In planetary astronomy, a centaur is a small Solar System body that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune and crosses the orbits of one or more of...
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A small Solar System body (SSSB) is an object in the Solar System that is neither a planet, a dwarf planet, nor a natural satellite. The term was first...
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The following is a list of centaurs, a group of non-resonant small Solar System bodies whose orbit around the Sun lie typically between the orbits of...
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2060 Chiron (redirect from Chiron (centaur))
2060 Chiron is a ringed small Solar System body in the outer Solar System, orbiting the Sun between Saturn and Uranus. Discovered in 1977 by Charles Kowal...
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2018 AG37 (category Centaurs (small Solar System bodies))
2021. "Solar System's Most Distant Known Member Confirmed". Carnegie Science. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021. "List Of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk...
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5145 Pholus (redirect from Pholus (centaur))
5145 Pholus /ˈfoʊləs/ is an eccentric centaur in the outer Solar System, approximately 180 kilometers (110 miles) in diameter, that crosses the orbit...
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Lists of astronomical objects (redirect from List of celestial bodies)
asteroids List of minor planet moons List of damocloids List of centaurs (small Solar System bodies) List of trans-Neptunian objects List of unnumbered minor...
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Chiron is a centaur from Greek mythology. Chiron may also refer to: 2060 Chiron, a centaur (small Solar System body) in the outer Solar System Chiron (hypothetical...
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8405 Asbolus (category Centaurs (small Solar System bodies))
8405 Asbolus /ˈæzbələs/ is a centaur orbiting in the outer Solar System between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune. It was discovered on 5 April 1995, by...
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10199 Chariklo (category Centaurs (small Solar System bodies))
Chariklo /ˈkærəkloʊ/ is the largest confirmed centaur, a class of minor planet in the outer Solar System. It orbits the Sun between Saturn and Uranus,...
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microprocessors Centaur (rocket stage), used for space launches Centaur (small Solar System body), orbiting between Jupiter and Neptune Centaur (1849 ship)...
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moons to the planets and the Sun. This list does not include small Solar System bodies, but it does include a sample of possible planetary-mass objects...
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many of the larger small Solar System bodies (which includes the asteroids), all named natural satellites, and a number of smaller objects of historical...
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Solar System belts are asteroid and comet belts that orbit the Sun in the Solar System in interplanetary space. The Solar System belts' size and placement...
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List of exceptional asteroids (redirect from List of asteroids in our Solar System)
Solar System objects by size Lists of astronomical objects Small Solar System body Amor asteroid Apollo asteroid Aten asteroid Atira asteroid Centaur...
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60558 Echeclus (category Centaurs (small Solar System bodies))
60558 Echeclus /ˈɛkɪkləs/ is a centaur, approximately 60 kilometers (37 miles) in diameter , located in the outer Solar System. It was discovered by Spacewatch...
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7066 Nessus (category Centaurs (small Solar System bodies))
7066 Nessus /ˈnɛsəs/ is a very red centaur on an eccentric orbit, located beyond Saturn in the outer Solar System. It was discovered on 26 April 1993...
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944 Hidalgo (category Centaurs (small Solar System bodies))
/hɪˈdælɡoʊ/ is a centaur and unusual object on an eccentric, cometary-like orbit between the asteroid belt and the outer Solar System, approximately 52...
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(523727) 2014 NW65 (category Centaurs (small Solar System bodies))
2014 NW65 (provisional designation 2014 NW65) is a large centaur from the outer Solar System, approximately 220 kilometers (140 miles) in diameter. It...
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Rings of Chariklo (redirect from Ring system of Chariklo)
confirmed member of a class of small bodies known as centaurs, which orbit the Sun between Saturn and Uranus in the outer Solar System. Forecasts had shown that...
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166P/NEAT (category Centaurs (small Solar System bodies))
166P/NEAT is a periodic comet and centaur in the outer Solar System. It was discovered by the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) project in 2001 and...
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54598 Bienor (category Centaurs (small Solar System bodies))
centaurs (small Solar System bodies) § 54598 Minor planet Solar System Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language "JPL Small-Body...
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2019 UO14 (category Centaurs (small Solar System bodies))
captured 2019 UO14, it was floating around the Solar System as a centaur. 2000 years ago, Saturn trapped the centaur in its L4 point, making it into a trojan...
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number of small Solar System bodies, such as asteroids, comets, centaurs, meteoroids, and interplanetary dust clouds. Some of these bodies are in the...
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52872 Okyrhoe (category Centaurs (small Solar System bodies))
List of centaurs (small Solar System bodies) § 52872 'Ocyroe' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language "JPL Small-Body Database...
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2000 QB243 (88269) 2001 KF77 ‡ (95626) 2002 GZ32 List of centaurs (small Solar System bodies) List of Mercury-crossing minor planets List of Venus-crossing...
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(87555) 2000 QB243 (88269) 2001 KF77 (134340) Pluto † List of centaurs (small Solar System bodies) List of Mercury-crossing minor planets List of Venus-crossing...
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514107 Kaʻepaokaʻawela (category Centaurs (small Solar System bodies))
retrograde, which is opposite to the direction of most other bodies in the Solar System. It was discovered on 26 November 2014, by astronomers of the...
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42355 Typhon (category Centaurs (small Solar System bodies))
membership required.) "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (42355 Typhon)" (2008-03-14 last obs). Retrieved 12 April 2016. "List Of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk Objects"...
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or list of Solar System objects by size. Asteroid moons A number of smaller groups distinct from the asteroid belt The outer Solar System with the giant...
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