Elements and Ephemeris for (4) Vesta
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPO135420(4) Vesta Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 307.80111 (2000.0) P Q n 0.27152411 Peri. 149.83731 -0.27610325 +0.95353803 a 2.3619124 Node 103.90970 -0.90477884 -0.21554851 e 0.0886225 Incl. 7.13407 -0.32425646 -0.21048529 P 3.63 H 3.20 G 0.32 U 0 From 6449 observations at 82 oppositions, 1827-2007, mean residual 0".60.An explanation of the orbital elements is available.
These orbital elements are also available in forms suitable for loading into a number of popular planetarium-type software programs.
Ephemeris
Personalized ephemerides for this (and other) objects may be generated using the Minor Planet & Comet Ephemeris Service.Download this ephemeris as a KML file.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2011 05 02 20 52 24.6 -17 26 44 1.9203 2.1752 90.4 27.6 7.3 2011 05 03 20 53 43.3 -17 24 11 1.9092 2.1757 91.1 27.6 7.3 2011 05 04 20 55 01.0 -17 21 42 1.8981 2.1762 91.7 27.6 7.3 2011 05 05 20 56 17.6 -17 19 18 1.8871 2.1767 92.4 27.6 7.3 2011 05 06 20 57 33.1 -17 16 58 1.8760 2.1772 93.1 27.6 7.2 2011 05 07 20 58 47.5 -17 14 43 1.8650 2.1777 93.8 27.5 7.2 2011 05 08 21 00 00.9 -17 12 32 1.8540 2.1782 94.4 27.5 7.2 2011 05 09 21 01 13.1 -17 10 27 1.8430 2.1788 95.1 27.5 7.2 2011 05 10 21 02 24.2 -17 08 27 1.8320 2.1793 95.8 27.4 7.2 2011 05 11 21 03 34.1 -17 06 32 1.8210 2.1798 96.5 27.4 7.2 2011 05 12 21 04 42.9 -17 04 43 1.8101 2.1803 97.2 27.4 7.2 2011 05 13 21 05 50.6 -17 02 59 1.7991 2.1809 97.9 27.3 7.2 2011 05 14 21 06 57.0 -17 01 22 1.7882 2.1814 98.6 27.3 7.1 2011 05 15 21 08 02.3 -16 59 50 1.7774 2.1820 99.3 27.2 7.1 2011 05 16 21 09 06.3 -16 58 25 1.7665 2.1825 100.0 27.1 7.1 2011 05 17 21 10 09.2 -16 57 06 1.7557 2.1831 100.7 27.1 7.1 2011 05 18 21 11 10.8 -16 55 54 1.7449 2.1836 101.5 27.0 7.1 2011 05 19 21 12 11.1 -16 54 48 1.7342 2.1842 102.2 26.9 7.1 2011 05 20 21 13 10.1 -16 53 49 1.7235 2.1847 102.9 26.8 7.1 2011 05 21 21 14 07.9 -16 52 58 1.7128 2.1853 103.6 26.7 7.0 2011 05 22 21 15 04.3 -16 52 14 1.7021 2.1859 104.4 26.6 7.0 2011 05 23 21 15 59.4 -16 51 37 1.6915 2.1865 105.1 26.5 7.0 2011 05 24 21 16 53.2 -16 51 09 1.6810 2.1871 105.9 26.4 7.0 2011 05 25 21 17 45.5 -16 50 48 1.6705 2.1876 106.7 26.3 7.0 2011 05 26 21 18 36.5 -16 50 35 1.6600 2.1882 107.4 26.2 7.0 2011 05 27 21 19 26.0 -16 50 31 1.6496 2.1888 108.2 26.1 6.9 2011 05 28 21 20 14.1 -16 50 35 1.6392 2.1894 109.0 26.0 