▁ ▁Or bit ▁and ▁classification ▁▁ ▁Non na ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁V esta ▁family ▁( ). ▁V est ian ▁astero ids ▁have ▁a ▁composition ▁a kin ▁to ▁cum ulate ▁e uc rit es ▁( H ED ▁meteor ites ) ▁and ▁are ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁origin ated ▁deep ▁within ▁ 4 ▁V esta ' s ▁cr ust , ▁possibly ▁from ▁the ▁R he as il via ▁cr ater , ▁a ▁large ▁impact ▁cr ater ▁on ▁its ▁southern ▁hem is phere ▁near ▁the ▁South ▁pole , ▁formed ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁sub cat ast roph ic ▁collision . ▁V esta ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁bel t ' s ▁second - larg est ▁and ▁second - most - mass ive ▁body ▁after ▁Cer es . ▁ ▁It ▁or bits ▁the ▁Sun ▁in ▁the ▁inner ▁main - b elt ▁at ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁ 2 . 1 – 2 . 7   AU ▁once ▁every ▁ 3 ▁years ▁and ▁ 7 ▁months ▁( 1 , 3 2 3 ▁days ; ▁semi - major ▁axis ▁of ▁ 2 . 3 6   AU ). ▁Its ▁orbit ▁has ▁an ▁ecc ent ric ity ▁of ▁ 0 . 1 3 ▁and ▁an ▁incl ination ▁of ▁ 5 ° ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁e cli ptic . ▁The ▁astero id ▁was ▁first ▁observed ▁at ▁Go ethe ▁Link ▁Observ atory ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁The ▁body ' s ▁observation ▁arc ▁begins ▁with ▁its ▁observation ▁as ▁ ▁at ▁Crime a - N au chn ij ▁in ▁August