92 Brightest Asteroids Visible from Earth
![Image of asteroids are shown as lines, which is the path of the asteroids against the background stars.](http://cel.fscj.edu/LUMENS/ast-1002-package/img/figure-150-serendipitousAsteroids.jpg)
(4) Vesta
![Image of Asteroid (4) Vesta, which is heavily cratered and shaped like a watermelon.](http://cel.fscj.edu/LUMENS/ast-1002-package/img/figure-151-vesta.jpg)
Maximum Visual Magnitude
- 5.1
Diameter in Miles
- 326
(2) Pallas
Maximum Visual Magnitude
- 6.4
Diameter in Miles
- 338
(1) Ceres [Dwarf Planet]
Maximum Visual Magnitude
- 6.7
Diameter in Miles
- 590
(7) Iris
Maximum Visual Magnitude
- 6.7
Diameter in Miles
- 149 x 124 x 124
(433) Eros
![Image of Asteroid (433) Eros, which is irregular in shape and about 12 miles long.](http://cel.fscj.edu/LUMENS/ast-1002-package/img/figure-152-eros.jpg)
Maximum Visual Magnitude
- 6.8
Diameter in Miles
- 21 x 7 x 7