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Asteroid 3 Juno

Above the horizon.  Rise: 16:12 | Tran: 22:02 | Set: 3:56
Alt: 5.06°   Az: 260.97°   Direction: South-West

Asteroid 3 Juno is in the constellation of Serpens, at a distance of 386,898,841.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 15h 16m 02s and the Declination is -01° 37’ 46” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of asteroid 3 Juno is 10.45.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of asteroid 3 Juno in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of asteroid 3 Juno in the constellation of Serpens on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of asteroid 3 Juno in the constellation of Serpens on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of asteroid 3 Juno against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

3 Juno
RA: 15h 14m 43s
Dec: -01° 32’ 10”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of asteroid 3 Juno. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 16m 02s
-01° 37’ 46”
05h 19m 09s
20h 35m 11s

J2000

15h 14m 43s
-01° 32’ 10”

Additional Information

Serpens
10.45

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of asteroid 3 Juno from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.6°
Max altitude: 36.9°
Azimuth: 268.4°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of asteroid 3 Juno from Earth is currently 386,898,841.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.5862590102 Astronomical Units. Light takes 21m 30.556s to travel from asteroid 3 Juno and arrive to us.

386,898,841.0
2.5862590102
21m 30.556s

The following graph shows the distance of asteroid 3 Juno from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of asteroid 3 Juno from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of 3 Juno from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 1600 and December 30, 2499, the closest approach of asteroid 3 Juno to Earth happened on Thursday 5 November 1874 at a distance of 1.028769 Astronomical Units, or 153,901,649 kilometers:

Thursday 5 November 1874
153,901,649
1.028769

Note: the values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of asteroid 3 Juno, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of asteroid 3 Juno as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of asteroid 3 Juno at epoch February, 24 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.25646772
Orbit inclination i 12.99066193°
Perihelion distance q 1.98533293 AU
297,001,580 km
Aphelion distance Q 3.35494071 AU
501,891,988 km
Semi-major axis a 2.67013682 AU
399,446,784 km
Orbital period period 4.3632 years
1,593.6711 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp April 2, 2023
2,460,036.6935 JD
Next perihelion transit August 12, 2027
2,461,630.3646 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 247.73653371045°
Longitude of the ascending node node 169.84300685997°
Mean anomaly M 351.82411888186°
Mean motion n 0.22589353°/day

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of asteroid 3 Juno relative to the other major objects in the Solar System. You can access more advanced features using our 3D Solar System Viewer.

Physical Properties

The table below lists the known key physical properties of asteroid 3 Juno. The source for this data is the JPL Small-Body Database.

Physical Parameter Value Relative to Earth
Diameter 233.92 km 0.0184
Sideral Rotation 7.2100 hours 0.3012
Absolute Magnitude 5.33
Geometric Albedo 0.2383

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of asteroid 3 Juno computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
Jun 17 2025 15h 19m 18s -01° 31’ 33” 10.35 Serpens
Jun 18 2025 15h 18m 47s -01° 32’ 01” 10.36 Serpens
Jun 19 2025 15h 18m 17s -01° 32’ 36” 10.38 Serpens
Jun 20 2025 15h 17m 48s -01° 33’ 20” 10.39 Serpens
Jun 21 2025 15h 17m 21s -01° 34’ 13” 10.40 Serpens
Jun 22 2025 15h 16m 54s -01° 35’ 14” 10.42 Serpens
Jun 23 2025 15h 16m 29s -01° 36’ 22” 10.43 Serpens
Jun 24 2025 15h 16m 04s -01° 37’ 38” 10.45 Serpens
Jun 25 2025 15h 15m 41s -01° 39’ 03” 10.46 Serpens
Jun 26 2025 15h 15m 19s -01° 40’ 35” 10.47 Serpens
Jun 27 2025 15h 14m 58s -01° 42’ 15” 10.49 Serpens
Jun 28 2025 15h 14m 38s -01° 44’ 01” 10.50 Serpens
Jun 29 2025 15h 14m 19s -01° 45’ 56” 10.52 Serpens
Jun 30 2025 15h 14m 02s -01° 47’ 58” 10.53 Serpens

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