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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |4 Vesta
 
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''4 Vesta in Orbiter 2002P3 from ''MainBeltAsteroids.zip'''''
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''4 Vesta from ''AsteroidPack_v1.00.zip'' in Orbiter 2003P2'''
 
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
 
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits
 
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|width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|2002.345
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|width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|2006
 
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|353 447 079 923 m
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|353 261 879 345.975 m
 
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.088877813
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.0890394155076459
 
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|7.13484982° <br> (0.124526621 radian)
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|7.133373134° <br> (0.124500847960143 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|103.9471177° <br> (1.814219452 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|103.9258891° <br> (1.81384894200928 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|253.6260652° <br> (4.426609907 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|254.2243352° <br> (4.4370516871193 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|466.9193908° <br> (8.149280711 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|469.6544222° <br> (8.19701601450406 radian)
 
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
 
!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
 
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|265000 km
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|234000 km
 
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|3×10<sup>20</sup> kg
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|2.7×10<sup>20</sup> kg
 
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Rotation elements
 
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|width="30%"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|19231 seconds (5.342 hours)
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|width="30%"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|19232.64 seconds (5.3424 hours)
 
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|width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0
 
|width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0
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|width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|0
 
|width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|0
 
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from 4 Vesta.cfg (AsteroidPack_v1.00.zip)
 
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'''4 Vesta''' was discovered on 29 March 1807 by [[w:Heinrich Wilhelm Obers|Heinrich Wilhelm Obers]], and was at first classified as a planet, at least until it was realized that there are many small bodies in the area between [[Mars]] and [[Jupiter]], at which time they were reclassified as [[Asteroid belt|asteroids]],
 
'''4 Vesta''' was discovered on 29 March 1807 by [[w:Heinrich Wilhelm Obers|Heinrich Wilhelm Obers]], and was at first classified as a planet, at least until it was realized that there are many small bodies in the area between [[Mars]] and [[Jupiter]], at which time they were reclassified as [[Asteroid belt|asteroids]],
  
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== 4 Vesta in Orbiter ==
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4 Vesta was first introduced with the release of MainBeltAsteroids.zip in May 2003. Note that the landing surface as given in the config file is spherical, but the visual of Vesta is not, if you land, you will likely be above or below the visual surface.
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4 Vesta was first introduced with the release of MainBeltAsteroids051403.zip in May 2003. Note that the landing surface as given in the config file is spherical, but the visual of Vesta is not, if you land, you will likely be above or below the visual surface.
  
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/asteroid-pack-1-00.2832/ Asteroid Pack 1.00]||O-F Resources||2004-11-21||Nighthawke||Scenery||21 November 2004||||
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/main-belt-asteroids-v1-0.1435/ Main Belt Asteroids v1.0]||O-F Resources||v1.0||Unknown OHM Addon Developer||Scenery||14 May 2003||||
 
|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/main-belt-asteroids-v1-0.1435/ Main Belt Asteroids v1.0]||O-F Resources||v1.0||Unknown OHM Addon Developer||Scenery||14 May 2003||||
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== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
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Vesta-MainBeltAsteroidszip.jpg|<center>4 Vesta in Orbiter 2002P3 from ''MainBeltAsteroids.zip''</center>
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Vesta-MainBeltAsteroidszip.jpg|<center>4 Vesta from ''MainBeltAsteroids051403.zip'' in Orbiter 2002P3</center>
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4Vesta-AsteroidPackv1.zip-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>4 Vesta from ''AsteroidPack_v1.00.zip in Orbiter 2003P2</center>
 
Vesta in natural color.jpg|<center>Vesta imaged by the [[w:Dawn (spacecraft)|Dawn]] spacecraft on 24 July 2011</center>
 
Vesta in natural color.jpg|<center>Vesta imaged by the [[w:Dawn (spacecraft)|Dawn]] spacecraft on 24 July 2011</center>
 
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[[Category:Articles|Vesta]]
 
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[[Category:Solar System|Vesta]]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:11, 12 September 2024

4 Vesta
4Vesta-AsteroidPackv1.zip-Orbiter2003P2.jpg
4 Vesta from AsteroidPack_v1.00.zip in Orbiter 2003P2
Designation
Name 4 Vesta
Reference body Sun
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2006
Semimajor axis (a) 353 261 879 345.975 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.0890394155076459
Inclination (i) 7.133373134°
(0.124500847960143 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 103.9258891°
(1.81384894200928 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 254.2243352°
(4.4370516871193 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 469.6544222°
(8.19701601450406 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 234000 km
Mass 2.7×1020 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 19232.64 seconds (5.3424 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 0.004014257
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from 4 Vesta.cfg (AsteroidPack_v1.00.zip)

4 Vesta was discovered on 29 March 1807 by Heinrich Wilhelm Obers, and was at first classified as a planet, at least until it was realized that there are many small bodies in the area between Mars and Jupiter, at which time they were reclassified as asteroids,

4 Vesta in Orbiter[edit]

4 Vesta was first introduced with the release of MainBeltAsteroids051403.zip in May 2003. Note that the landing surface as given in the config file is spherical, but the visual of Vesta is not, if you land, you will likely be above or below the visual surface.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Vesta
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Asteroid Pack 1.00 O-F Resources 2004-11-21 Nighthawke Scenery 21 November 2004
Main Belt Asteroids v1.0 O-F Resources v1.0 Unknown OHM Addon Developer Scenery 14 May 2003

See also[edit]

4 Vesta at Wikipedia

Gallery[edit]

  • 4 Vesta from MainBeltAsteroids051403.zip in Orbiter 2002P3
  • 4 Vesta from AsteroidPack_v1.00.zip in Orbiter 2003P2
  • Vesta imaged by the Dawn spacecraft on 24 July 2011
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