Vesta

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Vesta may refer to:

• Vesta (mythology), Roman goddess of the hearth and home
• Vesta (name), feminine given name

Astronomy

• 4 Vesta, second-largest asteroid in the Solar System, also a proto-planet, named after the Roman deity
• Vesta family, group of asteroids that includes 4 Vesta

Places

• Monte Vesta, Lombardy, Italy
• Temple of Vesta, Rome, Italy
• Vesta, Indiana, United States
• Vesta, Minnesota, United States
• Vesta, Nebraska, United States
• Vesta, Virginia, United States
• Vesta Nunataks, Alexander Island, Antarctica

Fiction

• Vesta (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character
• Sailor Vesta or VesVes, a character in Sailor Moon
• Marooned Off Vesta, first published (1939) short story by Isaac Asimov

Music

• Vesta 4 U, a 1988 album by Vesta Williams
• Vesta (album), a 1986 album by Vesta Williams

Sports

• IF Vesta, sports club in Uppsala, Sweden established in 1911

Other

• Lada Vesta, 2014 concept car / 2015 production car from Russian car manufacturer AVTOVAZ
• Swan Vesta (began 1883), brand of matches
• Vesta Battery Corporation (1897–1964), automobile battery company
• Vesta case, metal containers for matches (which were previously called vestas)
• Vesta (Software configuration management) (developed 1993), advanced configuration management system released by Compaq
• Vesta Rowing Club (founded 1870), rowing club based in Putney, London on the River Thames
• Vesta (founded 2008), rock band made up of former members of The Juliana Theory
• Vestas (founded 1945), Danish manufacturer of wind turbines
• The Vesta parallel file system, a precursor of IBM's GPFS
• SS Vesta (1853–1875), French iron screw steamer known for colliding with the SS Arctic
• Vesta Williams (1963–2011), female R&B vocalist sometimes performing as "Vesta"

See also

• Vega (disambiguation)
• Vespa (disambiguation)
• Vestal (disambiguation)