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	Chiron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chiron had been poisoned with an arrow belonging to Heracles that had been treated with the blood of the Hydra (see Lernaean Hydra) (in other versions, poison Chiron had given to the hero when he had been under the honorable centaur’s tutelage).
		Chiron saved the life of Peleus when Acastus tried to kill him by taking his sword and leaving him out in the woods to be slaughtered by the centaurs.
		Chiron has been adapted for fictional works, most notably in Dante's The Divine Comedy, in which he is the chief guardian of the seventh circle of Hell.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chiron (737 words)

	EZGeography - 2060 Chiron
		2060 Chiron ("KEYE ron") is an object in the outer solar system with an orbit between those of Saturn and Uranus and a radius of 71±5 km [1].
		Chiron is now classified as a centaur, the first of a class of objects orbiting between the outer planets.
		Chiron is probably a refugee from the Kuiper belt.
	www.ezgeography.com /encyclopedia/2060_Chiron (281 words)

	2060 Chiron
		On February 14, 1996, the enigmatic object Chiron reached perihelion inside the orbit of Saturn and on April 1 it reached perihelion opposition, its closest approach to Earth.
		Chiron is unusual because it has a detectable coma, indicating that it is a cometary body, but it is over 50,000 times the characteristic volume of a comet, a size more commensurate with a large asteroid, which it was initially assumed to be.
		After Chiron was first discovered by Charles Kowal on November 1, 1977 (on a photographic plate taken on October 18) and designated 1977 UB, earlier views of the object on photographic plates dating back to the 1895 perihelion were recognized.
	www.geocities.com /zlipanov/comets/2060_chiron/2060_chiron.html (669 words)

	2060 Chiron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		2060 Chiron (IPA: [kaɪ ron]) is an object in the outer solar system with an orbit between those of Saturn and Uranus and a radius of 71±5 km [1].
		In 1988 it was found that Chiron was undergoing an outburst in brightness (by about one magnitude), which is behaviour typical of comets but not asteroids.
		Water Ice in 2060 Chiron and Its Implications for Centaurs and Kuiper Belt Objects.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2060_Chiron (330 words)

	Chiron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Chiron also saved the life of Peleus when Acastus tried to kill him by taking his sword and leaving him out in the woods to be slaughtered by the centaurs.
		With the nymph Chariclo, Chiron was the father of Ocyrhoe.
		In astronomy, 2060 Chiron is an object discovered in 1977 by Charles Kowal.
	www.wikiverse.org /chiron (298 words)

	2060 Chiron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		In 1988 it was found that Chiron was undergoing an outburst in brightness (by about onemagnitude), which is behavior typical of comets but not asteroids.
		At the time of its discovery, Chiron was close to aphelion, whereas theobservation showing a coma were done closer to perihelion, perhaps explainingwhy no cometary behavior had been seen earlier.
		Chiron is now classified as a centaur, the first of aclass of objects orbiting between the outer planets.
	www.therfcc.org /2060-chiron-31494.html (237 words)

	Chiron Lecture
		Chiron failed to show the expected coma (halo caused by surface evaporation from the heat of the sun) as it passed through perihelion causing scientists to rethink what makes a comet a comet and why these Kuiper bodies are out there doing anomalous things.
		Chiron is associated with the shamanic tradition as he was born of the result of a shape-shifting event in Thessaly, the last stronghold of shamanism in ancient Greece.
		Constraints on the diameter and albedo of 2060 Chiron.
	www.largocanyon.org /pi/chiron/chiron.htm (2996 words)

	CHIRON (ASTEROID) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Chiron läuft in einem Abstand zwischen 8,4355 AU (Perihel) und 18,8489 AU (Aphel) in 50,4 Jahren um die Sonne.
		Chiron war das erste beobachtete Objekt, dass zu den so genannten Zentauren zählt, die sich zwischen den äußeren Planeten auf instabilen Umlaufbahnen befinden.
		Chirons Durchmesser wird auf 150 bis 200 km Durchmesser geschätzt.
	www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/C/Chiron_(Asteroid) (156 words)

