Asteroid
Largest asteroids
Although their location in the asteroid belt excludes them from planet status, the three largest objects, Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas, are intact protoplanets that share many characteristics common to planets, and are atypical compared to the majority of "potato"-shaped asteroids.

Asteroid

Section Title: Largest asteroids
Table Section Text: Although their location in the asteroid belt excludes them from planet status, the three largest objects, Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas, are intact protoplanets that share many characteristics common to planets, and are atypical compared to the majority of "potato"-shaped asteroids.

Attributes of largest asteroids

Name	Orbital radius (AU)	Orbital period (years)	Inclination to ecliptic	Orbital eccentricity	Diameter (km)	Diameter (% of Moon)	Mass (×1018 kg)	Mass (% of Ceres)	Density (g/cm3)	Rotation period (hr)	Axial tilt	Surface temperature

Vesta	2.36	3.63	7.1°	0.089	573×557×446 (mean 525)	15%	260	28%	3.44 ± 0.12	5.34	29°	85–270 K

Ceres	2.77	4.60	10.6°	0.079	975×975×909 (mean 953)	28%	940	100%	2.12 ± 0.04	9.07	≈ 3°	167 K

Pallas	2.77	4.62	34.8°	0.231	580×555×500 (mean 545)	16%	210	22%	2.71 ± 0.11	7.81	≈ 80°	164 K

Hygiea	3.14	5.56	3.8°	0.117	530×407×370 (mean 435)	12%	87	9%	2.76 ± 1.2	27.6	≈ 60°	164 K

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The largest object in the asteroid belt is Ceres at about 975 km.

final_sentence: The largest object in the asteroid belt is Ceres at about 975 km.