Questions tagged [ceres]

Questions about the only dwarf planet within Neptune's orbit and formerly the largest asteroid in the Solar System, comprising 1/3 of the mass of the asteroid belt. Ceres orbits between Mars and Jupiter.

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What are the white reflections on Ceres?

What are the white reflections on Ceres? https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/dwarf-planets/ceres/overview/
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The sky as seen from Ceres

Am I correct in calculating that the "north star" for Ceres, or where the rotational axis points, is in Draco, more specifically somewhere between C Draconis and D Draconis? What software can I use to verify this? What software can produce a sky…
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