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Asteroid 4 Vesta is at perigee on the 20th January 2017.

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The asteroid is currently passing HD 65757 (the star included in the finder circle).

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Magnitude: 6.2

Distance to Earth: 1.523 AU 

Distance to Sun: 2.506 AU

 



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Asteroid (4) Vesta is at Opposition in the constellation Cancer at ~00:38 UT, 18th January 2017.

Magnitude: 6.2
Distance to Earth: 1.523 AU
Distance to Sun: 2.506 AU

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Asteroid 4 Vesta is stationary, assuming retrograde motion, at ~03:15 UT, 2nd December 2016

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Asteroid 4 Vesta (at mag 7.5) is currently passing the mag 6.5 star HD 72115 in the constellation Cancer

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Asteroid (4) Vesta makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.427 AU) in the constellation Cetus on the 24th September 2015



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Asteroid (4) Vesta makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.230 AU) on the 17th April 2014



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Asteroid (4) Vesta is at Opposition in the constellation Virgo on the 13th April 2014

Magnitude: 5.8 
Distance to Earth: 1.232 AU
Distance to Sun: 2.221 AU 

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Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     Mag
2014 04 01    13 55 37.7 +01 37 24   1.2652  2.2314   160.3     8.7     5.9
2014 04 02    13 54 51.7 +01 43 41   1.2612  2.2306   161.2     8.3     5.9
2014 04 03    13 54 04.5 +01 49 56   1.2574  2.2298   162.0     8.0     5.9
2014 04 04    13 53 16.2 +01 56 07   1.2538  2.2289   162.8     7.6     5.9
2014 04 05    13 52 26.9 +02 02 14   1.2505  2.2281   163.6     7.3     5.8
2014 04 06    13 51 36.6 +02 08 17   1.2474  2.2273   164.3     7.0     5.8
2014 04 07    13 50 45.3 +02 14 15   1.2446  2.2265   165.0     6.7     5.8
2014 04 08    13 49 53.3 +02 20 08   1.2421  2.2257   165.6     6.4     5.8
2014 04 09    13 49 00.5 +02 25 54   1.2397  2.2249   166.1     6.2     5.8
2014 04 10    13 48 07.0 +02 31 34   1.2377  2.2241   166.5     6.0     5.8
2014 04 11    13 47 12.9 +02 37 07   1.2359  2.2233   166.9     5.9     5.8
2014 04 12    13 46 18.2 +02 42 32   1.2343  2.2225   167.1     5.8     5.8
2014 04 13    13 45 23.1 +02 47 49   1.2330  2.2217   167.2     5.7     5.8
2014 04 14    13 44 27.7 +02 52 58   1.2319  2.2210   167.2     5.7     5.7
2014 04 15    13 43 31.9 +02 57 57   1.2311  2.2202   167.1     5.8     5.7
2014 04 16    13 42 35.9 +03 02 47   1.2305  2.2194   166.9     5.9     5.8
2014 04 17    13 41 39.8 +03 07 28   1.2302  2.2186   166.6     6.0     5.8
2014 04 18    13 40 43.6 +03 11 57   1.2301  2.2179   166.1     6.2     5.8
2014 04 19    13 39 47.4 +03 16 16   1.2302  2.2171   165.6     6.5     5.8
2014 04 20    13 38 51.3 +03 20 24   1.2306  2.2163   165.0     6.7     5.8
2014 04 21    13 37 55.4 +03 24 20   1.2313  2.2156   164.4     7.0     5.8
2014 04 22    13 36 59.7 +03 28 04   1.2322  2.2148   163.7     7.3     5.8
2014 04 23    13 36 04.3 +03 31 36   1.2333  2.2141   162.9     7.7     5.8
2014 04 24    13 35 09.4 +03 34 55   1.2347  2.2133   162.1     8.0     5.8
2014 04 25    13 34 14.9 +03 38 01   1.2363  2.2126   161.2     8.4     5.8
2014 04 26    13 33 21.1 +03 40 54   1.2382  2.2118   160.4     8.8     5.9
2014 04 27    13 32 27.8 +03 43 33   1.2403  2.2111   159.4     9.2     5.9
2014 04 28    13 31 35.3 +03 45 58   1.2426  2.2104   158.5     9.6     5.9
2014 04 29    13 30 43.6 +03 48 09   1.2452  2.2096   157.6    10.0     5.9
2014 04 30    13 29 52.7 +03 50 06   1.2480  2.2089   156.6    10.4     5.9


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Asteroid (4) Vesta is near M35 in Gemini on the 30th April, 2013



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Asteroid (4) Vesta is at Opposition on the 9th December, 2012.

Magnitude: 6.4
Distance to Earth: 1.588 au 
Distance to Sun: 2.571 au 



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