What Do The Centaurs Have In Common?

(With each other, and other bodies)


There are a great many Centaurs to explore, and each one is being studied by astrologers worldwide. But with so many bodies, what birelationship do they have to each other? Are there some Centaurs that work in partnership with others? Are there different classes of Centaurs? And are Centaurs with similar orbital characteristics somehow similar in astrological meaning?

On this page are several tables, each one grouping the Centaurs by a particular characteristic, such as its orbit, or its discovery degree.

Also, can we tell something about a Centaur who has a similar characteristic to one of the planets, or another solar system body? Or perhaps, by where the Centaur's orbit falls in the progression outward from the Sun toward Pluto?

For this reason, I've also included, in some of the tables, some data on planets, and other bodies, so you can look for larger patterns. Note that Trans-Plutonians have a T next to their name, planets have a P next to theirs.

Look over each list. Does something jump out at you? Does your intuition reveal something hidden there? Or do you have a suggestion for an additional table to add to this page? If so, by all means drop me a line! Mr.Chiron@zanestein.com


PERIHELION: the closest a body gets to the Sun. Perhaps at this point the body's influence is the strongest, or most concentrated? Or perhaps, the most subjective or personal? Distances are measured in AU's (Astronomical Units - One AU is equal to the average distance between the Sun and Earth or about 93 million miles.)
BODY PERIHELION
Halley's Comet (T) 0.587
MARS (P) 1.41
DAMOCLES (M) 1.5769
JUPITER (P) 5.03
1996 AR20 5.68
Okyrhoe (52872) 5.8001
Echeclus (60558) 5.8639
2004 CJ39 6.72
Asbolus (8405) 6.8333
#63252 (2001 BL41) 6.905
2000 GM137 6.9337
Elatus (31824) 7.2663
1995 SN55 7.41
2003 UA118* 7.55
1999 HD12 8.26
Chiron (2060) 8.4568
2003 KQ20 8.5
Thereus (32532) 8.5122
Pholus (5145) 8.7316
SATURN (P) 9.2
2001 XA255 9.38
#121725 (1999 XX143) 9.67
2003 CO1 10.93
2002 KY14 11.02
1994 TA (Pylenor) 11.6711
Nessus (7066) 11.8009
#29981 (1999 TD10) (T) 12.281
2003 LH7 12.3
2000 FZ53 12.42
2002 CA249 12.47
Chariklo (10199) 13.0775
Bienor (54598) 13.1525
#73480 (2002 PN34) 13.3267
2002 CB249 13.8
2002 TK301 13.97
2002 DH5 13.994
Crantor (83982) 14.0458
2003 QP112 14.21
#119315 (2001 SQ73) 14.3616
2002 VG131 14.87
2002 VR130 14.91
2003 QN112 15.01
2003 WL7 15.04
Amycus (55576) 15.1935
#87555 (2000 QB243) 15.2196
2001 XZ255 15.4403
1999 JV127 15.46
1996 AS20 15.69
2003 UW292 15.86
2003 UY292 15.9
Cyllarus (52975) 16.2502
Pelion (49036) 17.2417
2003 QC112 17.36
#42355 (2002 CR46) 17.53
#44594 (1999 OX3) 17.5923
2002 QX47 18.05
#95626 (2002 GZ32) 18.0611
URANUS (P) 18.64
1996 RX33 18.67
2000 SN331 18.81
Hylonome (10370) 18.8844
#88269 (2001 KF77) 19.8268
2002 PQ152 20.59
#33128 (1998 BU48) 20.6015
2000 CO104 20.6088
2002 FY36 25.66
Huya (38628) (T) 28.5507
PLUTO (P) 29.73
NEPTUNE (P) 29.76
2003 QD112 29.95
Ixion (28978) (T) 30.0546
Orcus (90482) (T) 30.7527
Rhadamanthus (38083)(T) 33.2148
15874 (1996 TL66) (T) 35.0276
2003 UB313 (T) 37.7615
19308 (1996 TO66) (T) 37.9012
Varuna (20000) (T) 40.7719
15760 (1992 QB1) (T) 40.8722
Chaos (19521) (T) 40.9277
Deucalion (53311) (T) 41.5676
Quaoar (5000) (T) 41.99
Sedna (90377) (T) 76.0332

WHY are so many perihelions in Cardinal Signs? Cardinal signs are the initiators of the zodiac...the leading signs, the sparks that begin new explorations.


