4 Vesta

seicont lairgest asteroid o the main asteroid belt

Vesta, minor-planet designation 4 Vesta, is ane o the lairgest asteroids in the Solar Seestem, wi a mean diameter o 525 kilometre (326 mi).[4]

4 Vesta ⚶
Composite greyscale image o Vesta taken bi the Dawn spacecraft.
Discovery
Discovered biHeinrich Wilhelm Olbers
Discovery date29 March 1807
Designations
Pronunciation/ˈvɛstə/
Named after
Vesta
Main belt (Vesta faimily)
AdjectivesVestan, Vestian
Orbital chairactereestics[2]
Epoch 2010-Jul-23 (JD 2455400.5)
Aphelion2.571 AU (384.72 Gm)
Perihelion2.1526 AU (321.82 Gm)
2.362 AU (353.268 Gm)
Eccentricity0.08862
3.63 a (1325.85 d)
19.34 km/s
307.80°
Inclination7.134° tae Ecliptic
5.56° tae Invariable plane[1]
103.91°
149.84°
SatellitesNone
Proper orbital elements[3]
2.3615126 AU
0.0987580
6.3923416°
99.188833 deg / yr
3.62944 yr
(1325.653 d)
Precession o perihelion
36.872897 arcsec / yr
Precession of the ascending node
−39.597863 arcsec / yr
Pheesical chairacteristics
Dimensions(572.6 × 557.2 × 446.4) ± 0.2 km[4]
525.4±0.2 km (mean)
Mass(2.59076±0.00001)×1020 kg[4]
Mean density
3.456 g/cm³[4]
0.25 m/s2
0.025 g
0.36  km/s
0.2226 d (5.342 h)[2][5]
Albedo0.423 (geometric)[6]
Temperaturmin: 85 K (−188 °C)
max: 270 K (−3 °C)[7]
Spectral teep
V-type asteroid[2][8]
5.1[9] to 8.48
3.20[2][6]
0.70″ tae 0.22″

References

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  3. "AstDyS-2 Vesta Synthetic Proper Orbital Elements". Department of Mathematics, University of Pisa, Italy. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  4. a b c d Russell, C. T.; et al. (2012). "Dawn at Vesta: Testing the Protoplanetary Paradigm". Science. 336 (6082): 684. Bibcode:2012Sci...336..684R. doi:10.1126/science.1219381. Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)
  5. Harris, A. W.; Warner, B. D.; Pravec, P.; (Eds.) (2006). "Asteroid Lightcurve Derived Data. EAR-A-5-DDR-DERIVED-LIGHTCURVE-V8.0". NASA Planetary Data System. Archived frae the original on 9 Apryle 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2013.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors leet (link) CS1 maint: extra text: authors leet (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  6. a b Tedesco, E. F.; Noah, P. V.; Noah, M.; Price, S. D. (2004). "Infra-Red Astronomy Satellite (IRAS) Minor Planet Survey. IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0". NASA Planetary Data System. Archived frae the original on 11 Mairch 2007. Retrieved 15 Mairch 2007.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors leet (link)
  7. Mueller, T. G.; Metcalfe, L. (2001). "ISO and Asteroids" (PDF). European Space Agency (ESA) bulletin. 108: 38.
  8. Neese, C.; Ed. (2005). "Asteroid Taxonomy EAR-A-5-DDR-TAXONOMY-V5.0". NASA Planetary Data System. Archived frae the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  9. Menzel, Donald H.; and Pasachoff, Jay M. (1983). A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. p. 391. ISBN 0-395-34835-8.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors leet (link)