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A ring far beyond Pluto

Dwarf planet Haumea joins select list of Solar System bodies with rings.
This artist’s impression shows the ring system of Haumea that was discovered earlier this year.

This artist’s impression shows the ring system of Haumea that was discovered earlier this year. IAA-CSIC/UHU

The dwarf planet Haumea, which orbits 1.9 billion kilometres beyond Neptune, has a ring — the first object beyond the orbit of Neptune known to have such a feature.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-017-04436-8

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