(269) Justitia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Jun 2025	15.5	2.886 AU	3.352 AU	08h52m	+16°48'	54.6°	16.7°
Opposition	13 May 2026	12.1	2.154 AU	1.152 AU	15h33m	-08°53'	170.0°	4.7°

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 Justitia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2164495
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6133219
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.47749
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 156.50288
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 120.14447
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 244.36452
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 96.76135
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 4.73490
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.22            
        

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
2025-06-07 00:00 UT   08 52 09.5   +16 48 32     3.352    2.886   54.6   16.7   106   15.5 
2025-06-07 11:49 UT   08 52 47.0   +16 46 33     3.357    2.885   54.3   16.6   106   15.5 
2025-06-08 00:00 UT   08 53 25.8   +16 44 28     3.361    2.884   54.0   16.5   106   15.5 
2025-06-09 00:00 UT   08 54 42.6   +16 40 20     3.371    2.882   53.3   16.4   106   15.5 
2025-06-10 00:00 UT   08 55 59.7   +16 36 07     3.380    2.880   52.7   16.3   107   15.5 
2025-06-11 00:00 UT   08 57 17.3   +16 31 51     3.389    2.879   52.1   16.2   107   15.5 
2025-06-12 00:00 UT   08 58 35.2   +16 27 30     3.398    2.877   51.4   16.0   107   15.5 
2025-06-13 00:00 UT   08 59 53.6   +16 23 05     3.407    2.875   50.8   15.9   107   15.5 
2025-06-14 00:00 UT   09 01 12.3   +16 18 36     3.416    2.873   50.2   15.8   107   15.5 
2025-06-15 00:00 UT   09 02 31.4   +16 14 02     3.424    2.871   49.5   15.6   107   15.5 
2025-06-16 00:00 UT   09 03 50.9   +16 09 25     3.433    2.869   48.9   15.5   107   15.5 
2025-06-17 00:00 UT   09 05 10.8   +16 04 44     3.441    2.867   48.3   15.3   107   15.5 
2025-06-18 00:00 UT   09 06 31.0   +15 59 58     3.450    2.865   47.7   15.2   107   15.5 
2025-06-19 00:00 UT   09 07 51.6   +15 55 08     3.458    2.864   47.0   15.0   107   15.5 
2025-06-20 00:00 UT   09 09 12.5   +15 50 14     3.466    2.862   46.4   14.9   107   15.5 
2025-06-21 00:00 UT   09 10 33.8   +15 45 16     3.474    2.860   45.8   14.8   108   15.5 
2025-06-22 00:00 UT   09 11 55.4   +15 40 14     3.482    2.858   45.2   14.6   108   15.5 
2025-06-23 00:00 UT   09 13 17.3   +15 35 08     3.490    2.856   44.6   14.5   108   15.5 
2025-06-24 00:00 UT   09 14 39.6   +15 29 58     3.497    2.854   43.9   14.3   108   15.5 
2025-06-25 00:00 UT   09 16 02.1   +15 24 44     3.505    2.852   43.3   14.2   108   15.5 
2025-06-26 00:00 UT   09 17 25.0   +15 19 26     3.512    2.850   42.7   14.0   108   15.5 
2025-06-27 00:00 UT   09 18 48.2   +15 14 04     3.520    2.848   42.1   13.8   108   15.5 
2025-06-28 00:00 UT   09 20 11.7   +15 08 38     3.527    2.846   41.5   13.7   108   15.5 
2025-06-29 00:00 UT   09 21 35.4   +15 03 08     3.534    2.844   40.9   13.5   108   15.5 
2025-06-30 00:00 UT   09 22 59.5   +14 57 34     3.541    2.843   40.3   13.4   108   15.5 
2025-07-01 00:00 UT   09 24 23.8   +14 51 57     3.548    2.841   39.7   13.2   108   15.5 
2025-07-02 00:00 UT   09 25 48.3   +14 46 15     3.554    2.839   39.1   13.1   109   15.5 

    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.