Artistic view of the centaur Chariklo and its ring system (IMAGE)

Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)

Artistic view of the centaur Chariklo and its ring system

Caption

Artistic view of the centaur Chariklo and its ring system. The bright point in the upper-right corner represents the Sun as seen from Chariklo’s distance. 

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Credit: L. Maquet, Observatoire de Paris

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