<p>From this article, <a href="http://hubblesite.org/pubinfo/pdf/2010/33/pdf.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://hubblesite.org/pubinfo/pdf/2010/33/pdf.pdf</a>, here's the rotation axis for 4 Vesta: RA=307.5°±3.1°, Dec=43.1°±1.2°. Update, per TildalWave's comment: <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019103510003726" rel="nofollow">RA=305.8°±3.1°, Dec=41.4°±1.5°</a></p>

<p><a href="http://yly-mac.gps.caltech.edu/A_DPS/dps%202011%20/a_dps%202011%20program%20+%20abstracts/pdf/EPSC-DPS2011-829.pdf" rel="nofollow">Rotational motion of Ceres</a>.</p>

<p>An old article (1986): Magnusson, P., <em>Distribution of spin axes and senses of rotation for 20 large asteroids</em>, Icarus 68:1 1-39 <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0019103586900722" rel="nofollow">http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0019103586900722</a></p>

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<p>I am hoping to find axial tilts for asteroids and also their spring and fall equinox. Some of the asteroids I'm interested in are:
4 Vesta, 1 Ceres, 24 Themis, 65 Cybele, 153 Hilda, 624 Hektor</p>

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Is there online data on asteroid axial tilts?
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# Is there online data on asteroid axial tilts?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-03-16)

I am hoping to find axial tilts for asteroids and also their spring and fall equinox. Some of the asteroids I'm interested in are:
4 Vesta, 1 Ceres, 24 Themis, 65 Cybele, 153 Hilda, 624 Hektor

**Tags:** orbit, rotation, asteroids

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-03-16. Score: 1

From this article, <http://hubblesite.org/pubinfo/pdf/2010/33/pdf.pdf>, here's the rotation axis for 4 Vesta: RA=307.5°±3.1°, Dec=43.1°±1.2°. Update, per TildalWave's comment: [RA=305.8°±3.1°, Dec=41.4°±1.5°](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019103510003726)

[Rotational motion of Ceres](http://yly-mac.gps.caltech.edu/A_DPS/dps%202011%20/a_dps%202011%20program%20+%20abstracts/pdf/EPSC-DPS2011-829.pdf).

An old article (1986): Magnusson, P., *Distribution of spin axes and senses of rotation for 20 large asteroids*, Icarus 68:1 1-39 <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0019103586900722>


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