10199 Chariklo

10199 Chariklo ( /kəˈrɪkloʊ/ kə-RIK-loh, /ˈkærɨkloʊ/ KARR-i-kloh; Greek: Χαρικλώ; provisional designation: 1997 CU26) is the largest known centaur. It orbits the Sun between Saturn and Uranus, grazing Uranus.

Chariklo was discovered by James V. Scotti of the Spacewatch program on February 15, 1997. Chariklo is named after the nymph Chariclo (Χαρικλω), the wife of Chiron and the daughter of Apollo.

A photometric study in 2001 was unable to find a definite period of rotation. Infrared observations of Chariklo indicate water ice on the surface. Mike Brown's website lists it as a possible dwarf planet with a measured diameter of 258 km.

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