Hebe (asteroid)

Hebe /ˈhiːbiː/ ( 6 Hebe) is a large asteroid. It orbits the Sun in our solar system's asteroid belt. It has around 0.5% of the mass of the belt. Hebe is the fifth-brightest object in the asteroid belt after Vesta, Ceres, Iris, and Pallas. It has a mean opposition magnitude of +8.3, about equal to the mean brightness of Titan, and can reach +7.5 at an opposition near perihelion.

Hebe is named after the Greek goddess of youth, Hebe.

Hebe (asteroid) Media

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  Simulations (top) and direct images (bottom) of 6 Hebe

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  Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Hebe

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  Size comparison: the first 10 asteroids profiled against the Moon. Hebe is sixth from the left.

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  The orbit of 6 Hebe compared with the orbits of Earth, Mars and Jupiter