6 Hebe (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 6 Hebe is visible between 22:17 and 04:47. It will become accessible at around 22:17, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:32, 40° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:47 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
6 Hebe
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
Computed for: | 20 August 2025 |
Right ascension: | 22h36m [1] |
Declination: | −15°40' [1] |
Constellation: | Aquarius |
Magnitude: | 7.66 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.04 AU 8.65 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 42.69 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 262.3° |
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis: | 2.43 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.202382 |
Inclination: | 14.73° |
Longitude ascending node: | 138.62° |
Argument of perihelion: | 239.67° |
Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 274.34° |
Absolute mag (H): | 5.61 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
Perihelion: | 1.93 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.92 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.78 years |
Events
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 |
09 Dec 2033 | – Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition |
01 Jul 2036 | – Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition |
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