6 Hebe (Asteroid)

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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
Object type Asteroid
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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