Episode 2 of 2
Observation and Announcement
- When
- 24 January to 11 February 1801
- Where
- Palermo, Sicily
Piazzi observed Ceres twenty-four times until illness interrupted his work on 11 February 1801, having announced the discovery on 24 January 1801.
Piazzi observed Ceres twenty-four times, the final sighting occurring on 11 February 1801, when illness interrupted his work. He announced his discovery on 24 January 1801 in letters to Barnaba Oriani of Milan and Bode in Berlin. The information was published in the September 1801 issue of the Monthly Correspondence.
Sources
- Ceres (dwarf planet) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
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