(6) Hebe
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jul 2024	11.0	2.805 AU	2.703 AU	14h09m	+03°11'	85.1°	21.1°
Opposition	26 Aug 2025	7.6	2.033 AU	1.027 AU	22h32m	-17°17'	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)                : 0.2025178
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4259680
            i (Inclination)                 : 14.73443
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 138.62870
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 239.62381
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 196.13462
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 197.40996
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.67523
            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
2024-07-27 00:00 UT   14 09 30.8   +03 11 24     2.703    2.805   85.1   21.1   109   11.0 
2024-07-27 06:30 UT   14 09 41.9   +03 09 03     2.706    2.805   84.9   21.1   109   11.0 
2024-07-28 00:00 UT   14 10 11.9   +03 02 42     2.714    2.804   84.4   21.1   109   11.1 
2024-07-29 00:00 UT   14 10 53.8   +02 53 57     2.726    2.802   83.7   21.1   109   11.1 
2024-07-30 00:00 UT   14 11 36.7   +02 45 10     2.738    2.801   83.0   21.1   108   11.1 
2024-07-31 00:00 UT   14 12 20.5   +02 36 21     2.750    2.800   82.3   21.1   108   11.1 
2024-08-01 00:00 UT   14 13 05.2   +02 27 30     2.761    2.799   81.6   21.0   108   11.1 
2024-08-02 00:00 UT   14 13 50.8   +02 18 37     2.773    2.797   80.9   21.0   108   11.1 
2024-08-03 00:00 UT   14 14 37.3   +02 09 43     2.784    2.796   80.2   21.0   107   11.1 
2024-08-04 00:00 UT   14 15 24.7   +02 00 46     2.796    2.795   79.5   20.9   107   11.1 
2024-08-05 00:00 UT   14 16 12.9   +01 51 48     2.807    2.794   78.8   20.9   107   11.1 
2024-08-06 00:00 UT   14 17 02.1   +01 42 49     2.819    2.792   78.1   20.8   107   11.1 
2024-08-07 00:00 UT   14 17 52.0   +01 33 48     2.830    2.791   77.4   20.8   106   11.1 
2024-08-08 00:00 UT   14 18 42.8   +01 24 47     2.842    2.790   76.7   20.7   106   11.1 
2024-08-09 00:00 UT   14 19 34.4   +01 15 44     2.853    2.788   76.1   20.7   106   11.1 
2024-08-10 00:00 UT   14 20 26.8   +01 06 39     2.864    2.787   75.4   20.6   106   11.1 
2024-08-11 00:00 UT   14 21 20.1   +00 57 34     2.876    2.786   74.7   20.5   106   11.1 
2024-08-12 00:00 UT   14 22 14.1   +00 48 28     2.887    2.784   74.0   20.5   105   11.2 
2024-08-13 00:00 UT   14 23 08.9   +00 39 22     2.898    2.783   73.4   20.4   105   11.2 
2024-08-14 00:00 UT   14 24 04.5   +00 30 14     2.909    2.782   72.7   20.3   105   11.2 
2024-08-15 00:00 UT   14 25 00.9   +00 21 06     2.920    2.780   72.0   20.3   105   11.2 
2024-08-16 00:00 UT   14 25 58.0   +00 11 58     2.931    2.779   71.4   20.2   104   11.2 
2024-08-17 00:00 UT   14 26 55.9   +00 02 49     2.942    2.778   70.7   20.1   104   11.2 
2024-08-18 00:00 UT   14 27 54.5   +00 06 20     2.953    2.776   70.1   20.0   104   11.2 
2024-08-19 00:00 UT   14 28 53.8   +00 15 30     2.964    2.775   69.4   20.0   104   11.2 
2024-08-20 00:00 UT   14 29 53.8   +00 24 39     2.975    2.774   68.8   19.9   104   11.2 
2024-08-21 00:00 UT   14 30 54.6   +00 33 49     2.985    2.772   68.1   19.8   103   11.2 
2024-08-22 00:00 UT   14 31 56.0   +00 42 59     2.996    2.771   67.5   19.7   103   11.2 
2024-08-23 00:00 UT   14 32 58.2   +00 52 09     3.007    2.769   66.8   19.6   103   11.2 
2024-08-24 00:00 UT   14 34 01.0   -01 01 19     3.017    2.768   66.2   19.5   103   11.2 
2024-08-25 00:00 UT   14 35 04.5   -01 10 29     3.028    2.767   65.5   19.4   102   11.2 
2024-08-26 00:00 UT   14 36 08.8   -01 19 38     3.038    2.765   64.9   19.3   102   11.2 

    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.