Ceres

Designation

Dwarf planet in the asteroid belt.

Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and the only dwarf planet in the inner Solar System. Ceres may have briny water deep below its surface and it shows signs of past (and possibly present) geological activity. It orbits the Sun in 4.6 Earth years.

Did you know: Ceres has bright spots now known to be salt deposits that were left behind as briny liquid seeped up and evaporated.

Diameter

946.00km 587.94mi

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Average distance from the Sun

Semi-major axis (a)

Deviation from a circular orbit

Eccentricity (e)

Angle of orbit

Inclination (i)

Orbital elements

When will it be closest to the Sun?

days left

How far is it today?

From the Sun

1.00au

From the Earth