Asteroid 6 Hebe
Asteroid 6 Hebe Sky Charts and Coordinates
This is a simplified sky chart, showing where Asteroid 6 Hebe is now with respect to the brightest stars and constellations.
More advanced sky charts are available on TheSkyLive for this object: 1) the Online Planetarium which is interactive and allows to select dates and additional objects to visualize; and 2) the Live Position and Data Tracker which provides the highest precision position data and features deep sky imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey.
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Asteroid 6 Hebe Rise and Set Times
Today's Asteroid 6 Hebe rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. All times are relative to the Europe/London timezone.
Asteroid 6 Hebe Orbit Diagram
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!
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Asteroid 6 Hebe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Dec 08 | 06h 42m 50s | +03° 40’ 14” | 8.63 | Monoceros |
| 2018 Dec 09 | 06h 42m 00s | +03° 42’ 56” | 8.62 | Monoceros |
| 2018 Dec 10 | 06h 41m 08s | +03° 45’ 55” | 8.60 | Monoceros |
| 2018 Dec 11 | 06h 40m 14s | +03° 49’ 09” | 8.59 | Monoceros |
| 2018 Dec 12 | 06h 39m 20s | +03° 52’ 38” | 8.57 | Monoceros |
| 2018 Dec 13 | 06h 38m 25s | +03° 56’ 23” | 8.56 | Monoceros |
| 2018 Dec 14 | 06h 37m 28s | +04° 00’ 24” | 8.54 | Monoceros |
| 2018 Dec 15 | 06h 36m 30s | +04° 04’ 41” | 8.53 | Monoceros |
| 2018 Dec 16 | 06h 35m 33s | +04° 09’ 11” | 8.52 | Monoceros |
| 2018 Dec 17 | 06h 34m 32s | +04° 13’ 59” | 8.51 | Monoceros |
| 2018 Dec 18 | 06h 33m 33s | +04° 19’ 00” | 8.49 | Monoceros |
| 2018 Dec 19 | 06h 32m 31s | +04° 24’ 18” | 8.48 | Monoceros |
| 2018 Dec 20 | 06h 31m 31s | +04° 29’ 49” | 8.47 | Monoceros |
| 2018 Dec 21 | 06h 30m 29s | +04° 35’ 35” | 8.47 | Monoceros |
Distance of Asteroid 6 Hebe from Earth
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 6 Hebe from Earth as a function of time. Distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with a 2 days interval.
The reported distances might be inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 6 Hebe is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Light Curve of Asteroid 6 Hebe
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 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 | |
Asteroid 6 Hebe Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 6 Hebe at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.20300711 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 14.73790068° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 1.93283528 AU 289,148,043 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
2.91748470 AU 436,449,500 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
2.42515999 AU 362,798,771 km |
| Orbital period | period |
3.7800 years 1,379.4597 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2018-May-31 16:53:45 2,458,270.2040 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2022-Mar-11 03:55 2,459,649.6637 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 239.80748960576° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 138.64020408606° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 86.197921686921° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.26097174°/day |
| Closest approach to Earth* | 2044-Sep-21 | |
| Distance of closest approach* | 0.97414705 AU 145,730,325 km |
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* NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed for the time interval between 2013-Jan-01 and 2075-Dec-31, with a sampling interval of 1 day.