(6) Hebe
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Jul 2026	10.3	2.195 AU	3.186 AU	06h23m	+15°53'	10.8°	5.0°
Opposition	17 Feb 2027	9.1	2.677 AU	1.690 AU	10h08m	+15°48'	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)                : 0.2022300
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4254693
            i (Inclination)                 : 14.73615
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 138.61473
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 239.69621
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 352.56367
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 197.46936
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.68624
            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
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   06 23 52.7   +15 53 55     3.186    2.195   10.8    5.0   229   10.3 
2026-07-06 06:14 UT   06 24 25.8   +15 54 04     3.186    2.196   10.8    5.0   230   10.3 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   06 26 00.0   +15 54 29     3.187    2.198   11.1    5.1   231   10.3 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   06 28 07.1   +15 54 56     3.187    2.200   11.4    5.2   233   10.3 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   06 30 14.0   +15 55 17     3.188    2.202   11.7    5.4   235   10.3 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   06 32 20.7   +15 55 31     3.188    2.204   12.0    5.5   236   10.3 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   06 34 27.1   +15 55 39     3.189    2.206   12.4    5.7   238   10.3 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   06 36 33.3   +15 55 40     3.189    2.209   12.7    5.8   239   10.3 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   06 38 39.3   +15 55 34     3.189    2.211   13.0    6.0   241   10.3 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   06 40 45.0   +15 55 22     3.189    2.213   13.4    6.1   242   10.3 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   06 42 50.5   +15 55 04     3.189    2.215   13.8    6.3   244   10.3 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   06 44 55.7   +15 54 40     3.189    2.217   14.1    6.4   245   10.4 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   06 47 00.7   +15 54 09     3.189    2.220   14.5    6.6   246   10.4 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   06 49 05.4   +15 53 32     3.188    2.222   14.9    6.8   247   10.4 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   06 51 09.9   +15 52 49     3.188    2.224   15.3    6.9   248   10.4 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   06 53 14.1   +15 51 59     3.188    2.226   15.7    7.1   249   10.4 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   06 55 18.0   +15 51 04     3.187    2.228   16.1    7.2   250   10.4 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   06 57 21.6   +15 50 03     3.186    2.231   16.5    7.4   251   10.4 

    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.