Chiron is the name given to a supposed moon of Saturn sighted by Hermann Goldschmidt in 1861. It has since been determined that no such moon exists. Hermann Goldschmidt announced the discovery of the ninth moon of Saturn in April 1861, which, he said, orbited between Titan and Hyperion. Goldschmidt's discovery was never confirmed, and Chiron was never seen again. In 1898, William Henry Pickering discovered Phoebe, which is now considered the ninth moon of Saturn.

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  • Chiron is the name given to a supposed moon of Saturn sighted by Hermann Goldschmidt in 1861. It has since been determined that no such moon exists. Hermann Goldschmidt announced the discovery of the ninth moon of Saturn in April 1861, which, he said, orbited between Titan and Hyperion. Goldschmidt's discovery was never confirmed, and Chiron was never seen again. In 1898, William Henry Pickering discovered Phoebe, which is now considered the ninth moon of Saturn. Strangely, in 1905, Pickering believed that he had discovered another moon of Saturn, which, he reported, orbited the planet between Titan and Hyperion. He called this new moon Themis. Themis, like Chiron, was never sighted again. An object, now classified as a centaur, which was discovered in 1977, is named 2060 Chiron.
  • Chirone fu il nome attribuito nel 1861 da Hermann Goldschmidt ad un presunto satellite naturale di Saturno da lui identificato; in realtà ricerche successive portarono alla conclusione che questo corpo celeste non esiste. Goldschmidt annunciò la scoperta del nono satellite di Saturno nell'aprile 1861; la sua orbita doveva essere compresa fra quelle di Titano ed Iperione. La scoperta non fu tuttavia mai confermata, e nessuno fu mai più in grado di osservare Chirone. Curiosamente, nel 1905 William Henry Pickering, già scopritore del nono satellite ufficiale di Saturno, annunciò la scoperta di un decimo satellite, Temi, anch'esso dotato di un'orbita compresa fra quelle di Titano ed Iperione. Come Chirone, Temi non fu mai più individuato. Il nome di Chirone è stato anche attribuito ad un asteroide, 2060 Chirone, scoperto nel 1977.
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  • Chiron is the name given to a supposed moon of Saturn sighted by Hermann Goldschmidt in 1861. It has since been determined that no such moon exists. Hermann Goldschmidt announced the discovery of the ninth moon of Saturn in April 1861, which, he said, orbited between Titan and Hyperion. Goldschmidt's discovery was never confirmed, and Chiron was never seen again. In 1898, William Henry Pickering discovered Phoebe, which is now considered the ninth moon of Saturn.
  • Chirone fu il nome attribuito nel 1861 da Hermann Goldschmidt ad un presunto satellite naturale di Saturno da lui identificato; in realtà ricerche successive portarono alla conclusione che questo corpo celeste non esiste. Goldschmidt annunciò la scoperta del nono satellite di Saturno nell'aprile 1861; la sua orbita doveva essere compresa fra quelle di Titano ed Iperione. La scoperta non fu tuttavia mai confermata, e nessuno fu mai più in grado di osservare Chirone.
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  • Chiron (hypothetical moon)
  • Chirone (astronomia)
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