* Astronomy

The asteroid is currently passing HD 65757 (the star included in the finder circle).

Magnitude: 6.2

Distance to Earth: 1.523 AU 

Distance to Sun: 2.506 AU

Asteroid 4 Vesta is stationary, assuming retrograde motion, at ~03:15 UT, 2nd December 2016

Asteroid (4) Vesta makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.427 AU) in the constellation Cetus on the 24th September 2015

Asteroid (4) Vesta is at Opposition in the constellation Virgo on the 13th April 2014

Magnitude: 5.8 
Distance to Earth: 1.232 AU
Distance to Sun: 2.221 AU 

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     Mag
2014 04 01    13 55 37.7 +01 37 24   1.2652  2.2314   160.3     8.7     5.9
2014 04 02    13 54 51.7 +01 43 41   1.2612  2.2306   161.2     8.3     5.9
2014 04 03    13 54 04.5 +01 49 56   1.2574  2.2298   162.0     8.0     5.9
2014 04 04    13 53 16.2 +01 56 07   1.2538  2.2289   162.8     7.6     5.9
2014 04 05    13 52 26.9 +02 02 14   1.2505  2.2281   163.6     7.3     5.8
2014 04 06    13 51 36.6 +02 08 17   1.2474  2.2273   164.3     7.0     5.8
2014 04 07    13 50 45.3 +02 14 15   1.2446  2.2265   165.0     6.7     5.8
2014 04 08    13 49 53.3 +02 20 08   1.2421  2.2257   165.6     6.4     5.8
2014 04 09    13 49 00.5 +02 25 54   1.2397  2.2249   166.1     6.2     5.8
2014 04 10    13 48 07.0 +02 31 34   1.2377  2.2241   166.5     6.0     5.8
2014 04 11    13 47 12.9 +02 37 07   1.2359  2.2233   166.9     5.9     5.8
2014 04 12    13 46 18.2 +02 42 32   1.2343  2.2225   167.1     5.8     5.8
2014 04 13    13 45 23.1 +02 47 49   1.2330  2.2217   167.2     5.7     5.8
2014 04 14    13 44 27.7 +02 52 58   1.2319  2.2210   167.2     5.7     5.7
2014 04 15    13 43 31.9 +02 57 57   1.2311  2.2202   167.1     5.8     5.7
2014 04 16    13 42 35.9 +03 02 47   1.2305  2.2194   166.9     5.9     5.8
2014 04 17    13 41 39.8 +03 07 28   1.2302  2.2186   166.6     6.0     5.8
2014 04 18    13 40 43.6 +03 11 57   1.2301  2.2179   166.1     6.2     5.8
2014 04 19    13 39 47.4 +03 16 16   1.2302  2.2171   165.6     6.5     5.8
2014 04 20    13 38 51.3 +03 20 24   1.2306  2.2163   165.0     6.7     5.8
2014 04 21    13 37 55.4 +03 24 20   1.2313  2.2156   164.4     7.0     5.8
2014 04 22    13 36 59.7 +03 28 04   1.2322  2.2148   163.7     7.3     5.8
2014 04 23    13 36 04.3 +03 31 36   1.2333  2.2141   162.9     7.7     5.8
2014 04 24    13 35 09.4 +03 34 55   1.2347  2.2133   162.1     8.0     5.8
2014 04 25    13 34 14.9 +03 38 01   1.2363  2.2126   161.2     8.4     5.8
2014 04 26    13 33 21.1 +03 40 54   1.2382  2.2118   160.4     8.8     5.9
2014 04 27    13 32 27.8 +03 43 33   1.2403  2.2111   159.4     9.2     5.9
2014 04 28    13 31 35.3 +03 45 58   1.2426  2.2104   158.5     9.6     5.9
2014 04 29    13 30 43.6 +03 48 09   1.2452  2.2096   157.6    10.0     5.9
2014 04 30    13 29 52.7 +03 50 06   1.2480  2.2089   156.6    10.4     5.9