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Ceres, now classified as a dwarf planet, was long regarded as the largest asteroid in the solar system at 588 miles across. It is now ambiguous as to whether Ceres still qualifies as an asteroid. If not, then the largest known asteroid is Vesta with a mean diameter of 326 miles.

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