Observation by Gary Poyner: 4 Vesta 2016-17

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Gary Poyner

Observer

Gary Poyner

Observed

2017 May 06 - 12:30

Uploaded

2017 May 06 - 12:41

Objects

4 Vesta
Lightcurve

Equipment

10x50B
12x60F

Location

Birmingham, UK

Target name

4 Vesta

Title

4 Vesta 2016-17

About this image

A good time to observe Vesta, with oppostion well placed in Gemini at the turn of the year.

First observations were made leaning out of the bedroom window pre-dawn in early September 2016.

Vesta peaked at magnitude 6.1 on Jan 12.8UT 2017, with a 120d rise of two magnitudes to peak brighness at opposition. The decline has been slightly steeper - 111d to fade two magnitudes to 8.1 in early May 2017.

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Vesta 2016_17.jpg (68.1 kB)

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Jeremy Shears, Gary Poyner, David Basey, Graham Winstanley, Ron Johnson, Mick Crook, Peter Carson, Andy Wilson, Clive Beech, Peter Mulligan, Mike Olason, James dean

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