An ATM bankcard that allows a merchant to deduct money directly from a consumerâs bank account. Debit cards issued with a VisaÂ® or MasterCardÂ® logo are accepted by any merchant that also accepts Visa or MasterCard credit cards. For debit card rates, PIN#âs must be entered at the time of the transaction.
Ceres, first spotted by astronomers in 1801, was first called a planet and later an asteroid. In 2006 it was reclassified as a dwarf planet. Ceres is the closest dwarf planet to Earth, orbiting at only 2.8 times Earthâs distance from the sun. Its year takes 4.6 Earth years and its day is 9.1 hours. Ceres has no known moons. Meet the Dwarf Planets of the Solar System (Countdown) Images: Dwarf Planet Eris, Pluto's Cosmic Twin ; Pluto Quiz! How Well Do You Know the Dwarf Planet?
The closest star to our solar system is currently Proxima Centauri. Proxima is a small, red M dwarf only about half as hot as the Sun and 14% as wide. Itâs member C of the Alpha Centauri system, a triple-star system that lies just over 4 light-years away. And now, astronomers say, theyâre sure Proxima Centauri has a planet.