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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres is currently in the constellation of Coma. The current Right Ascension is 11h 58m 40s and the Declination is +15° 17’ 53”.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nearby Jupiter’s strong gravity prevented it from becoming a fully formed planet. About 4 billion years ago, Ceres settled into its current location among the leftover pieces of planetary formation in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The distance of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres from Earth is currently 275, 812, 173 kilometers, equivalent to 1.843690 Astronomical Units. Light takes 15 minutes and 20.0104 seconds to travel from Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres and arrive to us.