2060 Chiron

Chiron   

Chiron in Celestia met ringe. Die oppervlakdetail en vorm is denkbeeldig, omdat dit dalk nie in hidrostatiese ewewig is nie.
Ontdekking [1][2]
Ontdek deur	Charles Kowal
Datum	1 November 1977
Plek van ontdekking	Palomar-sterrewag
Kleinplaneet-benaming	(2060) Chiron 95P/Chiron[3]
Alternatiewe name	1977 UB
Kleinplaneet-kategorie	Sentour [4][5] Komeet
Etimologie	’n Griekse sentour[6]
Wentelbaaneienskappe [4]
Epog 4 September 2017
Afelium	18,865 AE
Perihelium	8,4311 AE
Halwe lengteas	13,648 AE
Wentelperiode	50,42 jaar (18 417 dae)
Gem. omwentelingspoed	7,75 km/s
Gem. anomalie	153,58°
Baanhelling	6,9497°
Lengteligging van stygende nodus	209,20°
Periheliumhoek	339,68°
Minimum baankruisingsafstand: Jupiter	3,00433 AE
Tisserand se parameter	3,352
Fisiese eienskappe
Gem. radius	107,8±4,95 km (Herschel 2013)[7] 116,7±7,3 km (Spitzer)[8] 135.69 km (LCDB, afgelei)[9]
Rotasieperiode	5,918 uur[9][10][11][12][13]
Skynmagnitude	18,93[14] 15,6
Absolute magnitude	5,80±0,27[15] 5,82±0,07[16] 5,9[4] 5,92±0,20[7]
Hoekgrootte	0,035" (maks.)[17]

2060 Chiron (Engels uitspraak: /ˈkaɪrən/; simbool: ), met die voorlopige naam 1977 UB en ook bekend as 95P/Chiron, is ’n kleinplaneet in die buitenste Sonnestelsel wat tussen Saturnus en Uranus om die Son wentel. Dit is in 1977 deur Charles Kowal ontdek en was die eerste van ’n nuwe klas voorwerpe wat nou as sentoure bekend is. Hulle is tussen die Asteroïde- en Kuipergordel geleë.

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6. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(2060) Chiron". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2060) Chiron. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 167. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2061. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Besoek op 8 Augustus 2017.
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