4 Vesta
Basic Info
Mass:
2.589 × 1020 kg
Diameter:
326.47 mi
Avg Distance from the Sun:
219,000,000 mi
Time to spin on axis/A day is:
5.34 hours
Time to orbit Sun/A year is:
3.63 years
Number of moons:
0
  • 4 Vesta is the second most massive object in the asteroid belt under Ceres.
  • NASA's Dawn spacecraft visited 4 Vesta in July 2011 and left in September 2012.
  • 4 Vesta was discovered by Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers in 1807.
  • It's estimated that 4 Vesta makes up about 9% of the mass of the asteroid belt.