Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres

Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres is currently in the constellation of Aquarius. The current Right Ascension of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres is 23h 03m 25s and the Declination is -22° 23’ 55” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres is 7.84 (JPL).

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Additional information about Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• Physical data. Detailed information about physical properties of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres, such as mass and geometric properties.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres Distance from Earth

The distance of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres from Earth is currently 301,679,062 kilometers, equivalent to 2.016600 Astronomical Units. Light takes 16 minutes and 46.2930 seconds to travel from Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 1 Ceres from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres to Earth happens on Wed Feb 25 2032 at a distance of 1.58477799 Astronomical Units, or 237,079,413 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres brightness

The current visual magnitude of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres is 7.84.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres rise and set times

Today's Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Aug 08	23h 08m 12s	-21° 31’ 56”	7.97	Aquarius
2020 Aug 09	23h 07m 36s	-21° 39’ 02”	7.95	Aquarius
2020 Aug 10	23h 07m 00s	-21° 46’ 05”	7.93	Aquarius
2020 Aug 11	23h 06m 23s	-21° 53’ 09”	7.91	Aquarius
2020 Aug 12	23h 05m 44s	-22° 00’ 12”	7.90	Aquarius
2020 Aug 13	23h 05m 03s	-22° 07’ 14”	7.88	Aquarius
2020 Aug 14	23h 04m 23s	-22° 14’ 15”	7.86	Aquarius
2020 Aug 15	23h 03m 42s	-22° 21’ 12”	7.85	Aquarius
2020 Aug 16	23h 02m 58s	-22° 28’ 08”	7.83	Aquarius
2020 Aug 17	23h 02m 16s	-22° 34’ 59”	7.82	Aquarius
2020 Aug 18	23h 01m 32s	-22° 41’ 48”	7.80	Aquarius
2020 Aug 19	23h 00m 46s	-22° 48’ 33”	7.79	Aquarius
2020 Aug 20	23h 00m 01s	-22° 55’ 14”	7.78	Aquarius
2020 Aug 21	22h 59m 13s	-23° 01’ 49”	7.76	Aquarius