Asteroid 4 Vesta

Available Resources

• Position (see also Where is Asteroid 4 Vesta?)
• Distance (see also How far is Asteroid 4 Vesta from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 4 Vesta rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 4 Vesta?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 4 Vesta orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 4 Vesta with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• Physical data. Detailed information about physical properties of Asteroid 4 Vesta, such as mass and geometric properties.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 4 Vesta for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 4 Vesta in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A hight precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 4 Vesta with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Closest approach of Asteroid 4 Vesta to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 4 Vesta to Earth happens on Sun Jun 7 2076 at a distance of 1.13751791 Astronomical Units, or 170,170,258 kilometers:

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

Asteroid 4 Vesta brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 4 Vesta is 6.53.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 4 Vesta, 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 4 Vesta rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 4 Vesta rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid 4 Vesta touches the horizon, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Asteroid 4 Vesta Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 4 Vesta with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 4 Vesta 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!

Asteroid 4 Vesta 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 4 Vesta computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 4 Vesta in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2019 Nov 11	03h 19m 32s	+08° 28’ 50”	6.48	Cetus
2019 Nov 12	03h 18m 30s	+08° 26’ 25”	6.48	Cetus
2019 Nov 13	03h 17m 27s	+08° 24’ 06”	6.48	Cetus
2019 Nov 14	03h 16m 26s	+08° 21’ 51”	6.48	Cetus
2019 Nov 15	03h 15m 23s	+08° 19’ 45”	6.49	Cetus
2019 Nov 16	03h 14m 21s	+08° 17’ 43”	6.50	Cetus
2019 Nov 17	03h 13m 18s	+08° 15’ 47”	6.52	Cetus
2019 Nov 18	03h 12m 18s	+08° 13’ 58”	6.53	Cetus
2019 Nov 19	03h 11m 16s	+08° 12’ 15”	6.55	Cetus
2019 Nov 20	03h 10m 15s	+08° 10’ 40”	6.56	Cetus
2019 Nov 21	03h 09m 15s	+08° 09’ 11”	6.58	Cetus
2019 Nov 22	03h 08m 15s	+08° 07’ 50”	6.60	Cetus
2019 Nov 23	03h 07m 15s	+08° 06’ 35”	6.62	Cetus
2019 Nov 24	03h 06m 17s	+08° 05’ 30”	6.64	Cetus