Haumea - Wikipedia
WEBIn October 2017, astronomers announced the discovery of a ring system around Haumea, representing the first ring system discovered for a trans-Neptunian object and a dwarf planet. Haumea's gravity was until recently thought to be sufficient for it to have relaxed into hydrostatic equilibrium, though that is now unclear.
Haumea - NASA Science
WEBHaumea is the first known Kuiper Belt Object to have rings. Scientists announced the discovery in 2017 after watching the dwarf planet pass in front of a star.
Dwarf Planet Haumea Has Rings, Astronomers Say - National …
WEBOct 11, 2017 · That egg, called Haumea, is now the first official dwarf planet found to host a ring system, and only the third body smaller than Neptune known to have rings. The discovery also marks the...
Scientists Reveal New Details of Dwarf Planet Haumea's Elusive Ring
WEBMay 21, 2019 · In a new study, researchers with the São Paulo Research Foundation in Brazil have detailed the ring's size, shape and other characteristics by simulating the Haumea system on a computer.
In Depth | Haumea – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBHaumea is the first known Kuiper Belt Object to have rings. Scientists announced the discovery in 2017 after watching the dwarf planet pass in front of a star. Formation. Dwarf planet Haumea is a member of a group of objects that orbit in a disc-like zone beyond the orbit of Neptune called the Kuiper Belt.
The size, shape, density and ring of the dwarf planet Haumea …
WEBOct 12, 2017 · Observations of a stellar occultation of Haumea, one of the four known trans-Neptunian dwarf planets, constrain its size, shape and density, and reveal a ring coplanar with Haumea’s largest...
Bizarre Dwarf Planet Haumea Has Rings - Scientific American
WEBOct 11, 2017 · An artist’s impression of the dwarf planet Haumea, a bizarre football-shaped world accompanied by at least two moons as well as a system of rings. NASA Scientists have discovered a ring system ...
Astronomers Just Found an Epic Ring Around an Exotic Dwarf …
WEBOct 11, 2017 · Today, scientists are reporting the discovery of a vast ring encircling Haumea, a distant dwarf planet that takes some 284 Earth years to orbit the Sun, and it's the first time we've seen a ring in this category of minor planet.
Ring detected around a dwarf planet | Nature
WEBOct 12, 2017 · Observations of the distant dwarf planet Haumea constrain its size, shape and density, and reveal an encircling planetary ring. The discovery suggests that rings are not as rare in the Solar...
Oddball dwarf planet Haumea has a ring - Science News
WEBOct 11, 2017 · Oddball dwarf planet Haumea has a ring. It’s the first object past Neptune in the solar system known to have debris circling it. RING AROUND THE DWARF PLANET Haumea’s ring, shown in this...
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