     2.485    3.345  143.4   10.3   260   10.4 
2025-04-17 00:00 UT   16 01 51.1   -05 00 28     2.478    3.345  144.4   10.1   259   10.4 
2025-04-18 00:00 UT   16 01 19.3   -04 54 33     2.470    3.346  145.4    9.8   258   10.4 
2025-04-19 00:00 UT   16 00 46.4   -04 48 39     2.463    3.346  146.4    9.6   257   10.4 
2025-04-20 00:00 UT   16 00 12.5   -04 42 46     2.456    3.346  147.3    9.3   256   10.4 

    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.