Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres
Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres Position
Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension is 20h 02m 16s and the Declination is -25° 07’ 42”.
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Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres Distance
The distance of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres from Earth is currently 583,147,855 kilometers, equivalent to 3.898103 Astronomical Units. Light takes 32 minutes and 25.1719 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 1.58477803 Astronomical Units, or 237,079,419 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 8.94.
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
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
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.
Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.07600903 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 10.59406704° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 2.55868360 AU 382,773,619 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
2.97964671 AU 445,748,804 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
2.76916515 AU 414,261,212 km |
| Orbital period | period |
4.6100 years 1,683.1457 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2018-Apr-30 06:05:57 2,458,238.7541 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2022-Dec-08 09:35 2,459,921.8998 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 73.597694115971° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 80.305531568265° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 77.372095885848° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.21388523°/day |
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!
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Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres Physical Data
The following shows the known values of the most important physical parameters of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres. Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Physical Parameter | Value | Relative to Earth |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 952.4 km | 0.0747 |
| Sideral Rotation | 9.0742 hours | 0.3791 |
| Absolute Magnitude | 3.34 | |
| Geometric Albedo | 0.09 |
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 Jan 18 | 19h 48m 46s | -25° 32’ 35” | 8.85 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 19 | 19h 50m 30s | -25° 29’ 32” | 8.86 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 20 | 19h 52m 15s | -25° 26’ 27” | 8.87 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 21 | 19h 54m 01s | -25° 23’ 18” | 8.88 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 22 | 19h 55m 45s | -25° 20’ 08” | 8.90 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 23 | 19h 57m 30s | -25° 16’ 51” | 8.91 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 24 | 19h 59m 15s | -25° 13’ 33” | 8.92 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 25 | 20h 00m 59s | -25° 10’ 13” | 8.93 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 26 | 20h 02m 44s | -25° 06’ 47” | 8.94 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 27 | 20h 04m 27s | -25° 03’ 20” | 8.95 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 28 | 20h 06m 11s | -24° 59’ 49” | 8.97 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 29 | 20h 07m 54s | -24° 56’ 16” | 8.98 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 30 | 20h 09m 38s | -24° 52’ 40” | 8.99 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 31 | 20h 11m 21s | -24° 49’ 00” | 9.00 | Capricornus |