6 Hebe (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 6 Hebe is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:52 (EDT), 27° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:54, 55° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:30, 31° above your western horizon.
Name
6 Hebe
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 26 April 2024 |
Right ascension: | 14h28m [1] |
Declination: | +08°09' [1] |
Constellation: | Bootes |
Magnitude: | 9.88 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.93 AU 16.07 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 16.13 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 285.1° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.43 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.202580 |
Inclination: | 14.74° |
Longitude ascending node: | 138.63° |
Argument of perihelion: | 239.61° |
Epoch of elements: | 22 December 2023 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 170.06° |
Absolute mag (H): | 5.61 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 1.93 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.92 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.78 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
25 Aug 2025 | – Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition |
17 Feb 2027 | – Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition |
12 May 2028 | – Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition |
17 Oct 2029 | – Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition |
08 Mar 2031 | – Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition |
04 Jun 2032 | – Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition |
10 Dec 2033 | – Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition |
01 Jul 2036 | – Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition |