Minor planet 2060 Chiron is what's known as a Centaur, which are captured cometary objects that travel around the sun on looping orbits between Jupiter and Neptune.Chiron is just 218 kilometers ...

Although our solar system is billions of years old, we've only recently become better acquainted with one of its more dynamic and captivating inhabitants known as (2060) Chiron.

A Centaur Defying Expectations. First discovered in 1977 by astronomer Charles Kowal, Chiron orbits the Sun between 9.5 AU ...

Named after the centaur Chiron in Greek mythology, who was known to be a great healer but when wounded, ironically, could not heal himself, the celestial body of Chiron in astrology similarly ...

Originally classified as an asteroid, Chiron is now considered a minor planetary body, asteroid, or comet. The namesake for this space rock comes from a centaur in Greek mythology.

Chiron is named after a centaur in Greek mythology who was famed for his teaching and healing abilities. Ironically, even with all his wisdom and healing power, ...

What is causing the structure of the dust to evolve, and where exactly the dust comes from, is still a mystery.

UCF researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to reveal one-of-a-kind attributes of (2060) Chiron, a distant “centaur” in space sharing properties of both a comet and an asteroid, giving ...

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 : ...