Ceres: Difference between revisions
From Terpsichore
No edit summary Tags: Reverted Visual edit |
Tags: Undo Reverted |
||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
| population = 6 million | | population = 6 million | ||
| government = | | government = U.N. <br />OPA | ||
Revision as of 03:29, 16 December 2023
_(cropped).jpg) Ceres in true color in 2015 | |
| Ceres | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈsɪəriːz/ |
| Demonym | Cererian, -ean (/sɪˈrɪəriən/) |
| Settlement Information | |
| Population | 6 million |
| Government | U.N. OPA |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Diameter | 940km |
| Gravity | 0.3g (interior spin) 0.029g (surface) |
Ceres (pronounced /ˈsɪəriːz/,SEER-eez), minor-planet designation 1 Ceres, is a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It was the first asteroid discovered, on 1 January 1801, by Giuseppe Piazzi at Palermo Astronomical Observatory in Sicily and announced as a new planet. Ceres was later classified as an asteroid and then a dwarf planet – the only one always inside Neptune's orbit.
