Chiron was discovered in 1977 and was classified as an asteroid instead of a planet. Now there's some debate whether it's a minor planet, or a comet, or an asteroid. Regardless of its classification, there is something inherent in it not being exactly one thing or another. Chiron, in myth, is a centaur. The upper part of his body is human and the lower part of his body is a horse. There is something here that immediately tells us that Chiron is an outlier. He doesn't "fit" wi