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Vesta

Vesta Asteroid Aquarius Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Timing dependent
Credit: NASA / JPL / MPS / DLR / IDA / Björn Jónsson. License: Public domain. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Properties

Magnitude 5.1
Angular Size 0.64 arcmin
Distance 353350171 ly
Type: Asteroid
Distance: 2.362 AU
Orbital Period: 1325.8 days
Diameter: 525 km
Features: Craters, Rheasilvia basin
Brightest asteroid; visited by Dawn.

Position & Identifiers

RA 22h 29m 55.8s
Dec -13° 00' 35.1"
Constellation Aquarius
Catalog Vesta

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Credit: NASA / JPL / MPS / DLR / IDA / Björn Jónsson. License: Public domain. (Wikimedia Commons)

Credit: NASA / JPL / MPS / DLR / IDA / Björn Jónsson. License: Public domain. (Wikimedia Commons)

Skybred Feb 28, 2026