Asteroid 1 Ceres
Named after the daughter of Saturn and Rhea, wife-sister of Jupiter, mother of Proserpina by Jupiter, and sister of Juno, Vesta, Neptune and Pluto in Roman mythology.
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| Classification | Main-belt Asteroid, Dwarf Planet |
Osculating Orbital Elements
| Epoch | 2445582,5 |
| Semi major axis | 2,7658 AU |
| Period [Julian yrs] | 4,600 Julian years |
| Inclination | 10,607 ° |
| Eccentricity | 0,0786 |
| Lon. of ascending node | 80,716 ° |
| Argument of perihelion | 73,118 ° |
| Passage of perihelion | 1981-Jul-02.125650 |
| Aphelion distance | 2,9831 AU |
| Mean anomaly | 170,321 ° |
Physical Data
| GM | 63,2 |
| Radius | 474,00 km |
| Rotation period | 9,075 days |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 3,34 |
| Magnitude Slope (G) | 0,12 |
| Color index (B-V) | 0,713 |
| Geometric albedo | 0,1132 |
| Spectral class | C |
Discovery Circumstances
| Discoverer | Guiseppe Piazzi |
| Discovered | 1801-01-01 |
Data File
| Data File Name | 1_Ceres.aed |
| Data File Date | 2007-12-16 |
| Data File Size | 5461 kB |
| Covered Period | 1600,00 - 2200,00 |
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