wpo - MP/Comet Chiron

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1999 July 10/11 - Comet Chiron - a feeble object in Libra.

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Chiron in Leo showing its westerly motion over 25 hours. Designated MP2060 on discovery it is now regarded as a comet that orbits the sun at 7.6AU (similar to Saturn) at mag 15.5.

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