
4 Vesta - Wikipedia
Vesta orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter, within the asteroid belt, with a period of 3.6 Earth years, [6] specifically in the inner asteroid belt, interior to the Kirkwood gap at 2.50 AU. Its orbit …
4 Vesta - Science@NASA
2024年12月20日 · Vesta was the fourth asteroid ever to be discovered. How Vesta Got Its Name. 4 Vesta’s discoverer, Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers, gave the honor of naming the new asteroid to …
Asteroid Vesta | Space Reference
Vesta is a dwarf planet orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Vesta as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it …
Vesta: Facts About the Brightest Asteroid | Space
2018年5月29日 · Vesta is the second most massive body in the asteroid belt, surpassed only by Ceres, which is classified as a dwarf planet. The brightest asteroid in the sky, Vesta is …
Vesta | 2nd Largest Asteroid of the Asteroid Belt | Britannica
2024年12月27日 · Vesta revolves around the Sun once in 3.63 years in a nearly circular moderately inclined (7.1°) orbit at a mean distance of 2.36 astronomical units (AU; about 353 …
4 Vesta Asteroid Radius (Size), Mass, Discovery and other Facts
The semi-major axis of Vesta orbit is 2.3619872 (A.U.), the furthest point from the centre to the edge of an elliptical. Vesta has not been classed as a Near Earth Object (NEO) asteroid as its …
Asteroid 4 Vesta - TheSkyLive
2013年12月30日 · Vesta has a rotation period of about 5.34 hours and an orbital period of 3.63 Earth years. It has been observed by ground-based telescopes, as well as by the Dawn …
(4) Vesta - 3D Asteroid Catalogue
2021年7月1日 · Vesta (DAWN HAMO, 256k poly) Please note that the models are in planetocentric coordinate system, with Z axis passing through north pole. Actual rotational axis …
Vesta (Asteroid) | Facts, Information, History & Definition
2020年3月5日 · Between Mars and Jupiter, Vesta orbits the Sun within the asteroid belt within 3.6 years, specifically in the inner asteroid belt, interior to the Kirkwood gap at 2.50 AU. Vesta has …
Vesta - HyperPhysics
Its orbit places Vesta in the Main Asteriod Belt, but the object more closely resembles a small planet or Earth's Moon than another asteroid. "Unlike Ceres, which orbits just around or …