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4Vesta-AsteroidPackv1.zip-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>4 Vesta from ''AsteroidPack_v1.00.zip in Orbiter 2003P2</center>
 
4Vesta-AsteroidPackv1.zip-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>4 Vesta from ''AsteroidPack_v1.00.zip in Orbiter 2003P2</center>
 
4Vesta-Asteroid3Dzip-Orbiter2016D3D9.jpg|<center>4 Vesta from ''Asteroid 3D.zip'' in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9</center>
 
4Vesta-Asteroid3Dzip-Orbiter2016D3D9.jpg|<center>4 Vesta from ''Asteroid 3D.zip'' in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9</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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Vesta in natural color.jpg|<center>Vesta imaged by the [[w:Dawn (spacecraft)|Dawn]] spacecraft on 24 July 2011<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
 
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Revision as of 03:36, 12 November 2024

4 Vesta
VestaScrshot.jpg
4 Vesta in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9
Designation
Name 4 Vesta
Reference body Sun
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2006
Semimajor axis (a) 353261879345.975 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 (Asteroid 3D.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

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
Orbiter 2016 - torrent files O-F Resources 2016 martins Orbiter Download 23 August 2016 Orbiter 2016
Orbiter 2016 Core - MSI / EXE edition O-F Resources 2016 martins Orbiter Download 23 August 2016 Orbiter 2016
Orbiter 2016 Core - ZIP edition O-F Resources 2016 martins Orbiter download 23 August 2016 Orbiter 2016
Orbiter core package download
(The actual download page for Orbiter 2016)
Orbiter download page Orbiter 2016 martins Orbiter download 23 August 2016 Orbiter 2016
Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 2/4 - v2.0.0 O-F Resources v2.0.0 cristiapi Scenery 2 July 2015 *module only
3D Asteroids O-F Resources 2014-11-06 T1234 Scenery 6 November 2014
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

4 Vesta at Wikipedia

Gallery

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