(6) Hebe
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Sep 2026	10.7	2.328 AU	3.063 AU	08h20m	+13°47'	36.3°	14.9°
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) : 138.61332
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 239.73045
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 44.72119
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 197.50273
            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
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   08 20 44.6   +13 47 46     3.063    2.328   36.3   14.9   276   10.7 
2026-09-03 11:54 UT   08 21 38.1   +13 45 40     3.060    2.329   36.6   15.0   276   10.7 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   08 22 32.5   +13 43 30     3.058    2.330   36.8   15.0   276   10.7 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   08 24 19.9   +13 39 12     3.052    2.333   37.3   15.2   276   10.7 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   08 26 06.9   +13 34 51     3.047    2.335   37.9   15.4   277   10.7 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   08 27 53.5   +13 30 27     3.042    2.337   38.4   15.5   277   10.7 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   08 29 39.6   +13 26 01     3.036    2.339   38.9   15.7   277   10.7 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   08 31 25.3   +13 21 33     3.030    2.342   39.4   15.9   278   10.7 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   08 33 10.5   +13 17 02     3.025    2.344   40.0   16.0   278   10.7 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   08 34 55.3   +13 12 29     3.019    2.346   40.5   16.2   278   10.7 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   08 36 39.5   +13 07 55     3.013    2.348   41.0   16.3   279   10.7 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   08 38 23.3   +13 03 18     3.007    2.351   41.6   16.5   279   10.8 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   08 40 06.7   +12 58 40     3.001    2.353   42.1   16.7   279   10.8 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   08 41 49.5   +12 53 60     2.994    2.355   42.6   16.8   279   10.8 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   08 43 31.9   +12 49 18     2.988    2.358   43.2   17.0   280   10.8 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   08 45 13.7   +12 44 35     2.982    2.360   43.7   17.1   280   10.8 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   08 46 55.1   +12 39 50     2.975    2.362   44.3   17.3   280   10.8 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   08 48 36.0   +12 35 04     2.968    2.364   44.8   17.4   280   10.8 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   08 50 16.3   +12 30 17     2.962    2.367   45.4   17.6   281   10.8 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   08 51 56.2   +12 25 29     2.955    2.369   45.9   17.7   281   10.8 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   08 53 35.6   +12 20 40     2.948    2.371   46.5   17.9   281   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.