☄️ Hestia (asteroide 46)

Hestia (asteroid 46) today: 2.641 AU from Earth (395.0 million km), heliocentric distance 2.133 AU, orbital period 4.014 years. Computed via Kepler solver with JPL SBDB osculating elements.

Diameter 67.84 km Period 4.014 years Class belt

Position now (2026-04-29 08:46 UTC)

Heliocentric distance:2.1334 AU
Geocentric distance:2.6407 AU (395.0 million km)
Geocentric ecliptic longitude:349.316°
Geocentric ecliptic latitude:1.031°
RA J2000 (approximate):349.775°
Dec J2000 (approximate):-3.280°
True anomaly:-29.935°

Orbital elements (Keplerian)

Semi-major axis (a):2.5259 AU
Eccentricity (e):0.17193
Inclination (i):2.351°
Long. ascending node (Omega):181.059°
Argument of perihelion (omega):177.049°
Mean anomaly at epoch (M0):299.752°
Osculation epoch (JD):2461000.5
Orbital period:4.014 years

About Hestia

IAU designation: 46 Hestia. Estimated diameter: 67.84 km. Absolute magnitude H: 8.52.

Asteroide do cinturao principal. Detectavel com telescopio amador.

Limitation

Osculating elements are from epoch 2461000.5 JD. Keplerian propagation ignores perturbations (especially Jupiter for belt asteroids). For precision beyond months, consult JPL Horizons.

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