Vesta
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Vesta in Orbiter
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Designation
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Name |
Vesta
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Reference body |
Sun
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Number of satellites |
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Planetary mean orbits
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Epoch |
J2000 (1 January 2000)
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Semimajor axis (a) |
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Eccentricity (e) |
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Inclination (i) |
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Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) |
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Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) |
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Mean longitude (L) |
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Planetary orbital element centennial rates
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Semimajor axis (a) |
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Eccentricity (e) |
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Inclination (i) |
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Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) |
N/A
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Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) |
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Mean longitude (L) |
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Selected physical parameters
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Mean radius |
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Mass |
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Density |
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Sidereal rotation period |
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Sidereal orbit period |
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Magnitude V(1,0) |
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Geometric albedo |
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Equatorial gravity |
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Escape velocity |
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Rotation elements
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North pole right ascension (α) |
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North pole declination (δ) |
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Obliqutiy of ecliptic |
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Longitude of Sun's transit |
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Atmospheric parameters
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Surface Pressure |
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Surface Density |
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Scale height |
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Average temperature |
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Wind speeds |
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Ecliptic position from primary*
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Note |
*Elements given are from Orbiter.pdf (2016)
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4 Vesta is one of the largest objects orbiting in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and is the only one modeled in the stock version of Orbiter 2016.