Ceres

Summary

Ceres is a dwarf planet^[1]. Ceres draws 12,033 Wikipedia views per month (dwarf_planet category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ceres is credited with the discovery of Giuseppe Piazzi^[3].
• Ceres's instance of is recorded as dwarf planet^[4].
• Ceres's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Astronomical observatory of Palermo^[5].
• Ceres is named after Ceres^[6].
• Ceres was followed by 2 Pallas^[7].
• Ceres's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• The location of Ceres was asteroid belt^[9].
• Ceres is used for colonization of Ceres^[10].
• Ceres's Commons category is recorded as Ceres (dwarf planet)^[11].
• Ceres's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• Ceres's Unicode character is recorded as ⚳^[13].
• Ceres's provisional designation is recorded as 1899 OF^[14].
• Ceres's provisional designation is recorded as 1943 XB^[15].
• Ceres's provisional designation is recorded as A899 OF^[16].
• Ceres's provisional designation is recorded as A801 AA^[17].
• Ceres's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 1, 1801^[18].
• Ceres's asteroid spectral type is recorded as G-type asteroid^[19].
• Ceres's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[20].
• Ceres's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• Ceres's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈt͡seːʁɛs^[22].
• Ceres's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ceres (dwarf planet)^[23].
• Ceres's Commons gallery is recorded as (1) Ceres^[24].
• Ceres's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07957631994408416'}^[25].
• Ceres's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.79'}^[26].
• Ceres's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Ceres's instance of is recorded as dwarf planet^[4].

Origins

Ceres is named after Ceres^[6].

Use and Application

Ceres is used for colonization of Ceres^[10].

Influence

Things named for Ceres include cerium^[28], a chemical element^[29]; cerite series^[30], a mineral series^[31]; Ceres Nunataks^[32], a nunatak^[33]; Ceresfjellet^[34], a mountain^[35], in Norway^[36]; and cerite-(CeCa)^[37], a mineral species^[38].

Why It Matters

Ceres draws 12,033 Wikipedia views per month (dwarf_planet category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2] Ceres has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Ceres is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Ceres include cerium^[28], a chemical element^[29]; cerite series^[30], a mineral series^[31]; Ceres Nunataks^[32], a nunatak^[33]; Ceresfjellet^[34], a mountain^[35], in Norway^[36]; and cerite-(CeCa)^[37], a mineral species^[38].