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Ceres is classified as an asteroid.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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4 sources for · 6 against

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Is it true that Ceres is classified as an asteroid?

Partly. Sources split: several describe Ceres as historically classified as an asteroid but now officially a dwarf planet, while others (including older scientific papers) still refer to it as asteroid 1 Ceres. None settles the present-tense classification outright.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 4 sources for, 6 against · Last checked

Evidence for · 4
Microwave spectrum of asteroid Ceres
1988
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Jr., W. W., Jr., L. P., & K.J., J. (1988). Microwave spectrum of asteroid Ceres. inis.iaea.org. https://inis.iaea.org/records/9rh7s-pvy83

Evidence against · 6
Wikipedia: Asteroids in astrology
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Wikipedia: Asteroids in astrology. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroids_in_astrology

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Asteroid 1 Ceres: evidence for water of hydration
1978
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L.A., L. (1978). Asteroid 1 Ceres: evidence for water of hydration. inis.iaea.org. https://inis.iaea.org/records/z63cs-zab29

Asteroid Perturbations and Mass Determination for the ASTROD Space Mission
2004
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Asteroid Perturbations and Mass Determination for the ASTROD Space Mission. (2004). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0407606

Dynamical Evolution of the Adeona and Gefion Asteroid Families
2002
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Dynamical Evolution of the Adeona and Gefion Asteroid Families. (2002). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2304-6_22

More against · 5
Organic Material on Ceres: Insights from Visible and Infrared Space Observations
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Organic Material on Ceres: Insights from Visible and Infrared Space Observations. (n.d.). mdpi.com. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/1/9/pdf

Ceres: Dwarf Planet - Science On a Sphere
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Ceres: Dwarf Planet - Science On a Sphere. (n.d.). sos.noaa.gov. https://sos.noaa.gov/catalog/datasets/ceres-dwarf-planet/

Italian contributions to planetary astronomy: from the discovery of Ceres to Pluto's orbit
2024
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Italian contributions to planetary astronomy: from the discovery of Ceres to Pluto's orbit. (2024). opac.k10plus.de. https://opac.k10plus.de/

Ceres (dwarf planet)
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Ceres (dwarf planet). (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres_(dwarf_planet)

Ceres, a wet planet: The view after Dawn
2022
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Ceres, a wet planet: The view after Dawn. (2022). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemer.2021.125745

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