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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, 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
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