# The largest asteroids in the main belt

From Ceres, discovered by the Italian Giuseppe Piazzi and now a dwarf planet, to Vesta, Pallas and Hygiea: the giants of the belt between Mars and Jupiter. Which is the most fascinating?

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- Jul 24, 2024 · silvia_roma
- https://even.best/en/l/3109/the-largest-asteroids-in-the-main-belt

## Top 11

1. **Ceres** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — About 940 km: discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi in 1801, now a dwarf planet.
2. **Vesta** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Over 500 km, with the huge Rheasilvia crater at its south pole.
3. **Pallas** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — About 512 km; discovered in 1802.
4. **Hygiea** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — About 431 km, the largest carbonaceous asteroid.
5. **Interamnia** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Almost coal-black; named after the Latin name of Teramo.
6. **Europa** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — It shares its name with Jupiter's moon.
7. **Davida** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — With a giant 150-km crater.
8. **Sylvia** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Very low density: perhaps full of cavities.
9. **Cybele** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — It gives its name to a whole family of asteroids.
10. **Eunomia** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The largest of the stony asteroid family named after it.
11. **Juno** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — One of the first four asteroids discovered, in 1804.

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