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Typhon
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Number
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42355
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Provisional name
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2002 CR46
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Class
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Quasi-Centaur
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Discovery
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05.02.2002, 05:47:18 UT, Palomar Mountain, CA, USA
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Discovery chart
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Discovery position
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4° Leo 59' Rx
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Time of announcement
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13.02.2002 - 17:43 UT
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Naming
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09.11.2006
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Orbital period
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233.0 years
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Orbit
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Aphelion
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57.688 AU
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Perihelion
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17.518 AU
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Semimajor axis
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37.603 AU
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Magnitude
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7.2
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Diameter
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69 - 220 km
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Inclination
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2.4
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Typhon has a binary companion. Typhon is the first known binary Centaur, and its system seems to be more tightly bound than most other known binaries. Discovery of a Binary Centaur |
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Satellite
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Echidna
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Discovery
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20.01.2006, 09:50 - 10:14 UT, Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Time of announcement
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15.02.2006
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Naming
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November 2006
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Distance between pair
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n. 2 700 km |
 Photo: Copyright © Susanna Kauppinen. |
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Mythology
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In Greek mythology Typhon was a son of Gaia and Tartaros. He was so huge that his head was said to brush the stars. Typhon is said to be the cause of volcanic eruptions and the father of hot dangerous storm winds. His name is considered to be a possible etymology for the word "typhoon". Echidna was the lurking wife of Typhon. She was offspring of Ceto and Phorcys. Theoi Project - Typhoeus |
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Astrology
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New Moon in Sagittarius -- 27.11.2008, 16:55 UT (Uranus opposite Saturn-Typhon conjunction)
Full Moon in Sagittarius -- 07.06.2009, 18:12 UT (Full Moon square Saturn-Typhon conjunction) |