Largest asteroid in our solar system Ceres surrounded by water vapor (with finder chart)
Posted 23 January 2014 The European Space Agency announced this morning that their Herschel far-infrared space telescope has detected water vapor around the largest asteroid (or minor planet) Ceres in our solar system.
Ceres is currently visible in the morning sky and appears as a 8th magnitude star when viewed through either a large pair of binoculars or small telescope.
The below chart has stars to magnitude 10 to assist with star hoping to Ceres. Note that Ceres will only appear as a faint star.
RT @Nightskyonline: Largest asteroid in our solar system Ceres surrounded by water (with finder chart): Posted 23 Januar… http://t.co/gfH…
RT @Nightskyonline: Largest asteroid in our solar system Ceres surrounded by water (with finder chart): Posted 23 Januar… http://t.co/gfH…
RT @Nightskyonline: Largest asteroid in our solar system Ceres surrounded by water (with finder chart): Posted 23 Januar… http://t.co/gfH…
RT @Nightskyonline: Largest asteroid in our solar system Ceres surrounded by water (with finder chart): Posted 23 Januar… http://t.co/gfH…
RT @Nightskyonline: Largest asteroid in our solar system Ceres surrounded by water (with finder chart): Posted 23 Januar… http://t.co/gfH…