A ring system detected around the Centaur (10199) Chariklo

dc.contributor.authorBraga-Ribas, F.
dc.contributor.authorSicardy, B.
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz, J. L.
dc.contributor.authorSnodgrass, C.
dc.contributor.authorRoques, F.
dc.contributor.authorVieira-Martins, R.
dc.contributor.authorCamargo, J. I. B.
dc.contributor.authorAssafin, M.
dc.contributor.authorDuffard, R.
dc.contributor.authorJehin, E.
dc.contributor.authorPollock, J.
dc.contributor.authorLeiva, R.
dc.contributor.authorEmilio, M.
dc.contributor.authorMachado, D. I.
dc.contributor.authorColazo, C.
dc.contributor.authorLellouch, E.
dc.contributor.authorSkottfelt, J.
dc.contributor.authorGillon, M.
dc.contributor.authorLigier, N.
dc.contributor.authorMaquet, L.
dc.contributor.authorBenedetti-Rossi, G.
dc.contributor.authorGomes, A. Ramos
dc.contributor.authorKervella, P.
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, H.
dc.contributor.authorSfair, R. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorEl Moutamid, M.
dc.contributor.authorTancredi, G.
dc.contributor.authorSpagnotto, J.
dc.contributor.authorMaury, A.
dc.contributor.authorMorales, N.
dc.contributor.authorGil-Hutton, R.
dc.contributor.authorRoland, S.
dc.contributor.authorCeretta, A.
dc.contributor.authorGu, S. -H.
dc.contributor.authorWang, X. -B.
dc.contributor.authorHarpsoe, K.
dc.contributor.authorRabus, M.
dc.contributor.authorManfroid, J.
dc.contributor.authorOpitom, C.
dc.contributor.authorVanzi, L.
dc.contributor.authorMehret, L.
dc.contributor.authorLorenzini, L.
dc.contributor.authorSchneiter, E. M.
dc.contributor.authorMelia, R.
dc.contributor.authorLecacheux, J.
dc.contributor.authorColas, F.
dc.contributor.authorVachier, F.
dc.contributor.authorWidemann, T.
dc.contributor.authorAlmenares, L.
dc.contributor.authorSandness, R. G.
dc.contributor.authorChar, F.
dc.contributor.authorPerez, V.
dc.contributor.authorLemos, P.
dc.contributor.authorMartinez, N.
dc.contributor.authorJorgensen, U. G.
dc.contributor.authorDominik, M.
dc.contributor.authorRoig, F.
dc.contributor.authorReichart, D. E.
dc.contributor.authorLaCluyze, A. P.
dc.contributor.authorHaislip, J. B.
dc.contributor.authorIvarsen, K. M.
dc.contributor.authorMoore, J. P.
dc.contributor.authorFrank, N. R.
dc.contributor.authorLambas, D. G.
dc.contributor.institutionMCTI
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Paris 06
dc.contributor.institutionCSIC
dc.contributor.institutionMax Planck Inst Solar Syst Res
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
dc.contributor.institutionCNRS
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Liege
dc.contributor.institutionAppalachian State Univ
dc.contributor.institutionPontificia Univ Catolica Chile
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Estadual Ponta Grossa
dc.contributor.institutionFPTI BR
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Estadual Oeste Parana
dc.contributor.institutionMinisterio Educ Provincia Cordoba
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Nacl Cordoba
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Copenhagen
dc.contributor.institutionGeol Museum
dc.contributor.institutionInst Fis & Quim
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionDICYT
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Republica
dc.contributor.institutionObservatorio El Catalejo
dc.contributor.institutionSan Pedro Atacama Celestial Explorat
dc.contributor.institutionCASLEO
dc.contributor.institutionSan Juan Natl Univ
dc.contributor.institutionConsejo Formac Educ
dc.contributor.institutionChinese Acad Sci
dc.contributor.institutionMax Planck Inst Astron
dc.contributor.institutionConsejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Antofagasta
dc.contributor.institutionUniv St Andrews
dc.contributor.institutionUniv N Carolina
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-03T13:08:51Z
dc.date.available2014-12-03T13:08:51Z
dc.date.issued2014-04-03
dc.description.abstractHitherto, rings have been found exclusively around the four giant planets in the Solar System(1). Rings are natural laboratories in which to study dynamical processes analogous to those that take place during the formation of planetary systems and galaxies. Their presence also tells us about the origin and evolution of the body they encircle. Here we report observations of a multichord stellar occultation that revealed the presence of a ring system around (10199) Chariklo, which is a Centaur-that is, one of a class of small objects orbiting primarily between Jupiter and Neptune-with an equivalent radius of 124 +/- 9 kilometres (ref. 2). There are two dense rings, with respective widths of about 7 and 3 kilometres, optical depths of 0.4 and 0.06, and orbital radii of 391 and 405 kilometres. The present orientation of the ring is consistent with an edge-on geometry in 2008, which provides a simple explanation for the dimming(3) of the Chariklo system between 1997 and 2008, and for the gradual disappearance of ice and other absorption features in its spectrum over the same period(4,5). This implies that the rings are partly composed of water ice. They may be the remnants of a debris disk, possibly confined by embedded, kilometre-sized satellites.en
