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Asteroid 6 Hebe

Below the horizon.  Rise: 1:48 | Tran: 7:09 | Set: 12:31
Alt: -5.51°   Az: 94.80°   Direction: East

Asteroid 6 Hebe is in the constellation of Aquarius, at a distance of 300,074,341.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 21h 54m 16s and the Declination is -07° 17’ 49” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid 6 Hebe is 9.94 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid 6 Hebe in Aquarius on May, 18 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid 6 Hebe in Aquarius on May, 18 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High 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.

6 Hebe
RA: 21h 52m 55s
Dec: -07° 25’ 02”
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 6 Hebe. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

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.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 54m 16s
-07° 17’ 49”
18h 01m 12s
15h 55m 28s

J2000

21h 52m 55s
-07° 25’ 02”

Additional Information

Aquarius
9.94

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 6 Hebe from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.3°
Max altitude: 31.2°
Azimuth: 262.7°
  • 6 Hebe is below the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Given its current magnitude, 6 Hebe is visible with the help of a binocular with a 60mm aperture, might require a small telescope.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 6 Hebe from Earth is currently 300,074,341.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.0058730756 Astronomical Units. Light takes 16m 40.940s to travel from Asteroid 6 Hebe and arrive to us.

300,074,341.0
2.0058730756
16m 40.940s

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.

Chart of the distance of Asteroid 6 Hebe 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. 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

Between 1 January 1900 and 31 December 2099, the closest approach of Asteroid 6 Hebe to Earth happens on Wed Sep 21 2044 at a distance of 0.974147 Astronomical Units, or 145,730,330 kilometers:

Wed Sep 21 2044
145,730,330
0.974147

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

Light Curve

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.

Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid 6 Hebe as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 6 Hebe at epoch 24 February 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.20275238
Orbit inclination i 14.73756424°
Perihelion distance q 1.93351725 AU
289,250,063 km
Aphelion distance Q 2.91696383 AU
436,371,578 km
Semi-major axis a 2.42524054 AU
362,810,821 km
Orbital period period 3.7769 years
1,379.5284 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2022-Mar-09 23:16:55
2,459,648.4701 JD
Next perihelion transit 2025-Dec-18 11:57
2,461,027.9985 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 239.54004369621°
Longitude of the ascending node node 138.63826477344°
Mean anomaly M 91.865282977911°
Mean motion n 0.26095874°/day
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Physical Data

The following shows the known values of the most important physical parameters of Asteroid 6 Hebe. Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Physical Parameter Value Relative to Earth
Diameter 185.18 km 0.0145
Sideral Rotation 7.2745 hours 0.3039
Absolute Magnitude 5.71
Geometric Albedo 0.2679

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. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 May 11 21h 44m 46s -07° 46’ 41” 10.05 Aquarius
2025 May 12 21h 46m 09s -07° 42’ 21” 10.03 Aquarius
2025 May 13 21h 47m 32s -07° 38’ 05” 10.02 Aquarius
2025 May 14 21h 48m 53s -07° 33’ 53” 10.00 Aquarius
2025 May 15 21h 50m 15s -07° 29’ 45” 9.98 Aquarius
2025 May 16 21h 51m 35s -07° 25’ 43” 9.97 Aquarius
2025 May 17 21h 52m 56s -07° 21’ 44” 9.95 Aquarius
2025 May 18 21h 54m 15s -07° 17’ 51” 9.94 Aquarius
2025 May 19 21h 55m 34s -07° 14’ 02” 9.92 Aquarius
2025 May 20 21h 56m 52s -07° 10’ 20” 9.91 Aquarius
2025 May 21 21h 58m 10s -07° 06’ 42” 9.89 Aquarius
2025 May 22 21h 59m 27s -07° 03’ 10” 9.87 Aquarius
2025 May 23 22h 00m 43s -06° 59’ 43” 9.86 Aquarius
2025 May 24 22h 01m 58s -06° 56’ 24” 9.84 Aquarius

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