10199 Chariklo
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10199 Chariklo is a ringed asteroid and centaur in the outer Solar System. It is the largest known centaur, with a diameter of about 250 km. It orbits the Sun between Saturn and Uranus with an orbital
Chariklo's ellipsoidal shape as seen in various stellar occultations from 2013 to 2020
2060 Chiron
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2060 Chiron is a ringed small Solar System body in the outer Solar System, orbiting the Sun between Saturn and Uranus. Discovered in 1977 by Charles Kowal, it was the first-identified member of a new
10199 Chariklo
…was the first minor planet discovered to have rings, and as of 2025, it is one of the four minor planets known to have rings (the three others being 2060 Chiron, Haumea, and Quaoar). It is unknown what keeps Chariklo's rings stable, as it has been predicted that they should decay within a few million years…
Hubble Space Telescope image of Chiron and its coma, taken in 1996
Depiction of Chiron and its rings
Hyakutake Color