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Ceres

(1) Ceres

Solar System

Scientific overview

Ceres is a dwarf planet (asteroid belt) in orbit around The Sun.

Physical characteristics

Diameter	939 km
Radius	470 km

Exploration

Dawn2007

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.
IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.

Quick facts

Type: Dwarf planet (asteroid belt)
System: The Sun
Discovered: 1801 · Giuseppe Piazzi

Scientific citations

Real, source-backed references — primary papers first, then datasets and institutional sources. Formatted through the citation engine; nothing is fabricated.

Archive pageCeres — JPL Small-Body Database

NASA JPL (Caltech)

Cite (APA / BibTeX)

NASA JPL (Caltech) (n.d.). Ceres — JPL Small-Body Database. NASA JPL (Caltech). https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html

@misc{cite:jpl-dwarf_planet-ceres,
  title        = {Ceres — JPL Small-Body Database},
  organization = {NASA JPL (Caltech)},
  year         = {n.d.},
  url          = {https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html},
  note         = {Orbit and physical data for Ceres.}
}

Institutional pageCeres — NASA Science

NASA

Cite (APA / BibTeX)

NASA (n.d.). Ceres — NASA Science. NASA. https://science.nasa.gov/

@misc{cite:nasa-dwarf_planet-ceres,
  title        = {Ceres — NASA Science},
  organization = {NASA},
  year         = {n.d.},
  url          = {https://science.nasa.gov/},
  note         = {NASA overview of Ceres.}
}

Quality & authority

38%

Unreviewed

Completeness: Complete
Source coverage: Complete
Citation coverage: None
Relationship coverage: Complete
Review coverage: None
Image coverage: None

Data from the NASA Planetary Fact Sheet & JPL (public domain). See source quality.

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Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.

NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics

Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.

IAUInternational Astronomical Union

Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.

NASA JPL (Caltech) (n.d.). Ceres — JPL Small-Body Database. NASA JPL (Caltech). https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html @misc{cite:jpl-dwarf_planet-ceres, title = {Ceres — JPL Small-Body Database}, organization = {NASA JPL (Caltech)}, year = {n.d.}, url = {https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html}, note = {Orbit and physical data for Ceres.} }

NASA (n.d.). Ceres — NASA Science. NASA. https://science.nasa.gov/ @misc{cite:nasa-dwarf_planet-ceres, title = {Ceres — NASA Science}, organization = {NASA}, year = {n.d.}, url = {https://science.nasa.gov/}, note = {NASA overview of Ceres.} }