dc.description.affiliationMCTI, Observatorio Nacl, BR-20921400 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Paris 06, CNRS, UMR 8109, LESIA,Observatoire Paris, F-92195 Meudon, France
dc.description.affiliationCSIC, Inst Astrofis Andalucia, E-18080 Granada, Spain
dc.description.affiliationMax Planck Inst Solar Syst Res, D-37077 Gottingen, Germany
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Rio de Janeiro, Observatorio Valongo, BR-20080090 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationCNRS, IMCCE, UPMC, Observatoire Paris, F-75014 Paris, France
dc.description.affiliationUniv Liege, Inst Astrophys, B-4000 Liege, Belgium
dc.description.affiliationAppalachian State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Boone, NC 28608 USA
dc.description.affiliationPontificia Univ Catolica Chile, Fac Fis, Inst Astrofis, Santiago 7820436, Chile
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Ponta Grossa, DEGEO, BR-84030900 Ponta Grossa, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationFPTI BR, Polo Astronom Casimiro Montenegro Filho, BR-85867900 Foz Do Iguacu, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Oeste Parana, BR-8580650 Foz Do Iguacu, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationMinisterio Educ Provincia Cordoba, RA-5000 Cordoba, Argentina
dc.description.affiliationUniv Nacl Cordoba, Astron Observ, RA-5000 Cordoba, Argentina
dc.description.affiliationUniv Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Inst, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
dc.description.affiliationGeol Museum, Ctr Star & Planet Format, DK-1350 Copenhagen, Denmark
dc.description.affiliationInst Fis & Quim, BR-37500903 Itajuba, MG, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, UNESP, BR-12516410 Guaratingueta, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationDICYT, MEC, Observatorio Astronom Molinos, Montevideo 12400, Uruguay
dc.description.affiliationUniv Republica, Fac Ciencias, Dept Astron, Montevideo 11300, Uruguay
dc.description.affiliationObservatorio El Catalejo, RA-6300 La Pampa, Argentina
dc.description.affiliationSan Pedro Atacama Celestial Explorat, San Pedro De Atacama 1410000, Chile
dc.description.affiliationCASLEO, San Juan, Argentina
dc.description.affiliationSan Juan Natl Univ, San Juan, Argentina
dc.description.affiliationConsejo Formac Educ, Observatorio IPA, Montevideo 11800, Uruguay
dc.description.affiliationChinese Acad Sci, Yunnan Observat, Kunming 650011, Peoples R China
dc.description.affiliationChinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Struct & Evolut Celestial Objects, Kunming 650011, Peoples R China
dc.description.affiliationMax Planck Inst Astron, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
dc.description.affiliationPontificia Univ Catolica Chile, Dept Elect Engn, Santiago 7820436, Chile
dc.description.affiliationPontificia Univ Catolica Chile, Ctr Astroengn, Santiago 7820436, Chile
dc.description.affiliationConsejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, RA-5000 Cordoba, Argentina
dc.description.affiliationConsejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, IATE, RA-5000 Cordoba, Argentina
dc.description.affiliationUniv Nacl Cordoba, Fac Ciencias Exactas Fis & Nat, RA-5000 Cordoba, Argentina
dc.description.affiliationUniv Antofagasta, Fac Ciencias Basicas, Unidad Astron, Antofagasta, Chile
dc.description.affiliationUniv St Andrews, Scottish Univ Phys Alliance, Sch Phys & Astron, St Andrews KY16 9SS, Fife, Scotland
dc.description.affiliationUniv N Carolina, Dept Phys & Astron, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, UNESP, BR-12516410 Guaratingueta, SP, Brazil
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dc.description.sponsorshipDanish Natural Science Research Council (FNU)
dc.description.sponsorshipCentre for Star and Planet Formation (StarPlan)
dc.description.sponsorshipFrench grant 'Beyond Neptune II'
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dc.description.sponsorshipFEDER funds
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Natural Science Foundation of China
dc.description.sponsorshipBelgian Fund for Scientific Research (FRS-FNRS)
dc.description.sponsorshipSwiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
dc.description.sponsorshipBelgian FNRS
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Union
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dc.description.sponsorshipNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature13155
dc.identifier.citationNature. London: Nature Publishing Group, v. 508, n. 7494, p. 72-+, 2014.
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/nature13155
dc.identifier.issn0028-0836
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/111644
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000333609900044
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherNature Publishing Group
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dc.titleA ring system detected around the Centaur (10199) Charikloen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.rightsHolderNature Publishing Group
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