Chariklo

(1997 CU26 )
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NOW @ 13 AQU 41

Discovery Chart

15.2.1997 00:00 Kitt Peak 111w36 31n57 observations 1


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Chariklo, sometimes described as a sea nymph, sometimes as a female centaur, was the wife of Chiron {see planet  (2060)}. Together they are are said to have had as many as five children, and she is also sometimes said to have been the mother of Tiresias, the famous seer. (M 36129) _ _.


Discovered on 15-2-1997 in Kitt Peak by Spacewatch

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