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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.
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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.
Is Ceres a planet if not what is it?
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]
How is a dwarf planet different from an asteroid?
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.
Is Vesta asteroid a real planet?
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.
Which planets are the asteroid belt?
There are no planets in the asteroid belt. There are asteroids and the dwarf planet Ceres.
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.
Is Ceres a planet if not what is it?
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]
Is a Ceres an asteroid?
It was a asteroid for 76 years but in 2006 they classified it a dwarf planet.
What dwarf planet is closest to Mercury?
It is the asteroid, Ceres.
Is Ceres a inner or outer dwarf planet?
Ceres, now called a "dwarf planet", used to be an asteroid. It is the largest body in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
How is a dwarf planet different from an asteroid?
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.
Is Vesta asteroid a real planet?
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.
What planets are in the asteroid belt?
None. Ceres is the only dwarf planet in the asteroid belt.
Which planets are the asteroid belt?
There are no planets in the asteroid belt. There are asteroids and the dwarf planet Ceres.
What dwarf planet is closest to Venus?
Ceres in the asteroid belt.
What is the Ceres in solar system?
Ceres is the smallest dwarf planet in the solar system.
Is dwarf planet Ceres a gas or rocky planet?
No. Ceres, which used to be considered an asteroid, was recategorized as a "dwarf planet" in 2006, about the same time that Pluto was. Ceres is a small rocky body, the biggest in the asteroid belt.
