10199 Chariklo - Wikipedia
WEB10199 Chariklo / ˈ k ær ə k l oʊ / is the largest confirmed centaur (small body of the outer Solar System). It orbits the Sun between Saturn and Uranus, grazing the orbit of Uranus.
10199 Chariklo - NASA Science
WEB10199... Asteroid Chariklo. Chariklo was the first asteroid found to have a ring system. It was the fifth ring system found in our solar system—after Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. Overview. With a diameter of about 188 miles (302 kilometers), Chariklo is the largest member of an asteroid class known as the Centaurs.
Icy rings found around tiny space rock - Science News
WEBMar 26, 2014 · Astronomers have discovered a pair of thin rings encircling 10199 Chariklo, a rock-and-ice asteroid-comet hybrid known as a centaur. Chariklo is about 250 kilometers across and orbits the sun...
James Webb Space Telescope spies rings around centaur Chariklo
WEBFeb 9, 2023 · The half-asteroid, half-comet dubbed 10199 Chariklo, located beyond Saturn, is a ball of rock and ice about 170 miles (270 kilometers) across. Due to its rather diminutive size, astronomers...
A ring system detected around the Centaur (10199) Chariklo
WEBMar 26, 2014 · Here we report observations of a multichord stellar occultation that revealed the presence of a ring system around (10199) Chariklo, which is a Centaur—that is, one of a class of small objects...
James Webb Space Telescope discovers ice at ringed asteroid Chariklo …
WEBJan 27, 2023 · Reflectance spectrum of the double-ringed centaur 10199 Chariklo, captured by Webb's Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on Oct. 31, 2022. This spectrum shows clear evidence for crystalline...
Centaur Charliko 10199 Light Curve | ESA/Webb
WEBOct 18, 2022 · This graphic shows the reflectance spectrum of the double-ringed centaur 10199 Chariklo, captured by Webb’s Near-Infrared Spectrograph on 31 October 2022. This spectrum shows clear evidence for crystalline water ice on Chariklo’s surface.
Ring in the new | Nature
WEBMar 26, 2014 · Now, continuing nature's excellent track record of upending the firm beliefs of planetary theorists, a fully developed ring system has been detected surrounding the Centaur object (10199)...
Centaur Charliko 10199 Light Curve | ESA/Webb
WEBAbout the Object. Category: Graphics. Centaur Charliko 10199 Light Curve. In an observational feat of high precision, scientists used a new technique with the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to capture the shadows of starlight cast by the thin rings of Chariklo.
Rings of Chariklo - Wikipedia
WEBThe minor planet and centaur 10199 Chariklo, with a diameter of about 250 kilometres (160 mi), is the second-smallest celestial object with confirmed rings (with 2060 Chiron being the smallest) and the fifth ringed celestial object discovered in the Solar System, after the gas giants and ice giants.
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