4 Vesta
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| 4 Vesta in Orbiter 2002P3 from MainBeltAsteroids051403.zip | |
| Designation | |
| Name | 4 Vesta |
| Reference body | Sun |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2002.345 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 353 447 079 923 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.088877813 |
| Inclination (i) | 7.13484982° (0.124526621 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 103.9471177° (1.814219452 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 253.6260652° (4.426609907 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 466.9193908° (8.149280711 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 265000 km |
| Mass | 3×1020 kg |
| Rotation elements | |
| SidRotPeriod | 19231 seconds (5.342 hours) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliqutiy | 0.004014257 |
| LAN | 0 |
| Note | *Elements given are from 4 Vesta.cfg (MainBeltAsteroids051403.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 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.
| Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Belt Asteroids v1.0 | O-F Resources | v1.0 | Unknown OHM Addon Developer | Scenery | 14 May 2003 | ||
See also
Gallery
4 Vesta in Orbiter 2002P3 from MainBeltAsteroids051403.zip 
Vesta imaged by the Dawn spacecraft on 24 July 2011
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