6.9 2011 05 29 21 21 00.7 -16 50 48 1.6289 2.1901 109.8 25.8 6.9 2011 05 30 21 21 45.8 -16 51 10 1.6187 2.1907 110.5 25.7 6.9 2011 05 31 21 22 29.5 -16 51 41 1.6085 2.1913 111.3 25.5 6.9 2011 06 01 21 23 11.6 -16 52 21 1.5984 2.1919 112.1 25.4 6.9 2011 06 02 21 23 52.1 -16 53 10 1.5883 2.1925 112.9 25.2 6.8 2011 06 03 21 24 31.1 -16 54 09 1.5783 2.1932 113.8 25.0 6.8 2011 06 04 21 25 08.5 -16 55 18 1.5684 2.1938 114.6 24.9 6.8 2011 06 05 21 25 44.3 -16 56 36 1.5586 2.1944 115.4 24.7 6.8 2011 06 06 21 26 18.5 -16 58 05 1.5488 2.1951 116.2 24.5 6.8 2011 06 07 21 26 51.0 -16 59 43 1.5392 2.1957 117.1 24.3 6.8 2011 06 08 21 27 21.9 -17 01 31 1.5296 2.1964 117.9 24.1 6.7 2011 06 09 21 27 51.2 -17 03 30 1.5201 2.1970 118.8 23.9 6.7 2011 06 10 21 28 18.7 -17 05 39 1.5106 2.1977 119.6 23.7 6.7 2011 06 11 21 28 44.6 -17 07 58 1.5013 2.1983 120.5 23.4 6.7 2011 06 12 21 29 08.7 -17 10 28 1.4921 2.1990 121.4 23.2 6.7 2011 06 13 21 29 31.1 -17 13 09 1.4830 2.1997 122.3 23.0 6.6 2011 06 14 21 29 51.8 -17 16 00 1.4739 2.2003 123.2 22.7 6.6 2011 06 15 21 30 10.7 -17 19 02 1.4650 2.2010 124.1 22.5 6.6 2011 06 16 21 30 27.9 -17 22 14 1.4562 2.2017 125.0 22.2 6.6 2011 06 17 21 30 43.2 -17 25 38 1.4475 2.2024 125.9 21.9 6.6 2011 06 18 21 30 56.8 -17 29 12 1.4389 2.2031 126.8 21.7 6.5 2011 06 19 21 31 08.5 -17 32 58 1.4304 2.2038 127.7 21.4 6.5 2011 06 20 21 31 18.4 -17 36 54 1.4220 2.2045 128.6 21.1 6.5 2011 06 21 21 31 26.4 -17 41 02 1.4138 2.2052 129.6 20.8 6.5 2011 06 22 21 31 32.6 -17 45 20 1.4057 2.2059 130.5 20.5 6.5 2011 06 23 21 31 36.9 -17 49 50 1.3977 2.2066 131.5 20.2 6.5 2011 06 24 21 31 39.3 -17 54 30 1.3899 2.2073 132.5 19.9 6.4 2011 06 25 21 31 39.7 -17 59 21 1.3822 2.2080 133.4 19.5 6.4 2011 06 26 21 31 38.3 -18 04 24 1.3746 2.2087 134.4 19.2 6.4 2011 06 27 21 31 35.0 -18 09 37 1.3672 2.2094 135.4 18.8 6.4 2011 06 28 21 31 29.7 -18 15 01 1.3599 2.2102 136.4 18.5 6.4 2011 06 29 21 31 22.6 -18 20 35 1.3528 2.2109 137.4 18.1 6.3 2011 06 30 21 31 13.5 -18 26 19 1.3459 2.2116 138.4 17.8 6.3 2011 07 01 21 31 02.5 -18 32 14 1.3391 2.2124 139.4 17.4 6.3 2011 07 02 21 30 49.5 -18 38 19 1.3324 2.2131 140.4 17.0 6.3 2011 07 03 21 30 34.7 -18 44 34 1.3260 2.2139 141.5 16.6 6.2 2011 07 04 21 30 18.0 -18 50 58 1.3197 2.2146 142.5 16.2 6.2 2011 07 05 21 29 59.4 -18 57 31 1.3136 2.2154 143.5 15.8 6.2 2011 07 06 21 29 38.9 -19 04 13 1.3077 2.2161 144.6 15.4 6.2 2011 07 07 21 29 16.6 -19 11 04 1.3019 2.2169 145.7 15.0 6.2 2011 07 08 21 28 52.5 -19 18 03 