	2060 Chiron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Chiron is now classified as a centaur, the first of a class of objects orbiting between the outer planet s.
		Chiron and Friends Chiron and other Centaurs (Pholus, Nessus) in astrology, astronomy and mythology.
		Chiron Behring GmbH and Co Informationen zu Impfstoffen von Chiron Behring sowie Tipps zur Reiseimpfung, Kinderimpfung und Informationen für Ärzte.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-2060_Chiron.html (458 words)

	2060 chiron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		2060 Chiron is an object discovered in 1977 by Charles Kowal and named after Chiron of Greek legend.
		It has a radius of about 85 km and an orbit in the outer solar system between those of Saturn and Uranus.
		At the time of its discovery, Chiron was close to aphelion, whereas the observation showing a coma were done closer to perihelion, perhaps explaining why no cometary behavior had been seen earlier.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /2060_Chiron.html (291 words)

	* Chiron - (Astronomy): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		2060 Chiron (also known as Comet 95P/Chiron) is the largest-known centaur (half asteroid, half comet).
		Chiron was first announced as a "tenth planet", but was immediately designated as an asteroid.
		Chiron was one of the Centaurs, barbarous beasts which were said to be half-horse and half-human...
	www.bestknows.com /astronomy/chiron.html (530 words)

	The Solar System
		Because Chiron is larger than other comets, the dust and gas is not blown away immediately in a tail, as on other comets, but is held somewhat by Chiron's gravity.
		Chiron will eventually be thrown out of the solar system, or it might be thrown into the inner solar system, to pass by Earth as one of the brighest comets of all time.
		Some commentators have suggested Chiron's name should be changed from 2060 Chiron, to reflect its new status as a comet, demonstrating that the distinction between comets and asteroids is more semantic than physical.
	refinerofgold.com /stars/outer/chiron.htm (1149 words)

	Astro-Palooza - Centaurs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Chiron was the first of four bodies discovered so far with similar orbits and properties.
		(Chiron is named after the wisest of the Centaurs, the tutor of Achilles and Hercules.) It is believed that the Centaurs may be objects which have escaped from the Kuiper belt, a disk of objects orbiting beyond Neptune.
		Chiron will be four times closer and 250 times brighter than a typical Kuiper belt object, and will be undergoing over ten times more heating by the Sun.
	dszady.com /solarsys/centaurs.html (1486 words)

	2060BIB.TEX: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF 2060 CHIRON REFERENCES
		Buratti, B.J. and Dunbar, R.S. Observation of a rapid decrease in the brightness of the coma of 2060 Chiron in 1990 January.
		Jewitt, D.C. and Luu, J.X. Submillimeter continuum observations of 2060 Chiron.
		Sykes, M.V. and Walker, R.G. Constraints on the diameter and albedo of 2060 Chiron.
	www.lpl.arizona.edu /~umpire/science/2060bib.html (3976 words)

	(2060) Chiron - Wikipédia
		(2060) Chiron est un « centaure ;», un corps rocheux de près de 200 km de diamètre orbitant autour du Soleil entre Saturne et Uranus.
		En 1989, une chevelure et une queue furent observées, indiquant par là que Chiron était bel et bien une comète.
		Chiron est maintenant classé comme un Centaure, le premier d'une catégorie d'objets orbitant parmi les planètes externes.
	fr.wikipedia.org /wiki/2060_Chiron (372 words)

	wiki/2060 Chiron Definition / wiki/2060 Chiron Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		2060 Chiron (IPA: [kaÉª ron]) is an object in the outer solar systemThe Solar System consists of the Sun and all the objects that orbit around it, including asteroids, comets, moons, and planets).
		Chiron is now classified as a centaur, the first of a class of objects orbiting between the outer planetsA planet (from the Greek πλανήτης, planetes or "wanderers") is a body of considerable mass that orbits a star and that produces no energy through nuclear fusion.
		Chiron is probably a refugee from the Kuiper beltThe Kuiper belt ("KYE per") is an area of the solar system extending from within the orbit of Neptune (at 30 AU) to 50 AU from the sun, at inclinations consistent with the ecliptic....
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/2060_Chiron (2412 words)

