(6) Hebe
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 May 2025	9.9	2.206 AU	1.841 AU	22h07m	-06°46'	96.9°	27.1°
Opposition	25 Aug 2025	7.6	2.035 AU	1.029 AU	22h32m	-17°02'	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)                : 0.2023356
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4258792
            i (Inclination)                 : 14.73542
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 138.61440
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 239.67014
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 300.41267
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 197.44262
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.68218
            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
2025-05-30 00:00 UT   22 07 56.3   -06 46 12     1.841    2.206   96.9   27.1   249    9.9 
2025-05-30 03:45 UT   22 08 07.3   -06 45 48     1.839    2.206   97.0   27.1   249    9.9 
2025-05-31 00:00 UT   22 09 06.5   -06 43 42     1.828    2.204   97.6   27.1   249    9.9 
2025-06-01 00:00 UT   22 10 15.9   -06 41 20     1.814    2.202   98.3   27.1   249    9.8 
2025-06-02 00:00 UT   22 11 24.5   -06 39 06     1.801    2.200   98.9   27.1   249    9.8 
2025-06-03 00:00 UT   22 12 32.3   -06 36 60     1.787    2.198   99.6   27.1   248    9.8 
2025-06-04 00:00 UT   22 13 39.3   -06 35 03     1.774    2.195  100.3   27.0   248    9.8 
2025-06-05 00:00 UT   22 14 45.4   -06 33 14     1.761    2.193  101.0   27.0   248    9.8 
2025-06-06 00:00 UT   22 15 50.6   -06 31 34     1.747    2.191  101.7   27.0   248    9.7 
2025-06-07 00:00 UT   22 16 55.0   -06 30 04     1.734    2.189  102.4   26.9   248    9.7 
2025-06-08 00:00 UT   22 17 58.5   -06 28 42     1.721    2.187  103.1   26.9   248    9.7 
2025-06-09 00:00 UT   22 19 01.0   -06 27 31     1.707    2.185  103.8   26.8   248    9.7 
2025-06-10 00:00 UT   22 20 02.7   -06 26 29     1.694    2.182  104.5   26.8   248    9.7 
2025-06-11 00:00 UT   22 21 03.4   -06 25 37     1.681    2.180  105.2   26.7   248    9.6 
2025-06-12 00:00 UT   22 22 03.2   -06 24 55     1.668    2.178  105.9   26.6   248    9.6 
2025-06-13 00:00 UT   22 23 02.0   -06 24 24     1.655    2.176  106.7   26.6   248    9.6 
2025-06-14 00:00 UT   22 23 59.8   -06 24 04     1.642    2.174  107.4   26.5   248    9.6 
2025-06-15 00:00 UT   22 24 56.6   -06 23 54     1.629    2.172  108.1   26.4   248    9.5 
2025-06-16 00:00 UT   22 25 52.3   -06 23 57     1.616    2.170  108.9   26.3   247    9.5 
2025-06-17 00:00 UT   22 26 47.1   -06 24 10     1.604    2.167  109.6   26.2   247    9.5 
2025-06-18 00:00 UT   22 27 40.7   -06 24 36     1.591    2.165  110.4   26.1   247    9.5 
2025-06-19 00:00 UT   22 28 33.3   -06 25 14     1.578    2.163  111.1   26.0   247    9.5 
2025-06-20 00:00 UT   22 29 24.8   -06 26 04     1.566    2.161  111.9   25.9   247    9.4 
2025-06-21 00:00 UT   22 30 15.1   -06 27 07     1.553    2.159  112.7   25.7   247    9.4 
2025-06-22 00:00 UT   22 31 04.3   -06 28 23     1.541    2.157  113.4   25.6   247    9.4 
2025-06-23 00:00 UT   22 31 52.3   -06 29 53     1.528    2.155  114.2   25.5   247    9.4 
2025-06-24 00:00 UT   22 32 39.1   -06 31 36     1.516    2.153  115.0   25.3   247    9.3 
2025-06-25 00:00 UT   22 33 24.6   -06 33 33     1.504    2.151  115.8   25.2   247    9.3 
2025-06-26 00:00 UT   22 34 09.0   -06 35 44     1.492    2.148  116.6   25.0   247    9.3 
2025-06-27 00:00 UT   22 34 52.1   -06 38 09     1.480    2.146  117.4   24.9   247    9.3 
2025-06-28 00:00 UT   22 35 33.9   -06 40 49     1.468    2.144  118.2   24.7   247    9.2 
2025-06-29 00:00 UT   22 36 14.4   -06 43 44     1.456    2.142  119.0   24.5   247    9.2 

    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.