article_snippet: Rings of gas and dust are known to encircle Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune.
article_snippet: Scientists recently discovered a fifth member of this haloed group known as Chariklo, which is one of a class of minor 'centaur' planets.
article_snippet: Now astronomers have detected a possible ring system around a second centaur,  Chiron, suggesting that ringed bodies may be more common in our solar system previously thought.
article_snippet: Scientists have detected a possible Saturn-like ring system (pictured) around a minor,  Chiron, suggesting that ringed bodies may be more common in our solar system previously thought .
article_snippet: It follows the discovery of rings around a giant asteroid called Chariklo last year. '
article_snippet: I try to imagine how it would be to stand on the surface of this icy object, small enough that a fast sports car could reach escape velocity and drive off into space, and stare up at a 20 kilometer wide ring system 1,000 times closer than the moon,' said Uffe Gråe Jørgensen of the University of Copenhagen of the Chariklo study.
article_snippet: Pictured are the positions of known outer solar system objects.
article_snippet: Until Chariklo's rings were found, it was commonly believed that these smaller bodies don't have ring systems,' Professor Bosh says. '
highlights_snippet: Minor planet is known as Chiron and located between Saturn and Uranus .
  
highlights_snippet: Astronomers say ringed bodies may be more common than first thought .
  
highlights_snippet: Researchers are still unsure how rings stay place on such a small 'planet' 