(3) Juno
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Apr 2026	10.9	3.020 AU	2.915 AU	20h19m	-07°06'	86.2°	19.4°
Opposition	26 Jul 2026	9.2	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)                : 0.2558257
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6708791
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.98604
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 169.81991
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 247.88366
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 217.59094
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 237.18102
            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
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   20 19 19.3   -07 06 08     2.915    3.020   86.2   19.4   257   10.9 
2026-04-22 13:44 UT   20 19 45.6   -07 03 08     2.906    3.018   86.6   19.4   257   10.9 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   20 20 05.1   -07 00 54     2.900    3.018   86.9   19.4   257   10.9 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   20 20 50.0   -06 55 41     2.884    3.016   87.7   19.5   257   10.9 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   20 21 34.0   -06 50 29     2.868    3.013   88.4   19.5   257   10.9 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   20 22 17.2   -06 45 18     2.853    3.011   89.2   19.5   256   10.9 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   20 22 59.6   -06 40 08     2.837    3.009   89.9   19.5   256   10.8 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   20 23 41.0   -06 34 59     2.821    3.007   90.7   19.6   256   10.8 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   20 24 21.6   -06 29 51     2.806    3.005   91.5   19.6   256   10.8 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   20 25 01.2   -06 24 45     2.790    3.003   92.2   19.6   256   10.8 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   20 25 40.0   -06 19 41     2.774    3.001   93.0   19.6   255   10.8 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   20 26 17.8   -06 14 38     2.759    2.999   93.8   19.6   255   10.8 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   20 26 54.7   -06 09 37     2.743    2.997   94.6   19.6   255   10.8 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   20 27 30.6   -06 04 37     2.727    2.995   95.3   19.6   255   10.7 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   20 28 05.6   -05 59 40     2.712    2.993   96.1   19.6   254   10.7 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   20 28 39.6   -05 54 45     2.696    2.990   96.9   19.6   254   10.7 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   20 29 12.6   -05 49 52     2.681    2.988   97.7   19.5   254   10.7 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   20 29 44.6   -05 45 01     2.665    2.986   98.5   19.5   254   10.7 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   20 30 15.6   -05 40 13     2.650    2.984   99.3   19.5   253   10.7 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   20 30 45.5   -05 35 28     2.634    2.982  100.1   19.5   253   10.7 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   20 31 14.4   -05 30 45     2.619    2.980  100.9   19.4   253   10.6 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   20 31 42.3   -05 26 05     2.604    2.978  101.7   19.4   253   10.6 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   20 32 09.1   -05 21 29     2.588    2.975  102.5   19.4   252   10.6 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   20 32 34.7   -05 16 55     2.573    2.973  103.3   19.3   252   10.6 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   20 32 59.3   -05 12 25     2.558    2.971  104.2   19.3   252   10.6 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   20 33 22.8   -05 07 59     2.542    2.969  105.0   19.2   252   10.6 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   20 33 45.2   -05 03 36     2.527    2.967  105.8   19.1   251   10.5 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   20 34 06.4   -04 59 17     2.512    2.965  106.6   19.1   251   10.5 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   20 34 26.4   -04 55 01     2.497    2.962  107.5   19.0   251   10.5 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   20 34 45.3   -04 50 50     2.482    2.960  108.3   18.9   251   10.5 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   20 35 03.1   -04 46 44     2.467    2.958  109.1   18.9   250   10.5 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   20 35 19.6   -04 42 42     2.453    2.956  110.0   18.8   250   10.5 

    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.