Chariklo
CategoryCentaur
SystemOuter Solar System
Diameter250 km
Orbital Period62.8 years
About Chariklo
The largest known centaur, orbiting between Saturn and Uranus. Made history in 2014 when two narrow rings were discovered around it, the first rings ever found around a minor planet. The rings circle about 390 km above the surface. Discovered in 1997 by James Scotti. Likely a captured trans-Neptunian object on a temporary orbit. Named after a nymph from Greek mythology.
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