(6) Hebe
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Dec 2024	10.7	2.559 AU	3.520 AU	17h38m	-14°25'	10.5°	4.0°
Opposition	26 Aug 2025	7.6	2.033 AU	1.027 AU	22h32m	-17°18'	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)                : 0.2024234
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4260392
            i (Inclination)                 : 14.73436
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 138.61983
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 239.64813
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 248.27292
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 197.42581
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.67838
            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
2024-12-22 00:00 UT   17 38 24.4   -14 25 13     3.520    2.559   10.5    4.0   330   10.7 
2024-12-22 18:58 UT   17 39 52.2   -14 27 03     3.517    2.557   10.7    4.1   328   10.8 
2024-12-23 00:00 UT   17 40 15.6   -14 27 31     3.516    2.557   10.8    4.1   327   10.8 
2024-12-24 00:00 UT   17 42 06.8   -14 29 44     3.513    2.555   11.1    4.3   325   10.8 
2024-12-25 00:00 UT   17 43 58.3   -14 31 50     3.509    2.553   11.4    4.4   322   10.8 
2024-12-26 00:00 UT   17 45 49.8   -14 33 52     3.505    2.551   11.8    4.5   320   10.8 
2024-12-27 00:00 UT   17 47 41.5   -14 35 47     3.502    2.548   12.1    4.7   317   10.8 
2024-12-28 00:00 UT   17 49 33.3   -14 37 37     3.498    2.546   12.5    4.8   315   10.8 
2024-12-29 00:00 UT   17 51 25.2   -14 39 21     3.493    2.544   12.9    5.0   313   10.8 
2024-12-30 00:00 UT   17 53 17.2   -14 40 59     3.489    2.542   13.3    5.1   311   10.8 
2024-12-31 00:00 UT   17 55 09.3   -14 42 32     3.485    2.540   13.7    5.3   309   10.8 
2025-01-01 00:00 UT   17 57 01.5   -14 43 59     3.480    2.538   14.1    5.4   308   10.8 
2025-01-02 00:00 UT   17 58 53.8   -14 45 20     3.476    2.536   14.6    5.6   306   10.8 
2025-01-03 00:00 UT   18 00 46.2   -14 46 35     3.471    2.534   15.0    5.8   304   10.8 
2025-01-04 00:00 UT   18 02 38.6   -14 47 45     3.466    2.532   15.5    5.9   303   10.8 
2025-01-05 00:00 UT   18 04 31.2   -14 48 49     3.461    2.530   15.9    6.1   302   10.8 
2025-01-06 00:00 UT   18 06 23.8   -14 49 47     3.456    2.528   16.4    6.3   300   10.8 
2025-01-07 00:00 UT   18 08 16.4   -14 50 40     3.451    2.526   16.9    6.5   299   10.8 
2025-01-08 00:00 UT   18 10 09.1   -14 51 27     3.445    2.523   17.3    6.7   298   10.8 
2025-01-09 00:00 UT   18 12 01.9   -14 52 08     3.440    2.521   17.8    6.8   297   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.