Observation details: asteroid Juno
Daily motion of Juno
From your location, Juno is Visible from sunset until early morning. Its current altitude, direction, rise and set times, and finder chart are shown below.3 Juno will remain visible until January 2, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Juno visibility on 2026-10-27
Juno Visible from sunset until early morning
Juno rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Juno rise | 12:50 | |
| Juno transit | 18:47 | 75° |
| Sunset | 18:49 | 75° |
| Civil sunset | 19:11 | 74° |
| Twilight start (−12°) | 19:36 | 71° |
Moonrise, 98.9% illuminated  | 19:51 | 68° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 20:01 | 66° |
| Juno set | 00:45 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 05:35 | -68° |
| Moonset | 08:26 | -62° |
| Juno rise | 12:47 |
Track Juno position throughout the night
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Juno Description
This asteroid is designated 3 Juno, main-belt asteroid Its diameter is approximately 246 km. 3 Juno completes an orbit around the Sun in 4.4 years. It is currently 2.409 AU (360,370,799 km) from Earth, and is located in the constellation Sagittarius.Current position in the Solar System: Juno
| Date | Tue, 27 October 2026 |
| Distance from Earth | 2.40893 AU (360,370,799km) |
| Elongation | 87° |
| Angular diameter | " |
| Magnitude | 10 |
Finder Chart for Juno
Annual motion of Juno
| Date | Wed, 28 October 2026 |
| Twilight start | 19:59 |
| Twilight end | 05:32 |
| Twilight duration | 10h 33m |
| Rise | 12:47 |
| Set | 00:42 |
| Elevation at transit | 75° |
| Transit time | 18:45 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 20h 07m 29s", Dec: -13° 57' 14s |
| Magnitude | 10 |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
The graph summarizes the object’s annual visibility, daily observing windows and transit times.
The vertical axis shows time of day and the horizontal axis shows the days of the year.
The shaded area marks when the object is above the horizon; the white line marks daily transit. You can also view the detailed annual visibility table.
The vertical axis shows time of day and the horizontal axis shows the days of the year.
The shaded area marks when the object is above the horizon; the white line marks daily transit. You can also view the detailed annual visibility table.
Astrometric and Physical Parameters of 3 Juno
Coordinates and Visibility
| Right Ascension | 20h 06m 27s |
| Declination | -13° 55′ 17″ |
| Magnitude | 10 |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Elevation | 49.8° |
| Azimuth | 246.4° |
Physical properties
| Body type | Asteroid |
| Mean radius | 120 |
| Mass | 2.82E+19 |
| Density | 1 |
Orbital parameters
| Sidereal orbital period | 1593.926 |
Data acknowledgment
Physical and orbital parameters come from the Solar System OpenData API maintained by Le Système Solaire. We thank its contributors for making these data available.
Acknowledgments
Orbital and small-body data are provided by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Small-Body Database (SBDB) and Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). These resources support accurate positions, orbits and physical characteristics.