2 papers
astro-ph.EP2025
Dynamical environment and stability around Centaur (2060) Chiron
Gustavo Madeira, Bruno Morgado, Chrystian Pereira +3
A recent stellar occultation revealed that the Centaur (2060) Chiron hosts a broad disk extending beyond ~200 km from its centre, embedding three ring-like structures (Chi1R, Chi2R…
astro-ph.EP2025
The rings of (2060) Chiron: Evidence of an evolving system
C. L. Pereira, F. Braga-Ribas, B. Sicardy +54
The centaur (2060) Chiron has long been a candidate for hosting material in orbit, based on occultation and photometric and spectroscopic data. Here, we present a multichord stella…