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    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 the giant planets. Centaurs...
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    month after the March 1895 perihelion. This minor planet was named after Chiron, a half-human, half-horse centaur from Greek mythology. Son of the Titan Cronus...
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  • typically between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune (5 to 30 AU). Centaurs are minor planets with characteristics of comets, and often classified as such....
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    10199 Chariklo /ˈkærəkloʊ/ is the largest confirmed centaur (small body of the outer Solar System). It orbits the Sun between Saturn and Uranus, grazing...
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  • (Centre d'Étude de l'énergie Nucléaire) Centaurus, the constellation Centaur (minor planet) Centralia, Illinois (Amtrak station) Central Region, Scotland,...
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    centaurs (small Solar System bodies) List of Mercury-crossing minor planets List of Venus-crossing minor planets List of Earth-crossing minor planets...
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  • A formal minor-planet designation is, in its final form, a number–name combination given to a minor planet (asteroid, centaur, trans-Neptunian object and...
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  • to discover another centaur, 7066 Nessus. This minor planet was named by the Minor Planet Names Committee for Pholus, a centaur from Greek mythology...
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  • detector reflects back to itself from lens surfaces 37117 Narcissus, a centaur minor planet Narcissa (disambiguation) Narcissu Narcissism (disambiguation) Nargis...
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    is a minor planet whose orbit crosses that of Uranus. The numbered Uranus-crossers (as of 2005) are listed below. Most, if not all, are centaurs. Notes:...
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