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Why was Ceres first a planet?

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Ceres was the first asteroid belt object to be discovered, and astronomers of the time had long speculated that a planet might exist between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars. Later, the discovery of other asteroid belt objects cast doubt on Ceres' status as a planet.

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