Hylonome
CategoryCentaur
SystemOuter Solar System
Diameter75 km
Orbital Period126 years
About Hylonome
A centaur discovered in 1995 during surveys of the outer solar system. Its orbit crosses the zone of Uranus and Neptune and slowly evolves under their pull. Takes about 126 years to orbit the Sun. Has a faint reddish surface typical of centaurs. Named after a female centaur of Greek mythology.
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