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Dwarf Planets and Asteroids » Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres

How Far is Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres from Earth?

The distance of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres from Earth is currently 327,763,074 kilometers, equivalent to 2.190961 Astronomical Units. Light takes 18 minutes and 13.2999 seconds to travel from Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres and arrive to us.

327,763,074
2.190961
18 minutes and 13.2999 seconds

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.

Distance of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres from Earth between January 1600 and December 2499

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 1600 and December 2499 the closest approach of Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres to Earth happens on Mon Feb 11 1636 at a distance of 1.57397205 Astronomical Units, or 235,462,867 kilometers:

Mon Feb 11 1636
235,462,867
1.573972

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

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