The rotational motion of Vesta | Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

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Table 1

Estimation of the orientation of the spin axis of Vesta.

	α (deg)	β (deg)	Ω₀ (deg/day)

Russell et al. (2012)	309.03 ± 0.01	42.23 ± 0.01	1617.333119 ± 0.000003
Li et al. (2011)	305.8 ± 3.1	41.4 ± 1.5	–
Thomas et al. (1997)	301 ± 5	41 ± 5	1617.332776

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