June 18, 2022
Tomorrow morning at 4:45 am, it is possible to see the waning gibbous moon visible in the south-southeastern sky. Although it is not visible to the naked eye, the asteroid Vesta is situated just over 1° from the Moon. Vesta is the second largest body in the asteroid belt and is named after the Roman goddess of hearth and household.
To read more about the asteroid Vesta, visit: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/asteroids/4-vesta/in-depth/
The asteroid Vesta as observed by the Dawn spacecraft on July 24, 2011. Dawn was approximately 3,230 mi (5,200 km) from the surface of the asteroid. Image credit: NASA/JPL/MPS/DLR/IDA/Björn Jónsson