Chiron
Number
2060
Provisional name
1977 UB
Class
Centaur
Discovery date
18.10.1977
Discovery chart
Discovery position
3° Taurus 50' Rx
Time of announcement
04.11.1977 - no clock time given
Orbital period
50.7 years
Orbit
between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus
crosses the orbit of Saturn
Aphelion
18.914 AU
Perihelion
8.506 AU
Semimajor axis
13.710 AU
Magnitude
6.5
Diameter
130 - 300 km
Digital photo by Eric Francis.
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