1 Ceres (Dwarf planet)
From Fairfield , 1 Ceres is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:13, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:02, 62° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:20, 38° above your western horizon.
Name
1 Ceres
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Object type
Dwarf planet
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Computed for: | 01 March 2023 |
Right ascension: | 12h44m [1] |
Declination: | +13°15' [1] |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Magnitude: | 7.14 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.64 AU 13.67 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 9.60 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 100.6° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.77 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.078977 |
Inclination: | 10.59° |
Longitude ascending node: | 80.25° |
Argument of perihelion: | 73.39° |
Epoch of elements: | 22 December 2023 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 81.51° |
Absolute mag (H): | 3.34 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.55 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.99 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.60 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
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 |