Centaur
Chariklo
TypeCentaur
Mass~7 × 10¹⁸ kg
Diameter250 km
Orbital Radius2,360 million km
Orbital Period22,945 days
Rotation Period7 hours
Known Moons0
Surface Gravity~0.05 m/s²
Average Temp-200 °C
AtmosphereNone
Discovered ByJames Scotti
Discovery Year1997
About Chariklo
The only minor planet known to wear rings. Two narrow rings were found during a 2013 occultation and announced in 2014, orbiting about 390 km above the surface. The largest of the centaurs.
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