COSMIC OBJECT RECORD / NEON ARCHIVE
Vesta
A differentiated world in the asteroid belt explored in detail by NASA’s Dawn mission.
TYPEProtoplanet / asteroid
CONSTELLATIONVariable
DISTANCEAsteroid belt
APPARENT MAGNITUDEVariable
TAGSasteroid / dawn / protoplanet
Overview
A differentiated world in the asteroid belt explored in detail by NASA’s Dawn mission.
Observing context
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