Observation details: asteroid Ceres
Daily motion of Ceres
From your location, Ceres is Visible from before midnight until sunrise. Its current altitude, direction, rise and set times, and finder chart are shown below.1 Ceres will remain visible until June 4, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Ceres visibility on 2026-11-06
Ceres Visible from before midnight until sunrise
Ceres rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 18.4% illuminated  | 22:13 | 60° |
| Moonset | 10:25 | -21° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 13:57 | -21° |
| Ceres rise | 16:42 | |
| Ceres transit | 00:09 | 74° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 00:34 | 73° |
| Twilight end (−12°) | 01:06 | 70° |
| Civil sunrise | 01:38 | 66° |
| Sunrise | 02:08 | 61° |
Track Ceres position throughout the night
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Shift the map to change the time and observe Ceres changing position in the night sky.
Ceres Description
This asteroid is designated 1 Ceres, main-belt asteroid Its diameter is approximately 940 km. 1 Ceres completes an orbit around the Sun in 4.6 years. It is currently 2.127 AU (318,194,671 km) from Earth, and is located in the constellation Gemini.Current position in the Solar System: Ceres
| Date | Fri, 6 November 2026 |
| Distance from Earth | 2.127 AU (318,194,671km) |
| Elongation | 111° |
| Angular diameter | " |
| Magnitude | 8.15 |
Finder Chart for Ceres
Annual motion of Ceres
| Date | Sat, 7 November 2026 |
| Twilight start | 13:52 |
| Twilight end | 00:29 |
| Twilight duration | 11h 37m |
| Rise | 16:38 |
| Set | 07:33 |
| Elevation at transit | 74° |
| Transit time | 00:06 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 07h 40m 36s", Dec: 24° 17' 36s |
| Magnitude | 8 |
| Constellation | Gemini |
The graph summarizes the object’s annual visibility, daily observing windows and transit times.
The vertical axis shows time of day and the horizontal axis shows the days of the year.
The shaded area marks when the object is above the horizon; the white line marks daily transit. You can also view the detailed annual visibility table.
The vertical axis shows time of day and the horizontal axis shows the days of the year.
The shaded area marks when the object is above the horizon; the white line marks daily transit. You can also view the detailed annual visibility table.
Astrometric and Physical Parameters of 1 Ceres
Coordinates and Visibility
| Right Ascension | 07h 40m 07s |
| Declination | 24° 14′ 33″ |
| Magnitude | 8.15 |
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Elevation | 44.6° |
| Azimuth | 94.3° |
Physical properties
| Body type | Asteroid |
| Mean radius | 476.2 |
| Equatorial radius | 487 |
| Polar radius | 455 |
| Mass | 9.393E+20 |
| Volume | 4210000000 |
| Density | 2.161 |
| Surface gravity | 0.28 |
| Escape velocity | 510 |
| Axial tilt | 3 |
| Average temperature | 168 |
Orbital parameters
| Sidereal orbital period | 1681.63 |
| Sidereal rotation period | 9.07 |
Data acknowledgment
Physical and orbital parameters come from the Solar System OpenData API maintained by Le Système Solaire. We thank its contributors for making these data available.
Acknowledgments
Orbital and small-body data are provided by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Small-Body Database (SBDB) and Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). These resources support accurate positions, orbits and physical characteristics.