Centaurs

Synonyms

centaur lusus naturae

Examples

All other asteroids are now classified as small Solar System bodies along with comets, centaurs, and the smaller trans-Neptunian objects. Source: Internet

Although no confirmed direct observations of the Oort cloud have been made, it may be the source of all long-period and Halley-type comets entering the inner Solar System, and many of the centaurs and Jupiter -family comets as well. Source: Internet

Centaurs main The centaurs are icy comet-like bodies whose orbits have semi-major axes greater than Jupiter's (5.5 AU) and less than Neptune's (30 AU). Source: Internet

A third type, designated "Class C", depicts centaurs with human forelegs terminating in hooves. Source: Internet

Chiron, by contrast, was intelligent, civilized and kind, but he was not related directly to the other centaurs. Source: Internet

At a later period, paintings on some amphoras depict winged centaurs. Source: Internet