With a diameter of 940 km (580 mi), Ceres is both the largest of the asteroids and the only recognized dwarf planet inside Neptune's orbit. It is the 33rd-largest body in the Solar System. Ceres was the first asteroid to be discovered (by Giuseppe Piazzi at Palermo Astronomical Observatory on 1 January 1801).
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Ceres
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With a diameter of 940 km (580 mi), Ceres is both the largest of the asteroids and the only recognized dwarf planet inside Neptune's orbit. It is the 33rd-largest body in the Solar System. Ceres was the first asteroid to be discovered (by Giuseppe Piazzi at Palermo Astronomical Observatory on 1 January 1801).