10199 Chariklo
The astronomical object 10199 Chariklo, discovered on February 15, 1997, is classed as a centaur, orbiting between the orbits of Planet Saturn and Planet Uranus.[1]
It is currently the largest known centaur, with an estimated diameter of 250 kilometres (160 mi).[1] It also the first non-planet discovered that is orbited by a ring of debris, like Planet Saturn, Planet Jupiter, Planet Uranus and Planet Neptune.
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"10199 Chariklo". NASA Science. 2017-11-16. Archived from the original on 2026-04-20. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
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.