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The Inner Solar System showing the Asteroid Belt 
The Inner Solar System showing the Asteroid Belt. Asteroids FactsDid you know the largest asteroid in the Solar System is Ceres? Ceres was discovered in 1801 and is 936 Kilometres in diameter (582 miles). Ceres was discovered by Giuseppi Piazzi on New Years Day, 1801. Giuseppi Piazzi was working at the observatory in Palermo, Sicily where he was the director of the observatory - dedicated to his job, wouldn't you agree? Asteroids are chunks of ice and rock (possible from a shattered planet) in orbit in our Solar System between Mars and Jupiter. Here are the ten largest asteroids in the solar system. No 1 Ceres Discovered in 1801 Diameter 936 Kms, or 582 Miles No 2 Pallas Discovered in 1802 Diameter 607 Kms, or 377 Miles No 3 Vesta Discovered in 1807 Diameter 519 Kms, or 322 Miles No 4 Hygeia Discovered in 1849 Diameter 450 Kms, or 279 Miles No 5 Euphrosyne Discovered in 1854 Diameter 370 Kms, or 229 Miles No 6 Interamnia Discovered in 1910 Diameter 349 Kms, or 217 Miles No 7 Davida Discovered in 1903 Diameter 322 Kms, or 200 Miles No 8 Cybele Discovered in 1861 Diameter 308 Kms, or 192 Miles No 9 Europa Discovered in 1858 Diameter 288 Kms, or 179 Miles No 10 Patienta Discovered in 1899 Diameter 275 Kms, or 171 Miles Astronomy Software from Astrod Astronomy software from Astrod |