Observation details: asteroid Juno
Daily motion of Juno
From your location, Juno is Visible from sunset until before midnight. Its current altitude, direction, rise and set times, and finder chart are shown below.3 Juno will remain visible until December 14, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Juno visibility on 2026-11-06
Juno Visible from sunset until before midnight
Juno rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 11% illuminated  | 23:25 | -59° |
| Juno rise | 07:33 | |
| Moonset | 10:47 | 29° |
| Sunset | 12:22 | 36° |
| Juno transit | 12:43 | 36° |
| Civil sunset | 12:52 | 36° |
| Twilight start (−12°) | 13:24 | 35° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 13:56 | 33° |
| Juno set | 17:53 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 00:35 | -64° |
Track Juno position throughout the night
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Shift the map to change the time and observe Juno changing position in the night sky.
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 2.513 AU (375,939,449 km) from Earth, and is located in the constellation Capricornus.Current position in the Solar System: Juno
| Date | Fri, 6 November 2026 |
| Distance from Earth | 2.517 AU (376,537,841km) |
| Elongation | 79° |
| Angular diameter | " |
| Magnitude | 10.07 |
Finder Chart for Juno
Annual motion of Juno
| Date | Sat, 7 November 2026 |
| Twilight start | 13:52 |
| Twilight end | 00:29 |
| Twilight duration | 11h 37m |
| Rise | 07:30 |
| Set | 17:50 |
| Elevation at transit | 36° |
| Transit time | 12:40 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 20h 17m 16s", Dec: -14° 15' 07s |
| Magnitude | 10 |
| Constellation | Capricornus |
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 16m 05s |
| Declination | -14° 14′ 20″ |
| Magnitude | 10.07 |
| Constellation | Capricornus |
| Elevation | -42.9° |
| Azimuth | 70.1° |
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.