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