1.2964 2.2176 146.7 14.6 6.1 2011 07 09 21 28 26.6 -19 25 09 1.2910 2.2184 147.8 14.1 6.1 2011 07 10 21 27 58.9 -19 32 24 1.2858 2.2192 148.9 13.7 6.1 2011 07 11 21 27 29.5 -19 39 45 1.2809 2.2199 149.9 13.3 6.1 2011 07 12 21 26 58.4 -19 47 14 1.2761 2.2207 151.0 12.8 6.1 2011 07 13 21 26 25.6 -19 54 49 1.2715 2.2215 152.1 12.4 6.0 2011 07 14 21 25 51.2 -20 02 30 1.2672 2.2223 153.2 11.9 6.0 2011 07 15 21 25 15.1 -20 10 16 1.2630 2.2231 154.3 11.4 6.0 2011 07 16 21 24 37.5 -20 18 08 1.2591 2.2239 155.4 11.0 6.0 2011 07 17 21 23 58.3 -20 26 04 1.2553 2.2246 156.5 10.5 6.0 2011 07 18 21 23 17.6 -20 34 04 1.2518 2.2254 157.6 10.0 5.9 2011 07 19 21 22 35.5 -20 42 08 1.2486 2.2262 158.7 9.5 5.9 2011 07 20 21 21 51.9 -20 50 15 1.2455 2.2270 159.8 9.1 5.9 2011 07 21 21 21 07.0 -20 58 25 1.2427 2.2278 160.9 8.6 5.9 2011 07 22 21 20 20.8 -21 06 37 1.2401 2.2287 162.0 8.1 5.9 2011 07 23 21 19 33.4 -21 14 51 1.2377 2.2295 163.1 7.6 5.8 2011 07 24 21 18 44.8 -21 23 05 1.2356 2.2303 164.2 7.1 5.8 2011 07 25 21 17 55.1 -21 31 20 1.2337 2.2311 165.3 6.7 5.8 2011 07 26 21 17 04.3 -21 39 35 1.2320 2.2319 166.3 6.2 5.8 2011 07 27 21 16 12.6 -21 47 49 1.2306 2.2327 167.4 5.7 5.8 2011 07 28 21 15 19.9 -21 56 02 1.2294 2.2336 168.4 5.3 5.7 2011 07 29 21 14 26.5 -22 04 13 1.2285 2.2344 169.4 4.8 5.7 2011 07 30 21 13 32.2 -22 12 21 1.2278 2.2352 170.3 4.4 5.7 2011 07 31 21 12 37.4 -22 20 26 1.2274 2.2361 171.2 4.0 5.7 2011 08 01 21 11 41.9 -22 28 27 1.2272 2.2369 172.0 3.6 5.7 2011 08 02 21 10 46.0 -22 36 24 1.2273 2.2377 172.7 3.3 5.7 2011 08 03 21 09 49.6 -22 44 16 1.2276 2.2386 173.2 3.1 5.6 2011 08 04 21 08 53.0 -22 52 02 1.2282 2.2394 173.6 2.9 5.6 2011 08 05 21 07 56.1 -22 59 43 1.2290 2.2403 173.7 2.8 5.6 2011 08 06 21 06 59.2 -23 07 17 1.2301 2.2411 173.7 2.9 5.6 2011 08 07 21 06 02.1 -23 14 43 1.2314 2.2420 173.4 3.0 5.6 2011 08 08 21 05 05.1 -23 22 03 1.2330 2.2428 172.9 3.2 5.7 2011 08 09 21 04 08.3 -23 29 14 1.2348 2.2437 172.2 3.5 5.7 2011 08 10 21 03 11.7 -23 36 18 1.2369 2.2445 171.5 3.8 5.7 2011 08 11 21 02 15.4 -23 43 12 1.2392 2.2454 170.6 4.2 5.7 2011 08 12 21 01 19.4 -23 49 57 1.2418 2.2463 169.7 4.6 5.7 2011 08 13 21 00 23.9 -23 56 33 1.2446 2.2471 168.8 5.0 5.8 2011 08 14 20 59 29.0 -24 03 00 1.2477 2.2480 167.7 5.5 5.8 2011 08 15 20 58 34.7 -24 09 16 1.2510 2.2489 166.7 5.9 5.8 2011 08 16 20 57 41.1 -24 15 22 1.2545 2.2498 165.7 6.4 5.8 2011 08 17 20 56 48.3 -24 21 17 1.2583 2.2506 164.6 6.9 5.9 2011 08 18 20 55 56.3 -24 27 02 