APHELION:the furthest a body gets from the Sun. Is its influence weakest here? Or perhaps, most objective, or most oriented toward the universal? (Distance measured in AU's.)
BODY APHELION
MARS (P) 1.64
JUPITER (P) 5.37
2000 GM137 8.861
SATURN (P) 9.96
Okyrhoe (52872) 10.9806
#63252 (2001 BL41) 12.638
Thereus (32532) 12.7183
2003 KQ20 12.8
2002 KY14 13.56
Echeclus (60558) 15.6718
Elatus (31824) 16.3063
2001 XZ255 16.4903
2002 TK301 18.13
2002 QX47 18.17
2003 LH7 18.42
Chariklo (10199) 18.658
Chiron (2060) 18.9034
2004 CJ39 19.2
URANUS (P) 19.75
Bienor (54598) 19.7818
2002 VG131 19.94
#119315 (2001 SQ73) 20.4527
2003 UW292 20.48
2000 SN331 20.48
1999 JV127 20.97
1994 TA (Pylenor) 21.7891
DAMOCLES (M) 22.1028
Pelion (49036) 22.6758
2003 WL7 24.29
Crantor (83982) 25.0133
1996 AR20 25.99
#121725 (1999 XX143) 26.2495
2003 QC112 26.76
2000 CO104 27.8605
2003 QP112 27.88
2003 UY292 27.93
#95626 (2002 GZ32) 28.3582
Asbolus (8405) 29.1
NEPTUNE (P) 30.3
2002 DH5 30.3575
2002 PQ152 30.63
2003 CO1 30.98
Hylonome (10370) 31.504
2002 CA249 31.62
2002 VR130 31.69
1996 AS20 32.11
Pholus (5145) 32.1297
2002 FY36 32.43
#88269 (2001 KF77) 32.436
1996 RX33 33.56
Amycus (55576) 35.3432
2000 FZ53 35.3588
Cyllarus (52975) 35.9635
Nessus (7066) 37.4072
2002 CB249 42
Quaoar (5000) (T) 45.0543
Varuna (20000) (T) 45.1886
Rhadamanthus (38083)(T) 45.2203
1999 HD12 46.09
#33128 (1998 BU48) 46.1508
15760 (1992 QB1) (T) 46.6077
#44594 (1999 OX3) 46.6602
Deucalion (53311) (T) 47.1761
2003 QN112 47.26
Orcus (90482) (T) 48.054
19308 (1996 TO66) (T) 48.4033
#73480 (2002 PN34) 48.4816
Ixion (28978) (T) 49.1574
PLUTO (P) 49.5
Chaos (19521) (T) 50.331
Huya (38628) (T) 50.9701
2001 XA255 51.08
2003 UA118* 54.42
#87555 (2000 QB243) 54.5892
#42355 (2002 CR46) 59.17
2003 QD112 82.44
2003 UB313 (T) 97.5703
15874 (1996 TL66) (T) 130.69
#29981 (1999 TD10) (T) 177.813
1995 SN55 223.5
Sedna (90377) (T) 913.544



