Ceres

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ceres
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:asteroid
gptkbp:affiliatedWith concert hall
gptkbp:albedo 0.09
gptkbp:aphelion 2.977 AU
gptkbp:atmosphere yes (very thin, transient)
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:Minor_Planet_Center
gptkbp:density 2.16 g/cm³
gptkbp:diameter 473 km
939 km
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Giuseppe_Piazzi
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1801-01-01
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 0.51 km/s
2.77 AU
varies (1.6–4.0 AU)
gptkbp:eccentricity 0.0758
gptkbp:equatorialCircumference 2,965 km
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Dawn_spacecraft
gptkbp:firstDwarfPlanetVisitedBySpacecraft yes
gptkbp:flattening 0.08
gptkbp:hasBrightSpots gptkb:Occator_Crater
gptkbp:hasCryovolcano gptkb:Ahuna_Mons
gptkbp:hasNoMoons yes
gptkbp:hasPotentialForLife unknown
gptkbp:hasWaterIce yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ceres
gptkbp:IAUStatus gptkb:asteroid
gptkbp:inclination 10.6°
gptkbp:isHydrostaticEquilibrium yes
gptkbp:isLargestObjectIn gptkb:asteroid
gptkbp:isSpherical yes
gptkbp:isTargetOfMission Dawn
gptkbp:isVisibleWithTelescope yes
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:asteroid
gptkbp:mass 9.393×10^20 kg
gptkbp:minorPlanetNumber gptkb:1_Ceres
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Roman_goddess_Ceres
gptkbp:orbitType 4.60 years
gptkbp:perihelion 2.546 AU
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 9.07 hours
prograde
gptkbp:semiMajorAxis 2.77 AU
gptkbp:spectralType G-type
gptkbp:surface 2,770,000 km²
clay, carbonates, water ice
craters, mountains, bright spots
gptkbp:surfaceGravity 0.27 m/s²
gptkbp:temperature 167 K
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aeneid
gptkb:Gina_McCarthy
gptkb:The_Bear
gptkb:concert_hall
gptkb:Dawn_mission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4