Vesta (minor-planet designation: 4 Vesta) is one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, with a mean diameter of 525 kilometres (326 mi). [10] It was discovered by the German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers on 29 March 1807 [6] and is named after Vesta, the virgin goddess of home and hearth from Roman mythology. [19]

Dec 20, 2024 · Vesta is the second most massive body in the main asteroid belt, accounting for almost 9% of the total mass of all asteroids. Only dwarf planet Ceres is more massive in that region of rocky debris between Mars and Jupiter.

4 Vesta (IPA: [ˈvɛstə]) is the second most massive asteroid in the solar system, with an average diameter of about 530 km (around 330 miles) and an estimated mass of 9% of the mass of the entire asteroid belt. Its size and unusually bright surface makes Vesta the brightest asteroid, and the only one ever visible to the naked eye from Earth.

Dec 30, 2013 · 4 Vesta is a large asteroid located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It was discovered on March 29, 1807 by German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers and is one of the largest asteroids in the solar system, with a diameter of approximately 525 kilometers.

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 close to Earth. Vesta orbits the sun every 1,330 days (3.64 years), coming as close as 2.15 AU and reaching as far as 2.57 AU from the sun.

May 11, 2012 · Asteroid 4 Vesta is the second most massive body in the main asteroid belt, and, according to models (1–5), its early evolution occurred in an environment where collisions with other asteroids were much more frequent than they are today.

4 Vesta is the second most massive body in the main asteroid belt, accounting for almost nine percent of the total mass of all asteroids. Only dwarf planet Ceres is more massive in that region of rocky debris between Mars and Jupiter.

Mar 5, 2020 · Vesta is one of the four largest asteroids, the others being Ceres, Pallas, and Hygiea. It is the first asteroid to be visited by a spacecraft, and it is the brightest asteroid in the night sky, sometimes being visible even to the naked eye. It is designated as 4 Vesta since it is the fourth discovered asteroid.

Jan 7, 2018 · The asteroid designated 4 Vesta is one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt with a diameter of 525 kilometres (326 miles). Discovered by Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers on 29 March 1807, and named after Vesta, the Virgin goddess of home and hearth in Roman mythology, the asteroid is the second most massive body in the asteroid belt.

Vesta is the fourth asteroid ever discovered, thus the name “4 Vesta.” Vesta is named after the Roman goddess of hearth, home and family. Discovered by H.W. Olbers in March 29, 1807.