1 Ceres

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1 Ceres
1Ceres-Asteroid3Dzip-Orbiter2016D3D9.jpg
1 Ceres from Asteroid 3D.zip in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9
Designation
Name 1 Ceres
Reference body Sun
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2006
Semimajor axis (a) 413702221829.941 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.0800207518503079
Inclination (i) 10.586902433217°
(0.184776305047036 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 80.4097536865038°
(1.40341495254714 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 153.65726208501°
(2.68182514298328 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 269.905620300513°
(4.7107417438816 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 473000 km
Mass 9.45×1020 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 32667.84 seconds (9.0744 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 0.174532925
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from 1 Ceres.cfg (Asteroid 3D.zip)

1 Ceres was discovered on 1 January 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi, and was at first classified as a planet, at least until it was realized that there are many small bodies in the area between Mars and Jupiter, at which time they were reclassified as asteroids, and now is classified as a dwarf planet. Ceres is the largest body and the only Dwarf planet in the main asteroid belt.

1 Ceres in Orbiter[edit]

1 Ceres was first introduced with the release of MainBeltAsteroids051403.zip in May 2003. Note that the landing surface as given in the config file is spherical, but the visual of Ceres is not, if you land, you will likely be above or below the visual surface.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Ceres
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 2/4 - v2.0.0 O-F Resources v2.0.0 cristiapi Scenery 2 July 2015 *module only
3D Asteroids O-F Resources 2014-11-06 T1234 Scenery 6 November 2014
1 Ceres O-F Resources 2008-11-05 Piper Scenery 5 November 2008
Asteroid Pack 1.00 O-F Resources 2004-11-21 Nighthawke Scenery 21 November 2004
Main Belt Asteroids v1.0 O-F Resources v1.0 Unknown OHM Addon Developer Scenery 14 May 2003

See also[edit]

1 Ceres at Wikipedia

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