Centaur (minor planet)
Centaurs are small solar system bodies with a semi-major axis between those of the outer planets . They generally have unstable orbits because they cross or have crossed the orbits of one or more of the giant planets; almost all their orbits have dynamic lifetimes of only a few million years, [1] but there is one centaur, (514107) 2015 BZ 509 , which may be in a stable (though retrograde) orbit . [2] Centaurs typically behave with characteristics of both asteroids and comets . They are named after the mythological centaurs that were a mixture of horse and human . It has been estimated that there are around 44,000 centaurs in the Solar System with diameters larger than 1 kilometer. [1]
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Centaurs are small solar system bodies with a semi-major axis between those of the outer planets . They generally have unstable orbits because they cross or have crossed the orbits of one or more of the giant planets; almost all their orbits have dynamic lifetimes of only a few million years, [1] but there is one centaur, (514107) 2015 BZ 509 , which may be in a stable (though retrograde) orbit . [2] Centaurs typically behave with characteristics of both asteroids and comets . They are named after the mythological centaurs that were a mixture of horse and human . It has been estimated that there are around 44,000 centaurs in the Solar System with diameters larger than 1 kilometer. [1] |
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| 2017 |
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Centaurs are small solar system bodies with a semi-major axis between those of the outer planets . They have unstable orbits because they cross or have crossed the orbits of one or more of the giant planets; almost all their orbits have dynamic lifetimes of only a few million years. [1] Centaurs typically behave with characteristics of both asteroids and comets . They are named after the mythological centaurs that were a mixture of horse and human . It has been estimated that there are around 44,000 centaurs in the Solar System with diameters larger than 1 kilometer. [1] |
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| 2016 |
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Centaurs are minor planets with a semi-major axis between those of the outer planets . They have unstable orbits that cross or have crossed the orbits of one or more of the giant planets; almost all their orbits have dynamic lifetimes of only a few million years. [1] Centaurs typically behave with characteristics of both asteroids and comets . They are named after the mythological centaurs that were a mixture of horse and human . It has been estimated that there are around 44,000 centaurs in the Solar System with diameters larger than 1 km. [1] |
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| 2015 |
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Centaurs are minor planets with a semi-major axis between those of the outer planets . They have unstable orbits that cross or have crossed the orbits of one or more of the giant planets, and have dynamic lifetimes of a few million years. [1] Centaurs typically behave with characteristics of both asteroids and comets . They are named after the mythological beings that were a mixture of horse and human , centaurs . It has been estimated that there are around 44,000 centaurs in the Solar System with diameters larger than 1 km. [1] |
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| 2014 |
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Centaurs are small Solar System bodies with a semi-major axis between those of the outer planets . They have unstable orbits that cross or have crossed the orbits of one or more of the giant planets, and have dynamic lifetimes of a few million years. [1] Centaurs typically behave with characteristics of both asteroids and comets . They are named after the mythological beings that were a mixture of horse and human , centaurs . It has been estimated that there are around 44,000 centaurs in the Solar System with diameters larger than 1 km. [1] |
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| 2013 |
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Centaurs are small Solar System bodies with a semi-major axis between those of the outer planets . They have unstable orbits that cross or have crossed the orbits of one or more of the giant planets, and have dynamic lifetimes of a few million years. [1] Centaurs typically behave with characteristics of both asteroids and comets . They are named after the mythological race of beings, centaurs , which were a mixture of horse and human . It has been estimated that there are around 44,000 centaurs in the Solar System with diameters larger than 1 km. [1] |
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| 2012 |
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Centaurs are small Solar System bodies with a semi-major axis between those of the giant planets . They therefore have unstable orbits that cross or have crossed the orbits of one or more of the giant planets, and have dynamic lifetimes of a few million years. [1] Centaurs typically behave with characteristics of both asteroids and comets . They are named after the mythological race of beings, centaurs , which were a mixture of horse and human . It has been estimated that there are around 44,000 centaurs in the Solar System with diameters larger than 1 km. [1] |
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| 2011 |
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Centaurs are an unstable orbital class of minor planets that behave with characteristics of both asteroids and comets . They are named after the mythological race of beings, centaurs , which were a mixture of horse and human . Centaurs have transient orbits that cross or have crossed the orbits of one or more of the giant planets , and have dynamic lifetimes of a few million years. [1] It has been estimated that there are around 44,000 centaurs in the Solar System with diameters larger than 1 km. [1] |
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| 2010 |
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Centaurs are an unstable orbital class of minor planets that behave with characteristics of both asteroids and comets . They are named after the mythological race of beings, centaurs , which were a mixture of horse and human . Centaurs have transient orbits that cross or have crossed the orbits of one or more of the giant planets , and have dynamic lifetimes of a few million years. [1] It has been estimated that there are around 44,000 centaurs with diameters larger than 1 km. [1] |
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| 2009 |
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The centaurs are an unstable orbital class of minor planets named after the mythological race of centaurs . The name was chosen because they behave as half asteroid and half comet . Centaurs have transient orbits that cross or have crossed the orbits of one or more of the giant planets , and have dynamical lifetimes of a few million years. [1] |
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| 2008 |
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The centaurs are an unstable orbital class of minor planets named after the mythological race of centaurs . The name was chosen because they behave as half asteroid and half comet . Centaurs have transient orbits that cross or have crossed the orbits of one or more of the giant planets , and have dynamical lifetimes of a few million years. [1] |
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| 2007 |
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The centaurs are a class of icy planetoids named after the race of centaurs . Centaurs orbit the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune , crossing the orbits of the large gas giant planets. The first centaur to be discovered was 2060 Chiron in 1977 , while the largest currently known is 10199 Chariklo discovered in 1997 . |
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| 2006 |
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The centaurs are a class of icy planetoids named after the mythical race of centaurs . Centaurs orbit the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune , crossing the orbits of the large gas giant planets. The first centaur to be discovered was 2060 Chiron in 1977 , while the largest currently known is 10199 Chariklo discovered in 1997 . |
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The centaurs are a class of icy planetoids that orbit the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune , named after the mythical race of centaurs . |
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| 2004 |
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The centaurs are a class of icy planetoids that orbit the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune , named after the mythical race of centaurs . |
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| 2003 |
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The centaurs are a class of icy planetoids that orbit the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune , named after the mythical race of centaurs . The first three discovered were 2060 Chiron , 5145 Pholus and 7066 Nessus . |