Centaur/comet/asteroid/dwarf planet candidate 2060 Chiron with rings as rendered in Celestia.

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   Corey S Powell (coreyspowell@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Oct-2025 01:41:48 JST Corey S Powell

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   Chiron is a 200 km oddity orbiting between Saturn & Uranus. Its rings may have formed from an impact, a broken satellite, or eruptions from Chiron itself.

   Here's a more accessible story about the young, fast-changing rings around Chiron:

   https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/astronomers-discover-an-evolving-ring-system-forming-around-chiron/ #astronomy #astrodon #science