INCLINATION:The inclination of a planet's orbit is the angle between the plane of its orbit and the ecliptic. At first I thought this could describe how far a body's influence varies from the status quo, until I saw that Uranus, planet of the unconventional, has a very low inclination...much lower than Saturn's. Juan asks: "How much "skewed" is the orbit's perspective?" Does it mean anything that Chiron's inclination is virtually the same as that of Mercury? What does it mean for Pholus that it is one of the steepest inclinations among the Centaurs?
BODY INCLINATION
EARTH (P) 0.0
Deucalion (53311) (T) 0.4
URANUS (P) 0.8
JUPITER (P) 1.3
NEPTUNE (P) 1.8
MARS (P) 1.9
#15760 (1992 QB1) (T) 2.2
#42355 (2002 CR46) 2.4
SATURN (P) 2.5
#44594 (1999 OX3) 2.6
2001 XZ255 2.6
2000 CO104 3.1
VENUS (P) 3.4
#119976 (2002 VR130) 3.5
2004 CJ39 3.6
Hylonome (10370) 4.1
Echeclus (60558) 4.3
#88269 (2001 KF77) 4.4
1995 SN55 5.0
Elatus (31824) 5.3
1994 TA (Pylenor) 5.4
2002 FY36 5.4
2003 KQ20 5.7
#29981 (1999 TD10) (T) 6.0
1996 AR20 6.2
2002 CA249 6.4
#87555 (2000 QB243) 6.8
#121725 (1999 XX143) 6.8
Chiron (2060) 6.9
MERCURY (P) 7.0
2002 QX47 7.3
2003 QN112 7.9
Quaoar (5000) (T) 8.0
2003 UY292 8.6
1996 RX33 9.4
2002 PQ152 9.4
Pelion (49036) 9.4
1999 HD12 10.1
1996 AS20 10.6
2003 WL7 11.2
Sedna (90377) (T) 11.9
Chaos (19521) (T) 12.1
#63252 (2001 BL41) 12.5
2001 XA255 12.7
Cyllarus (52975) 12.7
Rhadamanthus (38083)(T) 12.7
Crantor (83982) 12.8
Amycus (55576) 13.3
2002 CB249 14.0
#33128 (1998 BU48) 14.2
2003 QD112 14.5
2000 SN331 14.7
#95626 (2002 GZ32) 15.0
Huya (38628) (T) 15.5
Ixion (28978) (T) 15.6
Nessus (7066) 15.6
Okyrhoe (52872) 15.6
2000 GM137 15.8
#73480 (2002 PN34) 16.6
2003 QC112 16.7
2002 KY14 17.0
PLUTO (P) 17.1
Varuna (20000) (T) 17.2
#119315 (2001 SQ73) 17.5
Asbolus (8405) 17.6
#120061 (2003 CO1) 19.7
Thereus (32532) 20.4
Orcus (90482) (T) 20.6
Bienor (54598) 20.8
2003 UW292 21.0
2003 LH7 21.2
2002 VG131 21.7
2002 DH5 22.5
Chariklo (10199) 23.4
#15874 (1996 TL66) (T) 24.0
2002 TK301 24.4
Pholus (5145) 24.7
1999 JV127 25.5
#19308 (1996 TO66) (T) 27.5
2003 QP112 31.2
2000 FZ53 34.8
HIDALGO (944) (M) 42.6
2003 UB313 (T) 44.2
DAMOCLES (M) 62.0


ECCENTRICITY: (e) is a number which measures how elliptical orbits are. If e=0, the orbit is a circle. Venus, the planet of peace and harmony, has the least eccentric, most circular orbit. Pluto, ruling death and transformation, is the most eccentric of the planets. Could eccentricity relate to change? To going outside of the familiar? If so, it would explain why Chiron's orbit is so eccentric....but think about those bodies with even more eccentricity!

