Asteroid 6 Hebe

Asteroid 6 Hebe is currently in the constellation of Serpens. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 6 Hebe is 17h 37m 23s and the Declination is -12° 33’ 02” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 6 Hebe is 11.24 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 6 Hebe available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 6 Hebe?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid 6 Hebe from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 6 Hebe rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 6 Hebe?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 6 Hebe orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 6 Hebe with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• Physical data. Detailed information about physical properties of Asteroid 6 Hebe, such as mass and geometric properties.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 6 Hebe for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 6 Hebe in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 6 Hebe with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 6 Hebe is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Asteroid 6 Hebe?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 6 Hebe in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid 6 Hebe Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 6 Hebe from Earth is currently 502,058,017 kilometers, equivalent to 3.356051 Astronomical Units. Light takes 27 minutes and 54.6853 seconds to travel from Asteroid 6 Hebe and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 6 Hebe 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.

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 6 Hebe from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid 6 Hebe to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 6 Hebe to Earth happens on Wed Sep 21 2044 at a distance of 0.974147 Astronomical Units, or 145,730,328 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Asteroid 6 Hebe brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 6 Hebe is 11.24.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 6 Hebe, 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.

Asteroid 6 Hebe rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 6 Hebe rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid 6 Hebe touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Asteroid 6 Hebe Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 6 Hebe with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 6 Hebe and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Asteroid 6 Hebe 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 6 Hebe computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 6 Hebe in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Jan 14	17h 24m 37s	-12° 26’ 47”	11.25	Serpens
2021 Jan 15	17h 26m 17s	-12° 27’ 53”	11.25	Serpens
2021 Jan 16	17h 27m 59s	-12° 28’ 54”	11.25	Serpens
2021 Jan 17	17h 29m 39s	-12° 29’ 51”	11.25	Serpens
2021 Jan 18	17h 31m 21s	-12° 30’ 42”	11.24	Serpens
2021 Jan 19	17h 33m 02s	-12° 31’ 27”	11.24	Serpens
2021 Jan 20	17h 34m 42s	-12° 32’ 08”	11.24	Serpens
2021 Jan 21	17h 36m 23s	-12° 32’ 41”	11.24	Serpens
2021 Jan 22	17h 38m 03s	-12° 33’ 11”	11.24	Serpens
2021 Jan 23	17h 39m 43s	-12° 33’ 37”	11.24	Serpens
2021 Jan 24	17h 41m 24s	-12° 33’ 56”	11.23	Serpens
2021 Jan 25	17h 43m 04s	-12° 34’ 09”	11.23	Serpens
2021 Jan 26	17h 44m 44s	-12° 34’ 18”	11.23	Serpens
2021 Jan 27	17h 46m 23s	-12° 34’ 22”	11.23	Serpens