Centaur and KBO pronunciation

  • Pronunciation key

Name

Pronunciation

Class

8405 Asbolus

az'-bo-lus

centaur

54598 Bienor

bi-yee'-nor

centaur

19521 Chaos

kay'-os

cubewano

10199 Chariklo

kair'-i-kloh

centaur

Charon

shair'-un

plutino

2060 Chiron

kye'-ron

centaur

52975 Cyllarus

sil'-a-rus

centaur

5335 Damocles

dam'-a-kleez

damocloid?

53311 Deucalion

dew-kay'-lee-on

cubewano

20461 Dioretsa

dye'-o-ret'-sa?
(= "asteroid" backwards)

damocloid?

31824 Elatus

el'-a-tus

centaur

38628 Huya

hoo-yah'

plutino

10370 Hylonome

hye-lon'-o-mee

centaur

28978 Ixion

ik-sye'-on

plutino

7066 Nessus

nes'-us

centaur

52872 Okyrhoe

a-keer'-oh-ee

centaur

90482 Orcus

or'-kus

plutino?

49036 Pelion

pee'-lee-on

centaur

5145 Pholus

foh'-lus

centaur

Pluto

ploo'-toh

plutino

50000 Quaoar

kwow'-ur? kwah'-war?
(Tongva (IPA) /'qwɑoɑr/)

cubewano

38083 Rhadamanthus

rad'-a-man'-thus

plutino

90377 Sedna

sed'-na

?

32532 Thereus

theer'-ee-us

centaur

20000 Varuna

vair'-a-na, var'-oo-na

cubewano