Ceres
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View on Maps | google. com/maps/space/ceres |
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Age | 4. 573 billion years |
Radius | 473 km |
Orbital period | 1,682 days |
Surface area | 27700002 |
Did you know | Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi discovered Ceres on January 1, 1801 at Palermo. |
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ID | 596603 |
About Ceres
Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt that lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, slightly closer to Mars's orbit. With a diameter of 945 km, Ceres is the largest of the minor planets and the only dwarf planet inside Neptune's orbit. It is the 33rd-largest known body in the Solar System.