Brazilian researchers have identified rings forming around a large asteroid located between Saturn and Uranus. This discovery has greatly intrigued scientists.
Rings Around (2060) Chiron
2060 Chiron is a celestial object approximately 180 kilometers in diameter that orbits the Sun between Saturn and Uranus. It was first observed in October 1977 by Charles T. Kowall using the 1.2-meter telescope at Palomar Observatory in California. Initially considered an asteroid—the most distant ever observed at that time—Kowall did not rule out the possibility that it could be a comet.
That is also where its name “Chiron” comes from; the man/horse duality of the mythological centaur alludes to the possible asteroid/comet nature of the object. However, if Chiron is indeed a comet, its diameter…more
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