Skip to content
AsteriaStar
Minor planet · Main belt · (3) Juno

3 Juno

The third asteroid ever discovered, a large stony main-belt body — one of the historic first four minor planets.

Asteroids

Imagery

Juno orbit

Orbit of asteroid (3) Juno (blue, dashed line) compared to those of Earth, Mars and Jupiter (red, solid ellipses).

Omegaiota · Public domain

Source archive ↗

Orbit & physical parameters

Osculating orbit and physical parameters from the NASA JPL Small-Body Database · Main-belt Asteroid · epoch 2026-06-09 (JD 2461200.5 TDB) · Earth MOID 1.0383 au

Semi-major axis2.67099 ± 1.4745e-9 auNASA JPL · calculated
Eccentricity0.2557 ± 4.4009e-9NASA JPL · calculated
Perihelion distance1.988018 ± 1.2039e-8 auNASA JPL · calculated
Aphelion distance3.353962 ± 1.8515e-9 auNASA JPL · calculated
Inclination12.986592 ± 3.7253e-7 degNASA JPL · calculated
Longitude of ascending node169.811595 ± 2.1302e-6 degNASA JPL · calculated
Argument of perihelion247.895074 ± 2.2402e-6 degNASA JPL · calculated
Orbital period1,594 ± 1.3203e-6 dNASA JPL · calculated
Diameter246.596 ± 10.594 kmNASA JPL · catalogued
Geometric albedo0.214 ± 0.026NASA JPL · estimated
Rotation period7.21 hNASA JPL · catalogued
Absolute magnitude (H)5.19 magNASA JPL · catalogued
Full field-level provenance
  • Semi-major axis: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · a · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8343 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Eccentricity: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · e · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8343 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Perihelion distance: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · q · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8343 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Aphelion distance: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · ad · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8343 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Inclination: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · i · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8343 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Longitude of ascending node: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · om · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8343 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Argument of perihelion: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · w · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8343 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Orbital period: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · per · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8343 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Diameter: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · phys_par · phys.diameter · catalogued value · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8343 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Geometric albedo: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · phys_par · phys.albedo · Bayesian estimate · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8343 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Rotation period: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · phys_par · phys.rot_per · catalogued value · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8343 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Absolute magnitude (H): Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · phys_par · phys.H · catalogued value · JPL solution by Otto Matic, 8343 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11

Orbital elements are a calculated JPL orbit-determination fit, all referred to the single osculating epoch above (solution by Otto Matic); each carries its own uncertainty. Fields the database did not provide are omitted, never invented.

Populations

Knowledge connections

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.

  • NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics

    Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.