Centaur and TNO pronunciation
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[edit] Pronunciation of Centaurs, Kuiper Belt Objects, and other planetoids of the outer solar system
| Name | Pronunciation | Class |
| 8405 Asbolus | az'-bə-ləs | centaur |
| 54598 Bienor | bə-yee'-nor | centaur |
| 19521 Chaos | kay'-os | cubewano |
| 10199 Chariklo | kə-rik'-loe or karr'-ə-kloe | centaur |
| Charon | shair'-ən | plutino |
| 2060 Chiron | kye'-rən | centaur |
| 52975 Cyllarus | sil'-ə-rəs | centaur |
| 5335 Damocles | dam'-ə-kleez | damocloid |
| 53311 Deucalion | dew-kay'-lee-ən | cubewano |
| 20461 Dioretsa | dye'-ə-ret'-sə? (= "asteroid" backwards) |
damocloid |
| 31824 Elatus | el'-ə-təs | centaur |
| 38628 Huya | hoo-yaa' | plutino |
| 10370 Hylonome | hye-lon'-ə-mee | centaur |
| 28978 Ixion | ik-sye'-ən | plutino |
| 7066 Nessus | nes'-əs | centaur |
| 52872 Okyrhoe | ə-kirr'-oe-ee | centaur |
| 90482 Orcus | or'-kəs | plutino? |
| 49036 Pelion | pee'-lee-ən | centaur |
| 5145 Pholus | foe'-ləs | centaur |
| Pluto | ploo'-toe | plutino |
| 50000 Quaoar | kwaa'-war or kwow'-ər (Tongva ['qwɑoɑr]) |
cubewano |
| 38083 Rhadamanthus | rad'-ə-man'-thəs | plutino |
| 90377 Sedna | sed'-nə | ? |
| 32532 Thereus | theer'-ee-əs | centaur |
| 20000 Varuna | varr'-ə-nə | cubewano |
