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139 Juewa (A874 TA)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
3.135 AU
True anomaly
143.56°
Distance from Earth
3.04 AU
As of
21 October 2026

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Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth Juewa — 3.135 AU from the Sun Juewa
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Juewa is 3.04 AU from Earth today (25.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
19h 52m 26s
Declination
-29° 30′ 52″
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
3.04 AU
Elongation from the Sun
85.94° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
2.786 AU
Eccentricity
0.1703
Inclination
10.87°
Orbital period
4.65 years
Perihelion
2.311 AU
Aphelion
3.261 AU
Longitude of ascending node
1.66°
Argument of periapsis
167.37°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · MBA
Main-belt asteroid
Earth MOID · 513.3 LD
1.319 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.284

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
9,304
Data arc
145 years
First observed
28 March 1881
Last observed
5 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.28 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 June 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
76 km
Rotation period
20.99 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.052
Absolute magnitude (H)
8.04
Colour index (B–V)
0.69
Spectral type (SMASS)
X
Spectral type (Tholen)
CP
Colour index (U–B)
0.29

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Watson, J. C.
Discovery date
10 October 1874
Discovery site
Peking

Also known as 139 · A874 TA

Main-Belt Asteroid Named

Close approaches 9 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2046-01-24 16:02:00 Juptr 1.713 AU 666.7 LD 3.1 km/s
2068-11-15 03:41:00 Juptr 1.9448 AU 756.8 LD 3 km/s
2130-01-19 17:36:00 Juptr 1.8234 AU 709.6 LD 3 km/s
2152-11-18 17:43:00 Juptr 1.7061 AU 664.0 LD 3.1 km/s
2175-09-11 09:33:00 Juptr 1.9387 AU 754.5 LD 3.1 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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