4 Vesta (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 4 Vesta is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:34 (EDT), 22° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:44, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:00, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
4 Vesta
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 01 January 2024 |
Right ascension: | 05h45m [1] |
Declination: | +20°59' [1] |
Constellation: | Taurus |
Magnitude: | 6.74 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.60 AU 13.28 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 10.94 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 271.5° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.36 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.089896 |
Inclination: | 7.14° |
Longitude ascending node: | 103.71° |
Argument of perihelion: | 151.69° |
Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 223.66° |
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.
21 Dec 2023 | – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition |
02 May 2025 | – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition |
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 |