An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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B ring
  حلقه‌ی ِ B  
halqe-ye B
Fr.: anneau B  

One of → Saturn’s rings, lying beyond the → C ring and before the → A ring, extending from 92,000 to 117,300 km (width 25,300 km) from the center of Saturn. The B ring is bounded by the → Huygens Division.

See also: → ring.