Charkilo:

♤ It is the newest miniature planet to be discovered.

♤ It has been discovered by astronomers from Niels Bohr Institute.

♤ The unique thing about the miniature planet is its two rings of ice and pebbles. Till now, rings have only been observed around giant planets viz. Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and especially Saturn. This is the first time that such a small celestial body with rings has been observed.

♤ It is located between Saturn and Uranus in the Kuiper Belt. Kuiper Belt is a collection of thousands of dwarf planets and comets in orbit beyond Neptune on the edge of our solar system