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public  Horoatu Crasnei, Romania Horoatu Crasnei, Romania  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/Bucharest
Sunrise: 5:38 
Transit: 13:32 
Sunset: 21:26
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Asteroid 6 Hebe

Below the horizon.  Rise: 23:54 | Tran: 5:26 | Set: 10:55
Alt: -16.38°   Az: 277.79°   Direction: West

Asteroid 6 Hebe is in the constellation of Aquarius, at a distance of 211,884,916.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 22h 39m 41s and the Declination is -06° 47’ 38” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of asteroid 6 Hebe is 9.00.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of asteroid 6 Hebe in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of asteroid 6 Hebe in the constellation of Aquarius on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of asteroid 6 Hebe in the constellation of Aquarius on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of asteroid 6 Hebe against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

6 Hebe
RA: 22h 38m 21s
Dec: -06° 55’ 37”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of asteroid 6 Hebe. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 39m 41s
-06° 47’ 38”
07h 07m 14s
05h 46m 56s

J2000

22h 38m 21s
-06° 55’ 37”

Additional Information

Aquarius
9.00

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of asteroid 6 Hebe from Horoatu Crasnei, Romania (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Bucharest):

Azimuth: 96.8°
Max altitude: 36.1°
Azimuth: 263.2°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of asteroid 6 Hebe from Earth is currently 211,884,916.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.4163631809 Astronomical Units. Light takes 11m 46.772s to travel from asteroid 6 Hebe and arrive to us.

211,884,916.0
1.4163631809
11m 46.772s

The following graph shows the distance of asteroid 6 Hebe from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of asteroid 6 Hebe from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of 6 Hebe from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 1900 and December 31, 2099, the closest approach of asteroid 6 Hebe to Earth will happen on Wednesday 21 September 2044 at a distance of 0.974147 Astronomical Units, or 145,730,330 kilometers:

Wednesday 21 September 2044
145,730,330
0.974147

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

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of asteroid 6 Hebe, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

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 February, 24 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 March 9, 2022
2,459,648.4701 JD
Next perihelion transit December 18, 2025
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

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of asteroid 6 Hebe relative to the other major objects in the Solar System. You can access more advanced features using our 3D Solar System Viewer.

Physical Properties

The table below lists the known key physical properties of asteroid 6 Hebe. The source for this data is the 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
Jun 25 2025 22h 34m 43s -06° 25’ 41” 9.18 Aquarius
Jun 26 2025 22h 35m 27s -06° 27’ 51” 9.16 Aquarius
Jun 27 2025 22h 36m 11s -06° 30’ 16” 9.14 Aquarius
Jun 28 2025 22h 36m 52s -06° 32’ 55” 9.11 Aquarius
Jun 29 2025 22h 37m 33s -06° 35’ 50” 9.09 Aquarius
Jun 30 2025 22h 38m 12s -06° 38’ 59” 9.06 Aquarius
Jul 01 2025 22h 38m 50s -06° 42’ 25” 9.04 Aquarius
Jul 02 2025 22h 39m 27s -06° 46’ 06” 9.01 Aquarius
Jul 03 2025 22h 40m 02s -06° 50’ 02” 8.99 Aquarius
Jul 04 2025 22h 40m 36s -06° 54’ 15” 8.96 Aquarius
Jul 05 2025 22h 41m 08s -06° 58’ 43” 8.93 Aquarius
Jul 06 2025 22h 41m 39s -07° 03’ 28” 8.91 Aquarius
Jul 07 2025 22h 42m 09s -07° 08’ 31” 8.88 Aquarius
Jul 08 2025 22h 42m 37s -07° 13’ 49” 8.86 Aquarius

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