Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres

Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres is 12h 48m 13s and the Declination is +11° 07’ 18” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres is 7.59 (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 271,711,581 kilometers, equivalent to 1.816280 Astronomical Units. Light takes 15 minutes and 6.3323 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 1.584778 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 7.59.

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
2023 Jan 30	12h 46m 58s	+10° 32’ 25”	7.74	Virgo
2023 Jan 31	12h 47m 12s	+10° 36’ 23”	7.73	Virgo
2023 Feb 01	12h 47m 26s	+10° 40’ 30”	7.71	Virgo
2023 Feb 02	12h 47m 38s	+10° 44’ 45”	7.69	Virgo
2023 Feb 03	12h 47m 48s	+10° 49’ 10”	7.67	Virgo
2023 Feb 04	12h 47m 57s	+10° 53’ 44”	7.65	Virgo
2023 Feb 05	12h 48m 03s	+10° 58’ 27”	7.63	Virgo
2023 Feb 06	12h 48m 10s	+11° 03’ 17”	7.61	Virgo
2023 Feb 07	12h 48m 14s	+11° 08’ 16”	7.59	Virgo
2023 Feb 08	12h 48m 15s	+11° 13’ 23”	7.57	Virgo
2023 Feb 09	12h 48m 15s	+11° 18’ 37”	7.55	Virgo
2023 Feb 10	12h 48m 15s	+11° 23’ 58”	7.53	Virgo
2023 Feb 11	12h 48m 11s	+11° 29’ 27”	7.51	Virgo
2023 Feb 12	12h 48m 07s	+11° 35’ 03”	7.49	Virgo