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Name         
 
Distance from Saturn's center (km)
    Width (km)
 
Named after     
 
 D Ring
 66,900 - 74,510
 
7,500
 C Ring (3)
 74,658 - 92,000
 
17,500
 Columbo Gap
 77,800 ? (2)
 
100
 Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (?)
 Maxwell Gap
 87,491 (2)
 
270
 James Clerk Maxwell
 B Ring
 92,000 - 117,580
 
25,500
 Cassini  Division
 117,580 - 122,170
 
4,700
 Giovanni Cassini
 Huygens Gap
 117,680 ? (2)
 
285-440
 Christiaan Huygens
 A Ring
 122,170 - 136,775
 
14,600
 Encke Division
 133,589 (2)
 
325
 Johann Encke
 Keeler Gap
 136,530 (2)
 
35
 James Keeler
 R/2004 S 1 (1)
 137,630 (2)
 
?
 R/2004 S 2 (1)
 138,900 (2)
 
?
 F Ring
 140,180 (2)
 
30-500
 G Ring
 170,000 - 175,000
 
5,000
 E Ring
 181,000 - 483,000
 
302,000
  Note:
  (1) temporary designation
  (2) distance is to centre of gaps, rings and ringlets that are narrower than 1000 km
  (3) C separated from D by Guerin Division, an official IAU designation from 1998
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