BODY ECCENTRICITY
VENUS 0.007
NEPTUNE (P) 0.009
EARTH 0.017
2001 XZ255 0.033
Quaoar (5000) (T) 0.035
URANUS (P) 0.047
JUPITER (P) 0.048
2002 QX47 0.049
Varuna (20000) (T) 0.051
SATURN (P) 0.056
Deucalion (53311) (T) 0.064
15760 (1992 QB1) (T) 0.066
MARS (P) 0.093
Chaos (19521) (T) 0.102
2002 FY36 0.114
2003 UW292 0.131
2002 TK301 0.132
2000 GM137 0.132
19308 (1996 TO66) (T) 0.132
Pelion (49036) 0.136
2002 KY14 0.137
2000 CO104 0.149
2002 VG131 0.150
Rhadamanthus (38083)(T) 0.153
#119315 (2001 SQ73) 0.175
Chariklo (10199) 0.176
2003 KQ20 0.194
2002 PQ152 0.197
Thereus (32532) 0.198
Bienor (54598) 0.201
2000 SN331 0.201
1996 RX33 0.204
MERCURY 0.206
2003 QC112 0.211
Orcus (90482) (T) 0.220
#95626 (2002 GZ32) 0.222
Ixion (28978) (T) 0.241
#88269 (2001 KF77) 0.242
PLUTO (P) 0.248
Hylonome (10370) 0.250
2003 WL7 0.256
2003 UY292 0.272
Crantor (83982) 0.281
Huya (38628) (T) 0.282
2003 LH7 0.292
#63252 (2001 BL41) 0.293
1994 TA (Pylenor) 0.303
Okyrhoe (52872) 0.309
2003 QP112 0.329
2003 QN112 0.333
1999 JV127 0.359
2002 DH5 0.369
Cyllarus (52975) 0.378
Chiron (2060) 0.382
#119976 (2002 VR130) 0.382
#33128 (1998 BU48) 0.382
Elatus (31824) 0.383
2002 CA249 0.385
Amycus (55576) 0.399
#44594 (1999 OX3) 0.452
Echeclus (60558) 0.456
2003 UB313 (T) 0.456
#121725 (1999 XX143) 0.462
#120061 (2003 CO1) 0.479
2000 FZ53 0.480
2004 CJ39 0.482
2002 CB249 0.511
Nessus (7066) 0.520
2005 UJ438 0.530
#42355 (2002 CR46) 0.541
#87555 (2000 QB243) 0.564
#73480 (2002 PN34) 0.569
Pholus (5145) 0.572
15874 (1996 TL66) (T) 0.577
2003 QD112 0.582
1999 HD12 0.583
Asbolus (8405) 0.620
1996 AS20 0.621
1996 AR20 0.627
1995 SN55 0.663
2001 XA255 0.689
Sedna (90377) (T) 0.844
DAMOCLES (M) 0.867
#29981 (1999 TD10) (T) 0.871
Halley's Comet (T) 0.967


ORBITAL PERIOD: As astrologers, we are used to discovering meanings in recurring cycles. Saturn returns, for example, are a staple in the astrologer's toolbox. Do Centaurs with orbits of similar length have similar properties? Do 1999 XX143, Asbolus (8405) and Halley's Comet have a connection, since the length of one orbit is approximately the same?
BODY ORBIT
(in Years)
MARS (P) 1.88
JUPITER (P) 11.86
2000 GM137 21.9
Okyrhoe (52872) 24.3
SATURN (P) 29.46
#63252 (2001 BL41) 30.5
2003 KQ20 34.3
Thereus (32532) 34.6
Echeclus (60558) 35.3
Elatus (31824) 40.4
DAMOCLES (M) 40.71
2003 UA118* 41
2002 KY14 45.4
2004 CJ39 46.7
Chiron (2060) 50.5
1996 AR20 59.2
Chariklo (10199) 63.2
2001 XZ255 63.8
2002 TK301 64.6
Bienor (54598) 66.8
1994 TA (Pylenor) 68.4
1999 JV127 68.4
2003 LH7 69.90
#119315 (2001 SQ73) 72.7
2002 VG131 73.1
Halley's Comet (T) 76
#121725 (1999 XX143) 76.1
Asbolus (8405) 76.2
2003 UW292 77.1
2002 QX47 82.3
2003 QD112 82.4
URANUS (P) 84.01
Crantor (83982) 86.3
2000 SN331 87.09
Pelion (49036) 89.2
Pholus (5145) 92.3
2002 CA249 94.3
2003 CO1 95.9
2003 QP112 97.1
1999 HD12 98.5
2003 UY292 102
2003 QC112 104
2002 DH5 104
2000 CO104 110
2002 VR130 111
#95626 (2002 GZ32) 112
1995 SN55 114
2000 FZ53 117
1996 RX33 117
Nessus (7066) 121
2003 QN112 126
Hylonome (10370) 127
Amycus (55576) 127
2002 PQ152 130
2003 WL7 133
Cyllarus (52975) 133
#88269 (2001 KF77) 134
2002 CB249 152
2002 FY36 156
NEPTUNE (P) 164.8
2001 XA255 166
#73480 (2002 PN34) 171
#44594 (1999 OX3) 182
#33128 (1998 BU48) 193
#87555 (2000 QB243) 207
1996 AS20 214
#42355 (2002 CR46) 237
Ixion (28978) (T) 240
Rhadamanthus (38083)(T) 246
Orcus (90482) (T) 247
PLUTO (P) 247.7
Huya (38628) (T) 251
Varuna (20000) (T) 282
19308 (1996 TO66) (T) 284
Quaoar (5000) (T) 285.68
15760 (1992 QB1) (T) 289
Deucalion (53311) (T) 296
Chaos (19521) (T) 308
2003 UB313 (T) 560
15874 (1996 TL66) (T) 753
#29981 (1999 TD10) (T) 927
Sedna (90377) (T) 10,822


ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDES:It is very difficult to verify the actual size of the Centaurs, and other bodies far from us. One method to get a very rough estimate utilizes something called Absolute Magnitude. This is the amount of visual magnitude an observer would record if the body were placed 1 Astronomical Unit (AU) away, and 1 AU from the Sun and at a zero phase angle. (In other words, just how bright would the body be to you if it were 1 AU from the Sun AND so was that body.) (The absolute magnitude, combined with something called Albedo (The ratio of the light reflected by a body to the light received by it) can be used to give a quite accurate estimate of a body's diameter. However, albedo's for Centaurs are very difficult to arrive at.)
In any event, this is one measure of a Centaur's brightness. Do Asbolus, Thereus and Crantor have anything in common because their Absolute Magnitudes are almost identical?
BODY ABSOLUTE
MAGNITUDE
2003 UB313 -1.1
Pluto -1.0
Sedna 1.7
Orcus 2.3
Quaoar 2.6
Ixion 3.2
Varuna 3.7
#19308 (1996 TO66) 4.5
Huya 4.7
Chaos 4.9
#15874 (1996 TL66) 5.4
1995 SN55 6.0
Chariklo (10199) 6.4
Chiron (2060) 6.5
Deucalion 6.6
Rhad 6.7
#44594 (1999 OX3) 6.8
#95626 (2002 GZ32) 6.8
Pholus (5145) 7.0
#33128 (1998 BU48) 7.2
#42355 (2002 CR46) 7.2
QB1 7.2
Bienor (54598) 7.6
Amycus (55576) 7.8
Hylonome (10370) 8.0
#73480 (2002 PN34) 8.2
#87555 (2000 QB243) 8.2
2002 FY36 8.4
2003 UW292 8.4
#121725 (1999 XX143) 8.5
2002 PQ152 8.6
2002 QX47 8.6
2003 QC112 8.7
2003 CO1 9.0
2003 WL7 9.0
Asbolus (8405) 9.0
Thereus (32532) 9.0
Crantor (83982) 9.1
1996 AS20 9.3
1996 RX33 9.3
Cyllarus (52975) 9.3
Echeclus (60558) 9.5
#88269 (2001 KF77) 9.5
Nessus (7066) 9.6
#119315 (2001 SQ73) 9.7
2002 CB249 9.8
2002 KY14 9.9
2000 CO104 10.1
Elatus (31824) 10.1
2002 DH5 10.2
2003 UY292 10.2
1999 JV127 10.4
Pelion (49036) 10.4
2003 QD112 10.7
2003 UA118 10.8
2000 SN331 10.9
2002 VR130 10.9
2001 XZ255 11.1
2001 XA255 11.2
2002 VG131 11.2
Okyrhoe (52872) 11.3
2000 FZ53 11.4
1994 TA (Pylenor) 11.5
#63252 (2001 BL41) 11.7
2002 CA249 12.0
2003 LH7 12.5
2003 QP112 12.7
1999 HD12 12.8
2003 QN112* 12.9
2003 KQ20 13.1
2002 TK301 13.4
1996 AR20 14.0
2004 CJ39 14.0
2000 GM137 14.3


