(6) Hebe
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Aug 2025	7.6	2.041 AU	1.035 AU	22h35m	-16°07'	171.3°	4.3°
Opposition	25 Aug 2025	7.6	2.035 AU	1.029 AU	22h32m	-17°02'	172.5°	3.7°

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)                : 0.2023356
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4258792
            i (Inclination)                 : 14.73542
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 138.61439
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 239.67015
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 300.41267
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 197.44262
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.68218
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-08-22 00:00 UT   22 35 06.9   -16 07 32     1.035    2.041  171.3    4.3   298    7.6 
2025-08-22 04:22 UT   22 34 59.7   -16 10 25     1.035    2.041  171.4    4.2   300    7.6 
2025-08-23 00:00 UT   22 34 27.2   -16 23 24     1.033    2.039  171.9    4.0   306    7.6 
2025-08-24 00:00 UT   22 33 46.9   -16 39 16     1.031    2.038  172.3    3.8   314    7.6 
2025-08-25 00:00 UT   22 33 05.9   -16 55 06     1.030    2.036  172.5    3.7   323    7.6 
2025-08-26 00:00 UT   22 32 24.5   -17 10 52     1.028    2.034  172.5    3.7   333    7.6 
2025-08-27 00:00 UT   22 31 42.6   -17 26 34     1.027    2.033  172.4    3.8   342    7.6 
2025-08-28 00:00 UT   22 31 00.4   -17 42 12     1.026    2.031  172.0    4.0   351    7.6 
2025-08-29 00:00 UT   22 30 17.9   -17 57 43     1.025    2.030  171.5    4.2   359    7.6 
2025-08-30 00:00 UT   22 29 35.3   -18 13 07     1.025    2.028  170.9    4.5     6    7.6 
2025-08-31 00:00 UT   22 28 52.5   -18 28 22     1.025    2.027  170.1    4.9    11    7.6 
2025-09-01 00:00 UT   22 28 09.8   -18 43 28     1.025    2.025  169.2    5.3    16    7.6 
2025-09-02 00:00 UT   22 27 27.2   -18 58 24     1.025    2.023  168.3    5.8    21    7.6 
2025-09-03 00:00 UT   22 26 44.8   -19 13 10     1.025    2.022  167.4    6.3    24    7.7 
2025-09-04 00:00 UT   22 26 02.6   -19 27 43     1.026    2.020  166.4    6.8    28    7.7 
2025-09-05 00:00 UT   22 25 20.8   -19 42 03     1.027    2.019  165.4    7.3    30    7.7 
2025-09-06 00:00 UT   22 24 39.4   -19 56 09     1.028    2.017  164.3    7.8    33    7.7 
2025-09-07 00:00 UT   22 23 58.6   -20 10 02     1.030    2.016  163.2    8.3    35    7.8 
2025-09-08 00:00 UT   22 23 18.3   -20 23 39     1.032    2.014  162.2    8.8    37    7.8 
2025-09-09 00:00 UT   22 22 38.8   -20 36 60     1.034    2.013  161.1    9.3    38    7.8 
2025-09-10 00:00 UT   22 21 60.0   -20 50 05     1.036    2.012  160.0    9.9    40    7.8 
2025-09-11 00:00 UT   22 21 22.0   -21 02 52     1.038    2.010  158.9   10.4    41    7.9 
2025-09-12 00:00 UT   22 20 44.9   -21 15 22     1.041    2.009  157.8   10.9    42    7.9 
2025-09-13 00:00 UT   22 20 08.9   -21 27 33     1.043    2.007  156.6   11.5    44    7.9 
2025-09-14 00:00 UT   22 19 33.9   -21 39 26     1.046    2.006  155.5   12.0    45    7.9 
2025-09-15 00:00 UT   22 19 00.0   -21 50 59     1.050    2.004  154.4   12.5    46    8.0 
2025-09-16 00:00 UT   22 18 27.4   -22 02 13     1.053    2.003  153.3   13.0    46    8.0 
2025-09-17 00:00 UT   22 17 56.0   -22 13 06     1.057    2.002  152.2   13.5    47    8.0 
2025-09-18 00:00 UT   22 17 26.0   -22 23 38     1.061    2.000  151.1   14.0    48    8.0 
2025-09-19 00:00 UT   22 16 57.4   -22 33 50     1.065    1.999  150.0   14.5    49    8.1 
2025-09-20 00:00 UT   22 16 30.3   -22 43 40     1.069    1.998  148.9   15.0    49    8.1 
2025-09-21 00:00 UT   22 16 04.8   -22 53 08     1.073    1.996  147.9   15.5    50    8.1 

    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.