Which of the Following Statements About the Unusual Object Chiron

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the unusual object Chiron is FALSE?

• A) it is one of the largest asteroids, just a little smaller than Vesta
• B) its path around the Sun carries it from just inside Saturn's orbit almost out to Uranus' orbit
• C) it shows some characteristics of an asteroid and some characteristics of a comet
• D) in 1988, as it came closest to the Sun, it was seen to brighten by a factor of two
• E) its orbit does not appear to be stable

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