Asteroid 6 Hebe

Asteroid 6 Hebe is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 6 Hebe is 13h 36m 27s and the Declination is +03° 41’ 53” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 6 Hebe is 11.47 (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 486,726,574 kilometers, equivalent to 3.253566 Astronomical Units. Light takes 27 minutes and 3.5451 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 0.97414707 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 11.47.

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
2020 Aug 08	13h 28m 42s	+04° 47’ 52”	11.45	Virgo
2020 Aug 09	13h 29m 44s	+04° 38’ 54”	11.45	Virgo
2020 Aug 10	13h 30m 47s	+04° 29’ 57”	11.45	Virgo
2020 Aug 11	13h 31m 49s	+04° 20’ 57”	11.46	Virgo
2020 Aug 12	13h 32m 53s	+04° 11’ 57”	11.46	Virgo
2020 Aug 13	13h 33m 56s	+04° 02’ 57”	11.46	Virgo
2020 Aug 14	13h 35m 00s	+03° 53’ 57”	11.47	Virgo
2020 Aug 15	13h 36m 06s	+03° 44’ 54”	11.47	Virgo
2020 Aug 16	13h 37m 10s	+03° 35’ 53”	11.47	Virgo
2020 Aug 17	13h 38m 17s	+03° 26’ 49”	11.48	Virgo
2020 Aug 18	13h 39m 23s	+03° 17’ 47”	11.48	Virgo
2020 Aug 19	13h 40m 30s	+03° 08’ 44”	11.48	Virgo
2020 Aug 20	13h 41m 38s	+02° 59’ 39”	11.48	Virgo
2020 Aug 21	13h 42m 46s	+02° 50’ 36”	11.49	Virgo