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Chariklo
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Number
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10199
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Provisional name
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1997 CU26
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Class
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Centaur
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Discovery date
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15.02.1997
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Discovery chart
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Discovery position
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6° Leo 04' Rx
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Time of announcement
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24.02.1997 - 22:14 UT
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Orbital period
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63.1 years
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Orbit
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Aphelion
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18.538 AU
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Perihelion
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13.084 AU
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Semimajor axis
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15.811 AU
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Magnitude
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6.4
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Diameter
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100 - 314 km |
 Digital photo by Eric Francis. Planet Waves Picture Galleries |
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Mythology
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Chariklo was a nymph of Mount Pelion, the daughter of the Sun god Apollo and the wife of Chiron. She was a close friend of the goddess Athene. She was the foster mother of many Greek heros including Akhilleus.
Read about Chariklo on Zane Stein's site Chiron and Friends |
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