Ceres is a dwarf planet.
The 33rd-largest known body in the Solar System , it is the only dwarf planet within the orbit of Neptune.Due to its eccentric orbit , the dwarf planet Pluto was also within the orbit of Neptune from 1979 to 1999 , and will be again from approximately 2227 to 2247 .	orbit of Neptune	Cis-Neptunian object	largest known body	List of Solar System objects by size	Solar System	Solar System	dwarf planet	dwarf planet	Pluto	Pluto
