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Chariklo: An Asteroid with Rings

  • June 24, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The first non-planet ever found to have its own ring system is the asteroid Chariklo, which orbits the sun between Saturn and Uranus. In 2014, having spotted two narrow rings around the small asteroid, astronomers said Chariklo probably has at least one tiny moon too.

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