1 Ceres (Dwarf planet)
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From Cambridge , 1 Ceres is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:17 (EDT), 31° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:27, 63° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:17, 23° above your western horizon.
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Name
1 Ceres
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Object type
Dwarf planet
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Current position
| Computed for: | 01 April 2023 |
| Right ascension: | 12h20m [1] |
| Declination: | +16°01' [1] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 6.97 (V) [1] |
| Angular diameter: | 0.6 arcsec[1] |
| Distance: | 1.60 AU 13.35 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 7.41 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 227.2° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.77 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.079027 |
| Inclination: | 10.59° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 80.25° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 73.36° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 102.95° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 3.34 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.55 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.99 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.60 years |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
Events
| 21 Mar 2023 | – 1 Ceres at opposition |
| 21 Nov 2023 | – 1 Ceres at solar conjunction |
| 06 Jul 2024 | – 1 Ceres at opposition |
| 15 Feb 2025 | – 1 Ceres at solar conjunction |
| 31 Mar 2025 | – 1 Ceres at aphelion |
| 02 Oct 2025 | – 1 Ceres at opposition |
| 15 May 2026 | – 1 Ceres at solar conjunction |
| 07 Jan 2027 | – 1 Ceres at opposition |
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