1.2623 2.2515 163.5 7.3 5.9 2011 08 19 20 55 05.3 -24 32 35 1.2666 2.2524 162.4 7.8 5.9 2011 08 20 20 54 15.2 -24 37 57 1.2711 2.2533 161.3 8.3 5.9 2011 08 21 20 53 26.2 -24 43 08 1.2758 2.2542 160.3 8.7 6.0 2011 08 22 20 52 38.4 -24 48 07 1.2808 2.2551 159.2 9.2 6.0 2011 08 23 20 51 51.8 -24 52 55 1.2859 2.2560 158.1 9.6 6.0 2011 08 24 20 51 06.4 -24 57 30 1.2914 2.2568 157.0 10.1 6.0 2011 08 25 20 50 22.4 -25 01 54 1.2970 2.2577 155.9 10.6 6.1 2011 08 26 20 49 39.8 -25 06 05 1.3028 2.2586 154.8 11.0 6.1 2011 08 27 20 48 58.6 -25 10 04 1.3089 2.2595 153.7 11.4 6.1 2011 08 28 20 48 18.9 -25 13 51 1.3152 2.2604 152.6 11.9 6.1 2011 08 29 20 47 40.8 -25 17 26 1.3217 2.2614 151.5 12.3 6.2 2011 08 30 20 47 04.3 -25 20 49 1.3284 2.2623 150.4 12.7 6.2 2011 08 31 20 46 29.5 -25 23 59 1.3353 2.2632 149.3 13.2 6.2 2011 09 01 20 45 56.4 -25 26 57 1.3425 2.2641 148.3 13.6 6.2 2011 09 02 20 45 25.0 -25 29 43 1.3498 2.2650 147.2 14.0 6.3 2011 09 03 20 44 55.4 -25 32 17 1.3573 2.2659 146.1 14.4 6.3 2011 09 04 20 44 27.7 -25 34 39 1.3650 2.2668 145.1 14.8 6.3 2011 09 05 20 44 01.7 -25 36 49 1.3729 2.2677 144.0 15.1 6.3 2011 09 06 20 43 37.6 -25 38 47 1.3810 2.2687 143.0 15.5 6.4 2011 09 07 20 43 15.4 -25 40 33 1.3892 2.2696 142.0 15.9 6.4 2011 09 08 20 42 55.0 -25 42 08 1.3976 2.2705 140.9 16.2 6.4 2011 09 09 20 42 36.6 -25 43 32 1.4062 2.2714 139.9 16.6 6.4 2011 09 10 20 42 20.1 -25 44 44 1.4150 2.2724 138.9 16.9 6.5 2011 09 11 20 42 05.5 -25 45 46 1.4239 2.2733 137.9 17.3 6.5 2011 09 12 20 41 52.8 -25 46 36 1.4330 2.2742 136.9 17.6 6.5 2011 09 13 20 41 42.1 -25 47 16 1.4423 2.2752 135.9 17.9 6.5 2011 09 14 20 41 33.3 -25 47 45 1.4517 2.2761 134.9 18.3 6.5 2011 09 15 20 41 26.4 -25 48 04 1.4613 2.2770 133.9 18.6 6.6 2011 09 16 20 41 21.4 -25 48 12 1.4710 2.2780 132.9 18.9 6.6 2011 09 17 20 41 18.4 -25 48 10 1.4808 2.2789 131.9 19.2 6.6 2011 09 18 20 41 17.3 -25 47 58 1.4908 2.2799 131.0 19.4 6.6 2011 09 19 20 41 18.1 -25 47 36 1.5009 2.2808 130.0 19.7 6.7 2011 09 20 20 41 20.8 -25 47 04 1.5112 2.2817 129.1 20.0 6.7 2011 09 21 20 41 25.4 -25 46 23 1.5216 2.2827 128.1 20.2 6.7 2011 09 22 20 41 31.9 -25 45 32 1.5322 2.2836 127.2 20.5 6.7 2011 09 23 20 41 40.4 -25 44 31 1.5428 2.2846 126.3 20.7 6.8 2011 09 24 20 41 50.6 -25 43 22 1.5536 2.2855 125.3 21.0 6.8 2011 09 25 20 42 02.8 -25 42 03 1.5645 2.2865 124.4 21.2 6.8 2011 09 26 20 42 16.8 -25 40 35 1.5755 2.2874 123.5 21.4 6.8 2011 09 27 20 42 32.6 -25 38 59 1.5866 2.2884 122.6 21.7 6.8 2011 09 28 20 