Amazing Space- Fast Facts: Dwarf planet, Ceres

Age	4.5 billion years, about the same age as the Sun
Location	Solar system, Asteroid belt
Avg. distance from the Sun	4.13 X 10⁸ km (2.57 X 10⁸ mi)
Diameter	950 km (590 mi)
Mass	Approximately 9.4 x 10²⁰ kg
Orbital period around the Sun	4.60 Earth years (1,680 days)
Number of moons	0
Distinguishing features	Ceres is the smallest-yet-identified dwarf planet and the only one in the Asteroid belt. Ceres is the largest body in the Asteroid belt, containing almost one-third of the region’s total mass.