Lazarus
dF star
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Registration date : 2008-06-12
 | | Subject: A centaur with rings 26th March 2014, 2:32 pm | |
| BBC: Icy Chariklo asteroid has ring systemDiscovered by occultation of the star UCAC4 248-108672: two rings 7 km and 3 km wide, with a gap of 9 km in-between orbiting the centaur (10199) Chariklo. | |
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Sirius_Alpha
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Location : Earth
Registration date : 2008-04-06
| | Subject: Re: A centaur with rings 26th March 2014, 6:41 pm | |
| Huh. I wonder how common this is.
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Sunchaser
Planetesimal
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Age : 53
Registration date : 2011-12-23
| | Subject: Re: A centaur with rings 26th March 2014, 10:48 pm | |
| Strange and wonderful.
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PlutonianEmpire
Planetesimal
Number of posts : 139
Age : 39
Location : Minnesota
Registration date : 2012-01-29
| | Subject: Re: A centaur with rings 27th March 2014, 1:51 am | |
| Astronomers also found a new dwarf planet in the meantime.  Currently named 2012 VP113, the nickname is jokingly "Biden", because of the "VP" initial in the name. _________________ Circumbinary sunset!  | |
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Lazarus
dF star
Number of posts : 3337
Registration date : 2008-06-12
| | Subject: Re: A centaur with rings 28th March 2014, 3:18 pm | |
| One of my favourite IAU rules on the naming of minor planets is as follows: - Quote :
- The names of individuals or events principally known for political or military activities are unsuitable until 100 years after the death of the individual or the occurrence of the event.
Source: http://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming/If only the Nobel Peace Prize were subject to a similar restriction... | |
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