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Ephemeris Calculator
Compute Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 1600 and 31 Dec 2499 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.
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.
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 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:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.