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Who discovered the biggest and first asteroid?

Giuseppe Piazzi discovered Ceres, the first and largest asteroid.


Is the asteroid Ceres the largest asteroid?

That's right; Ceres is the largest asteroid.


What is the name of the largest knowen asteroid?

asteroid Ceres


Is Halley's comet the largest asteroid?

No. For one thing, Halley's comet is a comet, not an asteroid. The largest asteroid is Ceres, which is far larger than Halley's comet.


Is the largest asteroid larger or smaller than Pluto?

The largest asteroid is far smaller the Pluto. The largest asteroid in our solar system is Ceres, with a diameter of about 900 kilometers. Pluto has a diameter of about 2,300 kilometers.


What are some unique features on Ceres?

Ceres is the only round asteroid and the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt.


What is the name of the largest asteroid in the universe?

the largest asteroid ever found" The largest asteroid is CERES, in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It is 580 miles (930 km) in diameter , about the size of Texas. It accounts for about 25% of the total mass of the belt.


What is the third largest asteroid?

VESTA


By mass which is the largest asteroid?

Ceres.


The largest known asteroid is about as far across as?

The largest known asteroid, Ceres, is about 583 miles (940 kilometers) in diameter.


Where is the biggest asteroid located?

The largest asteroid in our solar system is called Ceres, and it is located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Ceres is classified as a dwarf planet due to its size and is about 590 miles (940 kilometers) in diameter.


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.