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 7.78.

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 Aug 16	03h 28m 08s	+11° 03’ 15”	7.88	Taurus
2019 Aug 17	03h 29m 03s	+11° 04’ 39”	7.87	Taurus
2019 Aug 18	03h 29m 58s	+11° 05’ 56”	7.85	Taurus
2019 Aug 19	03h 30m 52s	+11° 07’ 08”	7.84	Taurus
2019 Aug 20	03h 31m 45s	+11° 08’ 12”	7.83	Taurus
2019 Aug 21	03h 32m 36s	+11° 09’ 12”	7.82	Taurus
2019 Aug 22	03h 33m 27s	+11° 10’ 06”	7.81	Taurus
2019 Aug 23	03h 34m 15s	+11° 10’ 55”	7.80	Taurus
2019 Aug 24	03h 35m 04s	+11° 11’ 38”	7.78	Taurus
2019 Aug 25	03h 35m 52s	+11° 12’ 15”	7.77	Taurus
2019 Aug 26	03h 36m 38s	+11° 12’ 47”	7.76	Taurus
2019 Aug 27	03h 37m 22s	+11° 13’ 12”	7.75	Taurus
2019 Aug 28	03h 38m 05s	+11° 13’ 32”	7.73	Taurus
2019 Aug 29	03h 38m 48s	+11° 13’ 45”	7.72	Taurus