Question

Which of the following categories of small bodies in the solar system does Ceres belong to?. dwarf planets. comets. asteroids. planets.

Answer 1

Ceres, as defined by astronomists, is a dwarf planet that lies between  Mars and the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter. It is otherwise known as the largest entity that is found in the asteroid belt. This dwarf planet has a diameter of  945 kilometers or 587 miles, extremely small relative to Jupiter.