4 Vesta (Asteroid)

From Cambridge , 4 Vesta will become visible at around 21:49 (EDT), 42° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:21.
Name
4 Vesta
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 13 June 2025 |
Right ascension: | 14h22m [1] |
Declination: | −05°01' [1] |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Magnitude: | 6.57 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.34 AU 11.15 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 29.11 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 290.9° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.36 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.090033 |
Inclination: | 7.14° |
Longitude ascending node: | 103.70° |
Argument of perihelion: | 151.62° |
Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 305.25° |
Absolute mag (H): | 3.25 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.15 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.57 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.63 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
13 Oct 2026 | – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition |
31 Jan 2028 | – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition |
10 Jul 2029 | – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition |
24 Nov 2030 | – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition |
20 Mar 2032 | – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition |
08 Sep 2033 | – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition |
02 Jan 2035 | – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition |
23 May 2036 | – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition |