2060 Chiron
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2060 Chiron is a planetoid in the outer Solar System. Discovered in 1977 by Charles T. Kowal it was the first known member of a new class of objects now known as centaurs, with an orbit between those of Saturn and Uranus. Although it was initially classified as an asteroid, it was later found to exhibit behaviour typical of a comet. Today it is classified as both, and accordingly it is also known by the cometary designation 95P/Chiron. Chiron is named after the centaur Chiron in Greek mythology. It should not be confused with the dwarf planet partner of Pluto named Charon, discovered in 1978

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2060 Chiron is a planetoid in the outer Solar System. Discovered in 1977 by Charles T. Kowal it was the first known member of a new class of objects now known as centaurs, with an orbit between those of Saturn and Uranus. Although it was initially classified as an asteroid, it was later found to exhibit behaviour typical of a comet. Today it is classified as both, and accordingly it is also known by the cometary designation 95P/Chiron. Chiron is named after the centaur Chiron in Greek mythology. It should not be confused with the dwarf planet partner of Pluto named Charon, discovered in 1978