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Asteroids Vesta & Others:  7-hour time-lapse in 3 sec., Randy Lindstrom

Asteroids Vesta & Others: 7-hour time-lapse in 3 sec.

Asteroids Vesta & Others:  7-hour time-lapse in 3 sec., Randy Lindstrom

Asteroids Vesta & Others: 7-hour time-lapse in 3 sec.

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Vesta: Second-largest asteroid, both by mass and by volume, with a mean diameter of 525 kilometers. Magnitude 6.2. Solar distance 2.3469AU. Earth distance 1.3660AU. Discovered by Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers, Germany, 1807.

Eukrate: Mean diameter of 135 kilometers. Magnitude 12.1. Solar distance 2.7860AU. Earth distance 1.8057AU. Discovered by Robert Luther, Düsseldorf, 1885

Mireille: Mean diameter of 9 kilometers. Magnitude 14.2. Solar distance 2.0202AU. Earth distance 1.0380AU. Discovered by Max Wolf, Heidelberg, 1906

Sources: Wikipedia, Asteroid orbital elements from Minor Planet Center via Cartes du Ciel

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