Computer Model of the Asteroid Vesta

stsci_1997-27f September 4th, 1997

Credit: Ben Zellner (Georgia Southern University), Peter Thomas (Cornell University), NASA/ESA

A 3-D computer model of the asteroid Vesta synthesized from Hubble topographic data. The crater's 8-mile high central peak can clearly be seen near the pole. The surface texture on the model is artificial, and is not representative of the true brightness variations on the asteroid. Elevation features have not been exaggerated.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1997/news-1997-27

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Type: Simulation
Object Name: Vesta
Subject - Solar System: Interplanetary Body > Asteroid

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Position (ICRS): RA = 1h 1m 14.7s; DEC = -6° 50’ 25.6”
Constellation: Cetus

ID: 1997-27f
Subject Category: A.2.3
Subject Name: Vesta
Credits: Ben Zellner (Georgia Southern University), Peter Thomas (Cornell University), NASA/ESA

Release Date: 1997-09-04T00:00:00
Lightyears: 1.87e-5
Redshift: 1.87e-5
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1997/news-1997-27

Type: Simulation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance from Earth in miles: 110000000

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 15.3110672, -6.8404333
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Resource ID: STSCI-H-p9727f-f-459x357.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9727f-f-459x357.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1997/27

Metadata Date: 2022-09-07
Metadata Version: 1.2

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