asteroid 4 Vesta

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Asteroids
gptkbp:atmosphere no
gptkbp:average_temperature ~230 K
gptkbp:country gptkb:none
yes
gptkbp:diameter 525 kilometers
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Heinrich_Wilhelm_Olbers
gptkbp:discovery_year March 29, 1807
gptkbp:geological_formation yes
gptkbp:has_basins yes
gptkbp:has_color dark gray
gptkbp:has_ridges yes
gptkbp:has_spectral_type V-type
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label asteroid 4 Vesta
gptkbp:is_considered protoplanet
a target for exploration
a remnant of early solar system
a candidate for future missions
gptkbp:is_inhabited_by gptkb:none
gptkbp:is_known_for its large size
its geological diversity
its bright surface
its unique surface features
its role in understanding solar system formation
gptkbp:is_located_at 2.36 AU from the Sun
gptkbp:is_one_of largest asteroids
gptkbp:is_part_of the Vesta family of asteroids
the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
Vesta family
the Vesta asteroid family
gptkbp:is_part_of_asteroid_belt yes
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:astronomy
planetary scientists
gptkbp:is_visible_from yes
gptkbp:is_visible_to_telescope yes
gptkbp:is_visited_by gptkb:Dawn_spacecraft
gptkbp:light_requirement 0.42
gptkbp:location gptkb:Asteroid_Belt
gptkbp:mass 2.59 × 10^20 kg
gptkbp:named_after Vesta, the Roman goddess
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:the_Sun
gptkbp:orbital_period gptkb:Jupiter
3.63 years
gptkbp:region yes
gptkbp:rotation_period 5.34 hours
gptkbp:surface yes
basalt and eucrite
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Heinrich_Wilhelm_Olbers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5