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It is the largest asteroid.

It is the only dwarf planet in the inner Solar System.

It is 950 km (590 mi) in diameter

It comprises about a third of the mass of the asteroid belt.

It was discovered on New Year's day 1801.

It was the first asteroid to be identified

It was classified as a planet at the time of discovery.

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