SUN SIGN AT DISCOVERY: The charts for the discovery of a planet have proven quite revealing. The Sun, being the most important part of any chart, tells us a lot about the focus of the newly found body. What does it tell us that 9 Centaurs were discovered with the Sun in Aquarius, the sign Pluto was in when discovered? And is #44594 (1999 OX3) unique in some way because it was the only one discovered when the Sun was in Cancer?

BODY SUN SIGN at
Discovery
2000 GM137 Aries
#95626 (2002 GZ32) Aries
2000 FZ53 Aries
Amycus (55576) Aries
Asbolus (8405) Aries
1999 HD12 Aries
Crantor (83982) Aries
Rhadamanthus (38083)(T) Aries
Deucalion (53311) (T) Aries
DAMOCLES (M) Taurus
Nessus (7066) Taurus
1999 JV127 Taurus
2003 KQ20 Gemini
#88269 (2001 KF77) Gemini
2002 KY14 Gemini
2003 LH7 Gemini
Quaoar (5000) (T) Gemini
Ixion (28978) (T) Gemini
#44594 (1999 OX3) Cancer
Pelion (49036) Leo
#73480 (2002 PN34) Leo
2002 PQ152 Leo
Thereus (32532) Leo
2002 QX47 Virgo
2003 QD112 Virgo
1996 RX33 Virgo
Bienor (54598) Virgo
2003 QN112 Virgo
2003 QC112 Virgo
2003 QP112 Virgo
1995 SN55 Virgo
#87555 (2000 QB243) Virgo
Okyrhoe (52872) Virgo
#119315 (2001 SQ73) Virgo
15760 (1992 QB1) (T) Virgo
2002 TK301 Libra
Cyllarus (52975) Libra
1994 TA (Pylenor) Libra
2000 SN331 Libra
19308 (1996 TO66) (T) Libra
15874 (1996 TL66) (T) Libra
NEPTUNE (P) Libra
2003 WL7 Scorpio
2003 UW292 Scorpio
Chiron (2060) Scorpio
Elatus (31824) Scorpio
2003 UA118* Scorpio
2003 UY292 Scorpio
2002 VR130 Scorpio
2002 VG131 Scorpio
Sedna (90377) (T) Scorpio
Chaos (19521) (T) Scorpio
#121725 (1999 XX143) Sagittarius
2001 XA255 Sagittarius
2001 XZ255 Sagittarius
Varuna (20000) (T) Sagittarius
1996 AS20 Capricorn
1996 AR20 Capricorn
Pholus (5145) Capricorn
2003 UB313 (T) Capricorn
2000 CO104 Aquarius
#42355 (2002 CR46) Aquarius
2002 CB249 Aquarius
#33128 (1998 BU48) Aquarius
2003 CO1 Aquarius
#63252 (2001 BL41) Aquarius
2002 CA249 Aquarius
2004 CJ39 Aquarius
Chariklo (10199) Aquarius
Orcus (90482) (T) Aquarius
PLUTO (P) Aquarius
Hylonome (10370) Pisces
2002 FY36 Pisces
Echeclus (60558) Pisces
#29981 (1999 TD10) (T) Pisces
Huya (38628) (T) Pisces
2002 DH5 Pisces
URANUS (P) Pisces


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