The asteroid 4 Vesta
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From Ashburn (click to change), 4 Vesta is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 21:46 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 27° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:46, 28° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:57, when it sinks to 22° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
4 Vesta
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 6.06 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 17h27m [1] |
| Declination: | -21°57' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.36 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.088920 |
| Inclination: | 7.14° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 103.81° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 150.73° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 14.37° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.15 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.57 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.63 years |
Events
| 12 Nov 2019, 02:11 EST | – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition |
| 04 Mar 2021, 09:24 EST | – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition |
| 22 Aug 2022, 15:11 EDT | – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition |
| 21 Dec 2023, 11:48 EST | – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition |
| 02 May 2025, 17:35 EDT | – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition |
| 13 Oct 2026, 03:11 EDT | – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition |
| 31 Jan 2028, 04:35 EST | – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition |
| 09 Jul 2029, 22:24 EDT | – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition |
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