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 high 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 Tue Jan 1 2013 at a distance of 0.00000000 Astronomical Units, or 0 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 -100.00.

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, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric 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
2020 Jan 18	02h 49m 11s	+10° 32’ 09”	N.A.
2020 Jan 19	02h 49m 37s	+10° 37’ 54”	N.A.
2020 Jan 20	02h 50m 04s	+10° 43’ 44”	N.A.
2020 Jan 21	02h 50m 34s	+10° 49’ 36”	N.A.
2020 Jan 22	02h 51m 03s	+10° 55’ 33”	N.A.
2020 Jan 23	02h 51m 35s	+11° 01’ 35”	N.A.
2020 Jan 24	02h 52m 08s	+11° 07’ 38”	N.A.
2020 Jan 25	02h 52m 42s	+11° 13’ 46”	N.A.
2020 Jan 26	02h 53m 17s	+11° 19’ 59”	N.A.
2020 Jan 27	02h 53m 54s	+11° 26’ 13”	N.A.
2020 Jan 28	02h 54m 33s	+11° 32’ 31”	N.A.
2020 Jan 29	02h 55m 13s	+11° 38’ 53”	N.A.
2020 Jan 30	02h 55m 53s	+11° 45’ 16”	N.A.
2020 Jan 31	02h 56m 35s	+11° 51’ 42”	N.A.