Artistic interpretation of Haumea and its ring system with the correct proportions of the main body and the ring. The ring is 2287 km distant, and it is darker than the surface of the planet. He was found telescopic surveys stellar blackout January 21, 2017
Does someone repeat behind Saturn? The researchers found a ring around a mini-planet in the solar system. This debunks the theory that only giants have rings.
The planet Haumea lives beyond the orbital path of Neptune 8 billion km from the Sun. There is a rapid axial rotation and flattened shape (like a cigar).
On one orbital flight takes 285 years. Named after the Hawaiian goddess. Earlier, the ring system was noticed around the centaur Hariklo. These objects have unstable orbits and are referred closer to the comet class.
The opening of the rings at Haumea happened on January 21, 2017, when the dwarf planet passed in front of a distant star. For the review, 12 telescopes were used in 10 laboratories. The level of the blocked light can tell about the density of the object and the parameters.
It turned out that the ring is dense and resembles the formation of Saturn. Stretched to 70 km and consists of frozen particles. The planet has two satellites.
