Ceres


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With a 900-km diameter, the largest of the asteroids. Ceres was the first asteroid discovered, and so is often referred to as "1 Ceres." It was discovered on January 1, 1801, by Giuseppe Piazzi in Palermo, Italy. Ceres' orbital period is 4.6 years, at an average distance of 2.7 A.U.