4 Vesta photograph

4 Vesta

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Radius262. 7 km
Mass2. 589 × 10^20 kg
Orbital period1,325 days
Surface area866021052
Proper orbital period3. 62944 yr; (1325. 654 d)
Did you knowVesta is only slightly larger (525. 4±0. 2 km) than 2 Pallas (512±3 km) in volume, but is about 25% more massive.
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Vesta is one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, with a mean diameter of 525 kilometres. It was discovered by the German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers on 29 March 1807 and is named after Vesta, the virgin goddess of home and hearth from Roman mythology.

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