4-Vesta: a rare chance to see an Asteroid!

At the moment the asteroid 4-Vesta is visible in the south east as a faint naked eye object. Vesta was the fourth asteroid to be discovered (hence its astronomical name!) and is one of the few that is ever bright enough to see without a telescope.

For the next week or two it can be easily located just above and to the right of the planet Saturn: but you'll need to stay up late (or get up early!) to see it. At the moment it's cloudy here in east Norfolk, but I'll try to get a photo over the next few days: meanwhile, here's a sky chart to help you find this intriguing object!