42 50.2 -25 37 13 1.5979 2.2894 121.7 21.9 6.9 2011 09 29 20 43 09.7 -25 35 19 1.6092 2.2903 120.8 22.1 6.9 2011 09 30 20 43 31.0 -25 33 17 1.6207 2.2913 119.9 22.3 6.9 2011 10 01 20 43 54.0 -25 31 06 1.6322 2.2922 119.0 22.5 6.9 2011 10 02 20 44 18.7 -25 28 47 1.6439 2.2932 118.2 22.6 7.0 2011 10 03 20 44 45.2 -25 26 19 1.6556 2.2942 117.3 22.8 7.0 2011 10 04 20 45 13.4 -25 23 44 1.6674 2.2951 116.4 23.0 7.0 2011 10 05 20 45 43.2 -25 21 01 1.6794 2.2961 115.6 23.1 7.0 2011 10 06 20 46 14.7 -25 18 11 1.6913 2.2971 114.7 23.3 7.0 2011 10 07 20 46 47.8 -25 15 12 1.7034 2.2980 113.9 23.4 7.1 2011 10 08 20 47 22.5 -25 12 07 1.7156 2.2990 113.1 23.6 7.1 2011 10 09 20 47 58.8 -25 08 54 1.7278 2.3000 112.2 23.7 7.1 2011 10 10 20 48 36.6 -25 05 34 1.7401 2.3009 111.4 23.8 7.1 2011 10 11 20 49 15.9 -25 02 06 1.7525 2.3019 110.6 24.0 7.1 2011 10 12 20 49 56.7 -24 58 32 1.7649 2.3029 109.8 24.1 7.2 2011 10 13 20 50 38.9 -24 54 50 1.7774 2.3038 109.0 24.2 7.2 2011 10 14 20 51 22.6 -24 51 02 1.7899 2.3048 108.2 24.3 7.2 2011 10 15 20 52 07.7 -24 47 07 1.8026 2.3058 107.4 24.4 7.2 2011 10 16 20 52 54.2 -24 43 05 1.8152 2.3068 106.6 24.5 7.2 2011 10 17 20 53 42.0 -24 38 57 1.8280 2.3077 105.8 24.6 7.2 2011 10 18 20 54 31.2 -24 34 42 1.8407 2.3087 105.0 24.6 7.3 2011 10 19 20 55 21.6 -24 30 20 1.8536 2.3097 104.2 24.7 7.3 2011 10 20 20 56 13.4 -24 25 52 1.8664 2.3107 103.4 24.8 7.3 2011 10 21 20 57 06.4 -24 21 17 1.8794 2.3117 102.7 24.9 7.3 2011 10 22 20 58 00.7 -24 16 37 1.8923 2.3126 101.9 24.9 7.3 2011 10 23 20 58 56.2 -24 11 49 1.9054 2.3136 101.1 25.0 7.3 2011 10 24 20 59 52.9 -24 06 56 1.9184 2.3146 100.4 25.0 7.4 2011 10 25 21 00 50.7 -24 01 56 1.9315 2.3156 99.6 25.1 7.4 2011 10 26 21 01 49.8 -23 56 51 1.9446 2.3166 98.9 25.1 7.4 2011 10 27 21 02 49.9 -23 51 39 1.9578 2.3176 98.1 25.1 7.4 2011 10 28 21 03 51.2 -23 46 21 1.9710 2.3185 97.4 25.2 7.4 2011 10 29 21 04 53.6 -23 40 57 1.9842 2.3195 96.6 25.2 7.4 2011 10 30 21 05 57.0 -23 35 27 1.9974 2.3205 95.9 25.2 7.5 2011 10 31 21 07 01.5 -23 29 51 2.0107 2.3215 95.2 25.2 7.5 2011 11 01 21 08 07.0 -23 24 10 2.0239 2.3225 94.5 25.2 7.5 2011 11 02 21 09 13.4 -23 18 23 2.0372 2.3235 93.7 25.2 7.5 2011 11 03 21 10 20.9 -23 12 30 2.0505 2.3245 93.0 25.2 7.5 2011 11 04 21 11 29.3 -23 06 32 2.0639 2.3255 92.3 25.2 7.5 2011 11 05 21 12 38.6 -23 00 28 2.0772 2.3264 91.6 25.2 7.6 2011 11 06 21 13 48.8 -22 54 19 2.0905 2.3274 90.9 25.2 7.6 2011 11 07 21 14 59.9 -22 48 04 2.1039 2.3284 90.2 25.2 7.6
