Asteroid has uneven shapes.
Dwarf planet is a large, round object
that revolves around the Sun but
has not cleared the region around
its orbit.
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.
A dwarf planet is a body that orbits the sun - is often beyond the orbit of Jupiter and is classified below a planet. An asteroid is a body that orbits the sun within the asteroid belt.
Ceres is classified as a dwarf planet [See related question] it is the largest asteroid and only dwarf planet in the asteroid belt [See related question]
It's an asteroid and only an asteroid. A big one at that, second to Ceres (Dwarf Planet) and there is a possibility that it might be added to dwarf planet status in the near future once it's shape has been confirmed.
There are no planets in the asteroid belt. There are asteroids and the dwarf planet Ceres.
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.
A dwarf planet is a body that orbits the sun - is often beyond the orbit of Jupiter and is classified below a planet. An asteroid is a body that orbits the sun within the asteroid belt.
Ceres is classified as a dwarf planet [See related question] it is the largest asteroid and only dwarf planet in the asteroid belt [See related question]
An asteroid is a rock that is far smaller than a planet or dwarf planet. They have no atmosphere. They may circle a sun or a planet.
It was a asteroid for 76 years but in 2006 they classified it a dwarf planet.
It is the asteroid, Ceres.
Ceres, now called a "dwarf planet", used to be an asteroid. It is the largest body in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
It's an asteroid and only an asteroid. A big one at that, second to Ceres (Dwarf Planet) and there is a possibility that it might be added to dwarf planet status in the near future once it's shape has been confirmed.
None. Ceres is the only dwarf planet in the asteroid belt.
There are no planets in the asteroid belt. There are asteroids and the dwarf planet Ceres.
Ceres in the asteroid belt.
Ceres is the smallest dwarf planet in the solar system.