(6) Hebe
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Sep 2026	10.8	2.374 AU	2.941 AU	08h55m	+12°15'	47.1°	18.0°
Opposition	17 Feb 2027	9.1	2.677 AU	1.690 AU	10h08m	+15°47'	176.0°	1.5°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Hebe are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2022550
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4256614
            i (Inclination)                 : 14.73627
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 138.61332
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 239.73045
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 44.72119
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 197.50273
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.69084
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.78            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   08 55 14.4   +12 15 50     2.941    2.374   47.1   18.0   281   10.8 
2026-09-23 14:16 UT   08 56 12.9   +12 12 57     2.936    2.375   47.4   18.1   282   10.8 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   08 56 52.7   +12 10 59     2.933    2.376   47.6   18.2   282   10.8 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   08 58 30.6   +12 06 07     2.926    2.378   48.2   18.3   282   10.8 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   09 00 07.9   +12 01 15     2.919    2.380   48.8   18.5   282   10.8 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   09 01 44.6   +11 56 22     2.911    2.383   49.3   18.6   282   10.8 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   09 03 20.9   +11 51 28     2.904    2.385   49.9   18.8   283   10.8 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   09 04 56.6   +11 46 35     2.896    2.387   50.5   18.9   283   10.8 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   09 06 31.8   +11 41 41     2.888    2.389   51.1   19.0   283   10.8 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   09 08 06.4   +11 36 46     2.880    2.392   51.6   19.2   283   10.8 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   09 09 40.5   +11 31 52     2.872    2.394   52.2   19.3   284   10.8 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   09 11 14.0   +11 26 58     2.864    2.396   52.8   19.4   284   10.8 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   09 12 47.0   +11 22 04     2.856    2.398   53.4   19.6   284   10.8 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   09 14 19.4   +11 17 11     2.848    2.401   54.0   19.7   284   10.8 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   09 15 51.2   +11 12 17     2.840    2.403   54.6   19.8   284   10.8 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   09 17 22.5   +11 07 25     2.831    2.405   55.2   20.0   285   10.8 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   09 18 53.1   +11 02 33     2.823    2.407   55.8   20.1   285   10.8 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   09 20 23.2   +10 57 41     2.814    2.410   56.4   20.2   285   10.8 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   09 21 52.7   +10 52 51     2.805    2.412   57.0   20.3   285   10.8 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   09 23 21.5   +10 48 02     2.797    2.414   57.6   20.4   285   10.8 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   09 24 49.7   +10 43 14     2.788    2.416   58.2   20.6   285   10.8 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   09 26 17.3   +10 38 27     2.779    2.419   58.9   20.7   286   10.8 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   09 27 44.3   +10 33 42     2.770    2.421   59.5   20.8   286   10.8 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.