Ceres exists as a body in the Solar System.
Ceres (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 . Solar System . Identified dwarf planets include the asteroid Ceres and the trans-Neptunian objects Pluto and Eris .