Asteroid 4 Vesta

Asteroid 4 Vesta is currently in the constellation of Pisces. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 4 Vesta is 00h 05m 39s and the Declination is -05° 32’ 38” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 4 Vesta is 8.48 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 4 Vesta available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 4 Vesta?)
• Distance from Earth (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.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 4 Vesta is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Asteroid 4 Vesta?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 4 Vesta in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid 4 Vesta Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 4 Vesta from Earth is currently 462,870,792 kilometers, equivalent to 3.094100 Astronomical Units. Light takes 25 minutes and 43.9708 seconds to travel from Asteroid 4 Vesta and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 4 Vesta from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 4 Vesta from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

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 1.137518 Astronomical Units, or 170,170,255 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 8.48.

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
2023 Jan 30	23h 53m 22s	-07° 00’ 57”	8.46	Aquarius
2023 Jan 31	23h 54m 56s	-06° 49’ 44”	8.46	Aquarius
2023 Feb 01	23h 56m 30s	-06° 38’ 29”	8.47	Cetus
2023 Feb 02	23h 58m 04s	-06° 27’ 14”	8.47	Cetus
2023 Feb 03	23h 59m 38s	-06° 15’ 56”	8.47	Pisces
2023 Feb 04	00h 01m 12s	-06° 04’ 40”	8.47	Pisces
2023 Feb 05	00h 02m 45s	-05° 53’ 22”	8.48	Pisces
2023 Feb 06	00h 04m 20s	-05° 42’ 05”	8.48	Pisces
2023 Feb 07	00h 05m 54s	-05° 30’ 46”	8.48	Pisces
2023 Feb 08	00h 07m 29s	-05° 19’ 27”	8.48	Pisces
2023 Feb 09	00h 09m 05s	-05° 08’ 07”	8.49	Pisces
2023 Feb 10	00h 10m 40s	-04° 56’ 48”	8.49	Pisces
2023 Feb 11	00h 12m 15s	-04° 45’ 27”	8.49	Pisces
2023 Feb 12	00h 13m 50s	-04° 34’ 06”	8.49	Pisces