(6) Hebe
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Nov 2026	10.7	2.465 AU	2.572 AU	09h54m	+09°06'	72.7°	22.6°
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) : 138.61333
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 239.73045
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 44.72118
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 197.50274
            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
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   09 54 20.7   +09 06 38     2.572    2.465   72.7   22.6   289   10.7 
2026-11-03 01:12 UT   09 54 24.3   +09 06 26     2.571    2.465   72.7   22.6   289   10.7 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   09 55 32.7   +09 02 51     2.561    2.467   73.4   22.7   289   10.7 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   09 56 44.0   +08 59 08     2.550    2.470   74.1   22.7   289   10.7 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   09 57 54.4   +08 55 29     2.540    2.472   74.8   22.8   289   10.7 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   09 59 03.9   +08 51 56     2.529    2.474   75.5   22.8   289   10.7 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   10 00 12.7   +08 48 27     2.518    2.476   76.2   22.9   289   10.7 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   10 01 20.5   +08 45 03     2.507    2.478   76.9   22.9   290   10.7 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   10 02 27.5   +08 41 44     2.496    2.480   77.6   23.0   290   10.7 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   10 03 33.6   +08 38 30     2.485    2.483   78.4   23.0   290   10.7 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   10 04 38.8   +08 35 22     2.474    2.485   79.1   23.0   290   10.7 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   10 05 43.1   +08 32 19     2.463    2.487   79.8   23.1   290   10.7 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   10 06 46.4   +08 29 22     2.452    2.489   80.6   23.1   290   10.6 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   10 07 48.8   +08 26 31     2.440    2.491   81.3   23.1   290   10.6 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   10 08 50.3   +08 23 46     2.429    2.493   82.1   23.1   290   10.6 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   10 09 50.8   +08 21 07     2.418    2.496   82.8   23.2   290   10.6 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   10 10 50.4   +08 18 35     2.407    2.498   83.6   23.2   290   10.6 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   10 11 48.9   +08 16 09     2.395    2.500   84.4   23.2   291   10.6 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   10 12 46.5   +08 13 49     2.384    2.502   85.1   23.2   291   10.6 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   10 13 43.0   +08 11 37     2.372    2.504   85.9   23.2   291   10.6 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   10 14 38.6   +08 09 31     2.361    2.506   86.7   23.2   291   10.6 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   10 15 33.1   +08 07 32     2.350    2.508   87.5   23.2   291   10.6 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   10 16 26.5   +08 05 41     2.338    2.511   88.3   23.1   291   10.6 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   10 17 18.9   +08 03 57     2.327    2.513   89.1   23.1   291   10.6 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   10 18 10.3   +08 02 21     2.315    2.515   89.9   23.1   291   10.5 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   10 19 00.5   +08 00 53     2.304    2.517   90.7   23.1   291   10.5 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   10 19 49.6   +07 59 32     2.292    2.519   91.5   23.1   291   10.5 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   10 20 37.6   +07 58 19     2.281    2.521   92.3   23.0   291   10.5 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   10 21 24.5   +07 57 15     2.269    2.523   93.1   23.0   291   10.5 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   10 22 10.2   +07 56 20     2.257    2.525   94.0   22.9   291   10.5 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   10 22 54.7   +07 55 33     2.246    2.527   94.8   22.9   291   10.5 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   10 23 38.0   +07 54 55     2.234    2.530   95.7   22.8   291   10.5 

    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.