Ceres is a rocky celestial body located in the main asteroid belt. It has a nearly spherical shape and orbits the Sun. There are several asteroids in its orbit. Based on this information, which type of body is Ceres?
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The correct answer is Dwarf planet.
Dwarf planet Ceres refers to the biggest object in the asteroid belt between the Jupiter and Mars and the solitary dwarf planet situated in the inner solar system. The Ceres became the first dwarf planet to get a visit from a spacecraft.
Considered as an asteroid for various years. Ceres is so much larger and so distinct from its rocky adjacent that scientists categorized it as a dwarf planet in 2006.
Ceres, the rocky celestial body, was considered as an Asteroid previously but felt under the list of Dwarf planet back in 2006. Ceres was first discovered back on January 1, 1801 by an Italian astronomer, Giuseppe Piazzi. He found that the Ceres is in an asteroid belt but revolving around the sun between the orbits of mars and Jupiter. Since its discovery in 1801, the Ceres has been classified as one of the asteroids but the name changed in 2006.
Ceres fit the definition of a dwarf plants when an international astronomical union formed a new class called Dwarf Planet. The astronomical unit also found that the composition of Ceres is different from its neighbor asteroids. They concluded that Ceres has water ice, clay and carbonate on it and Ceres formed differently from other asteroid bodies around it. Later astronomers reported that Ceres have formed at the same time when solar system formed, apparently 4.6 billion years ago.