The yellow arrow shows the movement of asteroid 4 Vesta over the 2 nights,(8 and 9 Sept 2004).
The green arrow shows the movement of the much fainter asteroid 9 Metis over the same period.
A main belt asteroid Vesta's diameter is 525 kilometres and it has a rotation period of 5.34
hours.
For more information and images of Vesta visit Images of Asteroid Vesta
| Lens : | 35-70 Canon |
| Exposure Time : | 5 Minutes |
| Camera : | Canon 10D |
| Date : | 8 - 9 Sept 2004 |
| Guiding : | Telescope Piggyback |
| Location : | Kaituna, Masterton, New Zealand |