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Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2

Above the horizon.  Rise: 4:01 | Tran: 11:29 | Set: 18:58
Alt: 53.23°   Az: 154.57°   Direction: South-South-East
Please note: this information pertains to a Near-Earth Object (NEO). During close approaches, our current computational model is not able to provide an accurate position, due to the high speeds of these objects. We plan to refine our algorithms to improve accuracy in the future. JPL Horizons can compute precise positions in these situations.

Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 is in the constellation of Aries, at a distance of 289,064,441.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 02h 58m 25s and the Declination is +16° 51’ 39” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 is 29.05.

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 in Aries on May, 29 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 in Aries on May, 29 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 58m 25s
+16° 51’ 39”
22h 57m 40s
01h 56m 06s

J2000

02h 57m 00s
+16° 45’ 35”

Additional Information

Aries
29.05

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.2°
Max altitude: 55.4°
Azimuth: 286.9°
  • 2006 HE2 is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the South-South-East direction at an altitude of 53.23° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2006 HE2 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 from Earth is currently 289,064,441.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.9322764398 Astronomical Units. Light takes 16m 4.215s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 and arrive to us.

289,064,441.0
1.9322764398
16m 4.215s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth.

Closest Approach

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 to Earth happens on Sun Sep 30 2029 at a distance of 0.010580 Astronomical Units, or 1,582,789 kilometers:

Sun Sep 30 2029
1,582,789
0.010580

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 at epoch 16 October 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.15675075
Orbit inclination i 1.18194775°
Perihelion distance q 0.89766177 AU
134,288,290 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.23139266 AU
184,213,720 km
Semi-major axis a 1.06452722 AU
159,251,005 km
Orbital period period 1.0984 years
401.1747 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2025-Mar-04 08:27:41
2,460,738.8526 JD
Next perihelion transit 2026-Apr-09 12:39
2,461,140.0273 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 90.83770837312°
Longitude of the ascending node node 200.28098631348°
Mean anomaly M 235.84731318419°
Mean motion n 0.89736457°/day
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Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 May 22 02h 31m 27s +14° 54’ 35” 29.00 Aries
2025 May 23 02h 35m 06s +15° 11’ 17” 29.00 Aries
2025 May 24 02h 38m 46s +15° 27’ 43” 29.01 Aries
2025 May 25 02h 42m 24s +15° 43’ 52” 29.02 Aries
2025 May 26 02h 46m 03s +15° 59’ 46” 29.03 Aries
2025 May 27 02h 49m 41s +16° 15’ 24” 29.04 Aries
2025 May 28 02h 53m 21s +16° 30’ 44” 29.04 Aries
2025 May 29 02h 56m 59s +16° 45’ 48” 29.05 Aries
2025 May 30 03h 00m 38s +17° 00’ 34” 29.06 Aries
2025 May 31 03h 04m 16s +17° 15’ 04” 29.07 Aries
2025 Jun 01 03h 07m 55s +17° 29’ 16” 29.08 Aries
2025 Jun 02 03h 11m 34s +17° 43’ 12” 29.08 Aries
2025 Jun 03 03h 15m 12s +17° 56’ 50” 29.09 Aries
2025 Jun 04 03h 18m 51s +18° 10’ 10” 29.10 Aries

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