Ceres

Summary

Ceres is a dwarf planet^[1]. Ceres draws 4,275 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 image is recorded as Ceres - RC3 - Haulani Crater (22381131691) (cropped).jpg^[4].
• Ceres's instance of is recorded as dwarf planet^[5].
• Ceres's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Astronomical observatory of Palermo^[6].
• Ceres is named after Ceres^[7].
• Ceres's followed by is recorded as 2 Pallas^[8].
• Ceres's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• Ceres's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315160626^[10].
• Ceres's GND ID is recorded as 4742216-6^[11].
• Ceres's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85022130^[12].
• Ceres's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 145208424^[13].
• Ceres's location is recorded as asteroid belt^[14].
• Ceres's has use is recorded as colonization of Ceres^[15].
• Ceres's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Ceres symbol (fixed width).svg^[16].
• Ceres's Commons category is recorded as Ceres (dwarf planet)^[17].
• Ceres's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[18].
• Ceres's pronunciation audio is recorded as De-Ceres.ogg^[19].
• Ceres's Unicode character is recorded as ⚳^[20].
• Ceres's provisional designation is recorded as 1899 OF^[21].
• Ceres's provisional designation is recorded as 1943 XB^[22].
• Ceres's provisional designation is recorded as A899 OF^[23].
• Ceres's provisional designation is recorded as A801 AA^[24].
• Ceres's orbit diagram is recorded as Ceres Orbit.svg^[25].
• Ceres's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 75175^[26].
• Ceres's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1801-01-01T00:00:00Z^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Ceres is credited with the discovery of Giuseppe Piazzi^[3]. 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 4,275 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].