How Far is Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres from Earth?
The distance of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres from Earth is currently 308,739,745 kilometers, equivalent to 2.063798 Astronomical Units. Light takes 17 minutes and 9.8449 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.