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Solar
Dwarf planet

Ceres

(1) Ceres

Physical properties

Mean radius
470 km
Mass
9.384 × 10²⁰ kg
Density
2.162 g/cm³
Rotation period
9.07 hours
Axial tilt
Surface gravity
0.27 m/s²
Escape velocity
0.51 km/s

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.09
Absolute magnitude (H)
3.34
Representative colour
#A6A6A0

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Giuseppe Piazzi
Discovery date
1 January 1801

Sources