Introduction The Centaur (2060) Chiron was discovered in 1977 (Gehrels et al. 1977; Kowal 1979). Its orbital semimajor axis ranges from approximately 8.5 to 19 au, with an eccentricity of 0.38 and ...

If Chiron possesses rings as well, so may many other centaurs, the researchers said. [ See images of Charliko's rings ] "Rings may be more common than we thought," Ruprecht said.

Scientists estimate that there are roughly 44,000 centaurs in the solar system and that most occupy the same orbital band. Chiron, discovered in 1977, is estimated to be about 125 miles wide.

Chiron belongs to the class of objects that astronomers call "Centaurs." Centaurs are space objects that orbit the sun between Jupiter and Neptune.

Chiron and its fellow Centaur, 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 (SW1), fall in a size category of objects originating in the Kuiper Belt that have never been explored by spacecraft.

Chiron, discovered in 1977, was the first planetary body categorised as a centaur, after the mythological Greek creature -- a hybrid of man and beast. RELATED ARTICLES Previous ...

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The Education of Achilles, by Bénigne Gagneraux (1785). Source: Bénigne Gagneraux on Wikimedia Commons/public domain In the Iliad, Homer calls Chiron the "wisest and justest of all the centaurs ...

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Unveiling the ice and gas nature of active centaur (2060) Chiron using the James Webb Space Telescope. Astronomy & Astrophysics , 2024; 692: L11 DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450124 Cite This Page : ...