Hebe, discovery

Hebe is a normal asteroid with a excentric orbit that it's 0.2011, & with an inclination respect to Solar System level of 14.77º. Normal distance of the Sun is 2.426 A.U.

During all November of 1999 Hebe was located at opposition at Orion constellation.

Sky & Telescope magazine at november issue said that Hebe was located at only 9' to north of e Orionis or Alnilam of 1.65 magnitude. The magnitude of Hebe during these days was 8.5, by the way a good magnitude to look for with my telescope or refrector with 90mm. of diameter & 1.400mm of focal distance.

Thereover, during the nights 8 & 9 of November of 1999 I saw this zone of stars & I noted the field and I found Hebe during first night thanks to Sky & Telescope magazine.

Hebe, during November 9th is 1.210 A.U. so far from Earth & 2.047 A.U. from Sun. Close the opposition and visible during all night.

Next one at chart I see you the positiion of Hebe during November 8th & 9th with field.

With this you can see the moviment of Hebe with a little dificulty with it was situated at rich stars field. By the way the date of discovery of Hebe is November 8th of 1999.

By the other hand, with a Java program that I found on the net, & thanks to Osamu Ajiki of AstroArts&y Ron Baalke of JPL, you can see the asteroid orbit, distans in relationship to Sun 6 Earth at Solar System for any date.

At classical mithology, Hebe or Hbh is Zeus & Hera's daughter, she is the personification of youth among greeks. Romans know her like Iuventus. Hebe is the agent to server the nectar & the ambrosia that they are stopped to age old to Golds. We are found to Hebe carring out own funtions of goddess of inferior range, she hooks the horses to Hera's cart, she bathes & she dress to her brother Ares, & so on. When Heracles was received between inmortal ones, he was assigned like wife to Hebe. About this, they were born Alexiares & Aniceto.