Ceres

Ceres — dwarf planet, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Ceres in a live 3D Solar System. Follow its calculated motion and inspect real astronomical data, distances and orbital facts.

The largest object in the asteroid belt and the first asteroid ever discovered. Bright salt deposits glitter inside Occator crater — the residue of a buried briny ocean.

Radius

470 km

Discovered

1801 — Giuseppe Piazzi

Year

4.60 Earth years

Day

9 h 4 m

Visited

Dawn orbiter, 2015–2018

Region

Asteroid belt

Explore Ceres in 3D

Cosmoscope places Ceres in the Solar System using astronomical ephemeris or orbital elements, updated for the simulation time. Explore its calculated motion, distance and orbital facts in the interactive 3D view. Accuracy depends on the orbital model and its valid time range.