(6) Hebe
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Feb 2025	10.8	2.426 AU	3.087 AU	19h34m	-13°53'	40.8°	15.4°
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
2025-02-22 00:00 UT   19 34 22.1   -13 53 15     3.087    2.426   40.8   15.4   270   10.8 
2025-02-22 16:36 UT   19 35 38.3   -13 51 03     3.080    2.424   41.2   15.6   269   10.8 
2025-02-23 00:00 UT   19 36 12.2   -13 50 04     3.077    2.423   41.3   15.6   269   10.8 
2025-02-24 00:00 UT   19 38 02.2   -13 46 48     3.066    2.421   41.9   15.8   269   10.8 
2025-02-25 00:00 UT   19 39 52.0   -13 43 29     3.056    2.419   42.4   16.0   269   10.8 
2025-02-26 00:00 UT   19 41 41.6   -13 40 06     3.045    2.417   42.9   16.2   268   10.8 
2025-02-27 00:00 UT   19 43 31.0   -13 36 38     3.035    2.414   43.5   16.4   268   10.8 
2025-02-28 00:00 UT   19 45 20.3   -13 33 06     3.024    2.412   44.0   16.6   268   10.8 
2025-03-01 00:00 UT   19 47 09.3   -13 29 31     3.013    2.410   44.6   16.8   267   10.8 
2025-03-02 00:00 UT   19 48 58.1   -13 25 51     3.002    2.408   45.1   17.0   267   10.8 
2025-03-03 00:00 UT   19 50 46.8   -13 22 08     2.991    2.405   45.7   17.1   267   10.8 
2025-03-04 00:00 UT   19 52 35.2   -13 18 21     2.980    2.403   46.2   17.3   266   10.8 
2025-03-05 00:00 UT   19 54 23.4   -13 14 31     2.969    2.401   46.7   17.5   266   10.8 
2025-03-06 00:00 UT   19 56 11.4   -13 10 37     2.958    2.399   47.3   17.7   266   10.8 
2025-03-07 00:00 UT   19 57 59.1   -13 06 39     2.947    2.396   47.8   17.9   265   10.8 
2025-03-08 00:00 UT   19 59 46.7   -13 02 38     2.935    2.394   48.4   18.1   265   10.8 
2025-03-09 00:00 UT   20 01 34.0   -12 58 34     2.924    2.392   48.9   18.2   265   10.8 
2025-03-10 00:00 UT   20 03 21.0   -12 54 26     2.913    2.390   49.5   18.4   264   10.8 
2025-03-11 00:00 UT   20 05 07.9   -12 50 15     2.901    2.387   50.0   18.6   264   10.8 
2025-03-12 00:00 UT   20 06 54.5   -12 46 01     2.889    2.385   50.6   18.8   264   10.8 
2025-03-13 00:00 UT   20 08 40.9   -12 41 44     2.878    2.383   51.1   18.9   264   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.