Asteroid 6 Hebe

6 Hebe is a main-belt asteroid located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It was discovered on 1 July 1847 by German astronomer Karl Ludwig Hencke and is named after the Greek goddess of youth. Hebe has a diameter of approximately 186 kilometers and is irregularly shaped, with a rotation period of about 7.3 hours. Hebe orbits the Sun once every 3.78 Earth years. Hebe is also the parent body of the Hebe family of asteroids, which are believed to have originated from the fragmentation of a larger parent body.

Asteroid 6 Hebe is currently in the constellation of Virgo.

The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 6 Hebe is 13h 32m 44s and the Declination is +00° 14’ 23” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt). The current magnitude of Asteroid 6 Hebe is 11.35 (JPL).

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

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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?)
• 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 520,762,931 kilometers, equivalent to 3.481085 Astronomical Units. Light takes 28 minutes and 57.0782 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 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:

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

Asteroid 6 Hebe Brightness and 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.

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
2023 Nov 23	13h 22m 11s	+00° 52’ 05”	11.35	Virgo
2023 Nov 24	13h 23m 34s	+00° 47’ 02”	11.35	Virgo
2023 Nov 25	13h 24m 55s	+00° 42’ 02”	11.35	Virgo
2023 Nov 26	13h 26m 16s	+00° 37’ 08”	11.35	Virgo
2023 Nov 27	13h 27m 37s	+00° 32’ 17”	11.35	Virgo
2023 Nov 28	13h 28m 56s	+00° 27’ 30”	11.35	Virgo
2023 Nov 29	13h 30m 18s	+00° 22’ 50”	11.35	Virgo
2023 Nov 30	13h 31m 37s	+00° 18’ 12”	11.35	Virgo
2023 Dec 01	13h 32m 57s	+00° 13’ 41”	11.35	Virgo
2023 Dec 02	13h 34m 17s	+00° 09’ 14”	11.35	Virgo
2023 Dec 03	13h 35m 35s	+00° 04’ 51”	11.35	Virgo
2023 Dec 04	13h 36m 55s	+00° 00’ 34”	11.34	Virgo
2023 Dec 05	13h 38m 13s	-00° 03’ 37”	11.34	Virgo
2023 Dec 06	13h 39m 33s	-00° 07’ 44”	11.34	Virgo