	2060 Chiron Definition / 2060 Chiron Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		2060 Chiron ("KEYE ron") is an object in the outer solar systemThe Solar System consists of the Sun and all the objects that orbit around it, including asteroids, comets, moons, and planets).
		It was discovered in 1977 by Charles Kowal and named after Chiron of Greek legend Greek mythology comprises the collected legends of Greek gods and goddesses and ancient heroes and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition.
		Our surviving sources of mythology are literary reworkings of this oral tradition, supplemented by interpretations of iconic imagery, sometimes modern ones, sometimes ancient ones, as myth was a means for later Greeks themselves to throw light on cult practices and traditions that were no longer explicable.
	www.elresearch.com /2060_Chiron (366 words)

	Chiron - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Chiron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		In Greek mythology, Chiron ("hand") — sometimes spelled Cheiron — was a centaur who was unlike most others of his kind in that he was intelligent, civilized and good natured.
		Chiron lived on Mount Pilion (or Pelion) and tutored the heroes Asclepius, Theseus, Achilles, Jason and Heracles.
		He was placed in the sky as the constellation Centaurus.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Chiron.html (255 words)

	Chiron And Friends - Astronomy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Chiron was the first discovered of a brand new type of body, termed Centaurs by astronomers.
		Chiron's diameter is estimated at being between 148 to 208 km...as I mentioned earlier, over 50,000 times the volume of a typical comet.
		Institute of Technology, says that Chiron "is the only known comet large enough for gravity to hold dust in bound orbits for periods ranging from tens of days to a year." In other words, Chiron frequently has a dust atmosphere in the inner 1200 km of the coma.
	www.geocities.com /SoHo/7969/page2.htm (2407 words)

	Joe Orman's Astronomy Articles - Chiron or Charon? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Chiron, discovered in 1977, is an unusual object whose highly-elliptical, 50-year orbit around the sun brings it within the orbit of Saturn and as far out as the orbit of Uranus.
		It exhibits properties of both a comet (it has a coma) and an asteroid (it is as big as a large asteroid -- some 200 km in diameter -- much larger than the biggest known comet), so it has been designated as one of a class of objects known as Centaurs.
		Chiron is designated alternately as Comet 95P/Chiron or minor planet (2060) Chiron.
	pages.prodigy.net /pam.orman/joearticles/JoeArticle2.html (347 words)

	The Lunar Planner
		Chiron, characteristic of both a comet and an asteroid, is generally called a "planetoid," although in early 1995 it was reclassified to a comet status due to a March '94 observation of two discrete ice-jets emanating from its surface.
		Classically, Chiron is "the wounded healer." Chiron is the bridge from the old to the new and is associated with all forms of healing work and with new discoveries in the health field and medicinal arts.
		Chiron was discovered in 1977, and is 246 km in diameter with an orbit of 50.8 years.
	www.lunarplanner.com /asteroids.html (6371 words)

	1997 UB = 2060 Chiron
		Chiron ist auch unter den Kentauren etwas außergewöhnliches, da er mit einem riesigen Schweif als einziger von ihnen ein sehr ungewöhnlicher Riesenkomet ist.
		Therefore Chiron's discovery was announced as the discovery of a minor planet, hence it got a entry number for the minor planet catalog.
		Chiron remains a long time the only Centaur in the solar system, until in 1992 the second (but very different in composition) dark red Centaur 1992 AD was discovered by Rabinowitz, which was soon named after a friend of Chiron in mythology: Pholus (greek Pholos).
	www.robertvonheeren.de /2060bahn.htm (708 words)

	2060 Chiron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		In 1988 it was found that Chiron was an outburst in brightness (by about one which is behavior typical of comets but asteroids.
		Chiron is officially both a comet and asteroid more proof of the very fuzzy line.
		Chiron is now classified as a centaur the first of a class of orbiting between the outer planets.
	www.freeglossary.com /2060_Chiron (470 words)

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