|
(6) Hebe |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 22 Jan 2025 | 10.8 | 2.494 AU | 3.357 AU | 18h36m | -14°52' | 24.3° | 9.4° |
| Opposition | 26 Aug 2025 | 7.6 | 2.033 AU | 1.027 AU | 22h32m | -17°18' | 172.5° | 3.7° |
(6) Hebe - 2025-01-22
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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
2025-01-22 00:00 UT 18 36 30.5 -14 52 32 3.357 2.494 24.3 9.4 285 10.8
2025-01-22 05:02 UT 18 36 54.2 -14 52 24 3.356 2.493 24.4 9.4 285 10.8
2025-01-23 00:00 UT 18 38 23.5 -14 51 55 3.350 2.492 24.8 9.6 284 10.8
2025-01-24 00:00 UT 18 40 16.5 -14 51 12 3.343 2.489 25.4 9.7 284 10.8
2025-01-25 00:00 UT 18 42 09.5 -14 50 24 3.336 2.487 25.9 9.9 283 10.8
2025-01-26 00:00 UT 18 44 02.5 -14 49 30 3.328 2.485 26.4 10.1 282 10.9
2025-01-27 00:00 UT 18 45 55.4 -14 48 31 3.321 2.483 26.9 10.3 282 10.9
2025-01-28 00:00 UT 18 47 48.3 -14 47 27 3.313 2.481 27.4 10.5 281 10.9
2025-01-29 00:00 UT 18 49 41.1 -14 46 17 3.305 2.479 28.0 10.7 281 10.9
2025-01-30 00:00 UT 18 51 33.9 -14 45 02 3.297 2.476 28.5 10.9 280 10.9
2025-01-31 00:00 UT 18 53 26.6 -14 43 42 3.289 2.474 29.0 11.1 280 10.9
2025-02-01 00:00 UT 18 55 19.3 -14 42 16 3.281 2.472 29.6 11.3 279 10.9
2025-02-02 00:00 UT 18 57 11.9 -14 40 45 3.273 2.470 30.1 11.5 278 10.9
2025-02-03 00:00 UT 18 59 04.4 -14 39 09 3.264 2.468 30.6 11.7 278 10.9
2025-02-04 00:00 UT 19 00 56.9 -14 37 28 3.256 2.465 31.1 11.9 277 10.9
2025-02-05 00:00 UT 19 02 49.2 -14 35 42 3.247 2.463 31.7 12.1 277 10.9
2025-02-06 00:00 UT 19 04 41.4 -14 33 50 3.239 2.461 32.2 12.3 276 10.9
2025-02-07 00:00 UT 19 06 33.6 -14 31 54 3.230 2.459 32.7 12.5 276 10.9
2025-02-08 00:00 UT 19 08 25.7 -14 29 53 3.221 2.457 33.3 12.7 276 10.9
2025-02-09 00:00 UT 19 10 17.6 -14 27 46 3.212 2.454 33.8 12.9 275 10.9
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.
