- For other uses, see Ceres.
1 Ceres was a planetoid in the Sol system, located in the asteroid belt.
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It was discovered on 1 January, 1801, and was named for the Roman goddess of mythology. This was the first asteroid to be colonized by Humans.
The planet Ceres was named after this planetoid by a group of Humans who would later become known as the Ten Tribes of Ceres. (TOS novelization: Friday's Child)
Ceres became the site of a UNSF base within 3 years after the founding of the service. (FASA RPG module: Star Fleet Intelligence Manual: Agent's Orientation Sourcebook)
FASA calls it the United Nations Space Forces while the Spaceflight Chronology calls it the United Nations Solar Fleet.
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- Ceres (dwarf planet) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.