St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: May 4, 2022

St. Louis MO

06 May, 2022

2:02 PM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: May 4, 2022 Tonight at 9 pm, the dwarf planet Ceres is situated less than 5° from the waxing crescent Moon in the western sky. Although Ceres is the closest dwarf planet to Earth, it is not big enough to see with the naked eye. Ceres is approximately 588 miles (946 km) in diameter, which makes it the largest object in the Asteroid Belt but one of the smallest dwarf planets. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.