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Ceres

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Also known as (1) Ceres, 1 Ceres, Ceres (dwarf planet)

dwarf planet in the Solar System and largest asteroid of the main asteroid belt

AI overview

Ceres is the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and it's officially classified as a dwarf planet. Scientists study it because understanding its composition and structure helps reveal how the early Solar System formed.

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Encyclopedic overview

Spectral type C Apparent magnitude 7.6 9.27 (July 2021)

Absolute magnitude (H) 3.35 Angular diameter 0.854″ to 0.339″

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ceres” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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