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What is 1 Ceres or 2 Pallas?
1 Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and is classified as a dwarf planet. 2 Pallas is the third largest object in the asteroid belt and is also considered to be a protoplanet. Both Ceres and Pallas are significant bodies in our solar system and are of interest to researchers studying planetary formation.
What is third largest asteroid?
According to the US naval astronomical applications department the 3rd largest asteroid body is called 4 Vesta. Ref: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/asteroid_masses Actually, they do not know what the largest asteroid is since Pallas and Vesta both have been designated as the second largest asteroid after Ceres, which is no longer an asteroid. Since Ceres is a dwarf planet now, Pallas or Vesta is the largest now. Since Ceres is a dwarf planet, the third largest asteroid is Hygiea now. Pallas and Vesta are the top two largest asteroids now. Vesta is more massive than Pallas, though.
What is an example of an Asteroid?
The three largest are, Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas,
What is found between planets mars and jupiter?
The Asteroid Belt is found in between Mars And Jupiter. The orbits of the dwarf planet Ceres and the protoplanets Vesta and Pallas are also located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter (Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas are sometimes classified as asteroids).
What is the asteroid belts mass?
The mass of the asteroid belt is around 3.0 -> 3.6 ×1021 kilograms.Over 50% of that mass is contained within four objects:- Ceres, Vesta, Pallas and Hygiea
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 separates the inner plants from outer?
The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, which also contains some dwarf planets such as Ceres, Pallas, and Vesta.
Is the asteroid Ceres the largest asteroid?
That's right; Ceres is the largest asteroid.
What 3 asteroid is visible to the naked eye?
Three asteroids that can be visible to the naked eye under the right conditions are Vesta, Ceres, and Pallas. Vesta is the brightest of these and can sometimes be seen in the constellation of Virgo. Ceres, the largest asteroid, is classified as a dwarf planet and can be spotted in the constellation of Taurus. Pallas is less commonly seen but can be visible in the constellations of Virgo and Hydra during favorable conditions.
What are Ceres Pallas Vesta?
ASTEROIDS
What are some unique features on Ceres?
Ceres is the only round asteroid and the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt.
Is Ceres a inside or outside the asteroid belt?
Ceres is part of the asteroid belt.
