Editing 2060 Chiron (section)

=== Naming ===

This [[minor planet]] was named after [[Chiron]], a half-human, half-horse [[centaur]] from [[Greek mythology]]. Son of the Titan [[Cronus]] and the nymph [[Philyra (Oceanid)|Philyra]], Chiron was the wisest and most just of all centaurs, serving as an instructor of the Greek heroes.<ref name="springer" /> The official {{MoMP|2060|naming citation}} was published by the [[Minor Planet Center]] on 1 April 1978 ({{small|[[Minor Planet Circulars|M.P.C.]] 4359}}).<ref name="springer" /><ref name="DoMP-Circular-dates" /> It was suggested that the names of other centaurs be reserved for objects of the same type.<ref name="Kowal-1978" />

Chiron, along with most major and minor planetary bodies, is not generally given a symbol in astronomy. A symbol [[File:Chiron symbol (fixed width).svg|24px|⚷]] was devised for it by Al H. Morrison and is mostly used among astrologers: it resembles a key as well as an OK monogram for '''O'''bject '''K'''owal.<ref>
{{cite journal
| last = Morrison
| first = Al H.
| date = 1977
| title = Chiron
| journal = CAO Times
| volume = 3
| page = 57
}}</ref><ref>Miller & Stein (2021) [https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2021/21225-chiron-comment.pdf Comment on U+26B7 CHIRON] L2/21-225, UTC Document Registry</ref>