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What is the largest asteroid ever found?
The largest asteroid is CERES, in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.It is 580 miles (930 km) in diameter , about the size of Texas.It accounts for about 32% of the total mass of the belt.
How much mass of the asteroid belt does Ceres take up?
Yes. Ceres is the only dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt.
Is the asteroid Ceres the largest asteroid?
That's right; Ceres is the largest asteroid.
What is the name of the largest asteroid in the universe?
the largest asteroid ever found" The largest asteroid is CERES, in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It is 580 miles (930 km) in diameter , about the size of Texas. It accounts for about 25% of the total mass of the belt.
What is the mass of pallas?
Pallas or 2 Pallas has a mass of about 2.11 x 1020 kg The Earth for comparison has a mass of 5.9736 x 1024 kg
What is the largest object in the asteroid belt?
The largest object in the asteroid belt is Ceres at about 580 miles across. It is classified as a dwarf planet rather than an asteroid.
What is the name of the largest asteroid?
Ceres, now classified as a dwarf planet, is by far the largest asteroid.If Ceres is not considered, the asteroid Vesta, about 1/4 the mass of Ceres, is the largest asteroid. Both these and most other larger asteroids are located in the main Belt between Mars and Jupiter.
What is the biggest known asteroid between Mars and Jupiter?
The largest known asteroid between Mars and Jupiter is Ceres. Ceres is considered a dwarf planet and makes up about one-third of the total mass of the asteroid belt.
What is the name of the largest knowen asteroid?
asteroid Ceres
Is Ceres the biggest asteroid?
Yes, Ceres is the largest asteroid in our Solar System, comprising approximately one-third of the total mass of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It was classified as a dwarf planet in 2006 due to its spherical shape and planetary features.
What is the biggest asteroid ever recorded?
The solar system's biggest asteroid impact occured between July16 and 22 1994. More then 20 fragments of comet shoemaker-levy 9 collided with Jupiter. The 20 fragments left big bruises in the atmosphere.
What is the second largest asteroid in the solar system?
Depending on what you view as an asteroid. The second largest non-Dwarf Planet KBO is 2007 OR 10 (this is a fairly newly discovered object and is based on some guesswork) falling just behind Sedna. The second largest non-Dwarf Planet in the main asteroid belt is Vesta which falls only slightly behind Pallas. However, Vesta has more mass.
