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===Chiron=== {{main|Rings of Chiron}} A second centaur, [[2060 Chiron]], has a constantly evolving disk of rings.<ref name="Lakdawalla2015"/><ref name = "Ortiz2015"/><ref name="Sickafoose2023"/> Based on stellar-occultation data that were initially interpreted as resulting from jets associated with Chiron's comet-like activity, the rings are proposed to be {{val|324|10|u=km}} in radius, though their evolution does change the radius somewhat. Their changing appearance at different viewing angles can explain the long-term variation in Chiron's brightness over time.<ref name = "Ortiz2015"/> Chiron's rings are suspected to be maintained by orbiting material ejected during seasonal outbursts, as a third partial ring detected in 2018 had become a full ring by 2022, with an outburst in between in 2021.<ref name="Ortiz2023"/>
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