SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -Dwarf planet Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and it’s the only dwarf planet located in the inner solar system. It was the first member of the asteroid belt to be discovered when Giuseppe Piazzi spotted it in 1801.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ceres is the largest asteroid present in the asteroid belt which is present between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.-Vesta (second largest), Pallas (third largest) and Hygeiea (fourth largest) are the other asteroids of asteroid belt.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1801, while making a star map, Giuseppe Piazzi accidentally discovered a small object 1000 kilometers (600 miles) in diameter between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Piazzi named the object Ceres. It was the first asteroid to be discovered.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is the third-largest asteroid in the Solar System by both volume and mass, and is a likely remnant protoplanet. It is 79% the mass of Vesta and 22% the mass of Ceres, constituting an estimated 7% of the mass of the asteroid belt.