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Chiron is the name given to a supposed moon of Saturn that was sighted by Hermann Goldschmidt in 1861. It has since been determined that such a moon does not exist.

Announcement of the Discovery[]

Goldschmidt announced the discovery of the ninth moon of Saturn in April 1861, claiming that it orbited between Titan and Hyperion. However, Goldschmidt's discovery was never confirmed, and Chiron was never observed again.

Discovery of Phoebe[]

In 1898, William Henry Pickering discovered Phoebe, which is now considered the ninth moon of Saturn. Strangely, in 1905, Pickering believed he had discovered another moon of Saturn, which he reported to orbit the planet between Titan and Hyperion. He named this new moon Themis. Like Chiron, Themis was never sighted again.

Chiron as a Centaur[]

An object that is now classified as a centaur, discovered in 1977, is named 2060 Chiron.

Moons of Saturn
Inner Moons Ring Moonlets S/2009 S 1Aegaeon
Ring Shepherds PanDaphnisAtlasPrometheusPandoraEpimetheusJanus
Alkyonides MethonePalleneAnthe
Major Moons and Trojans Large Moons MimasEnceladusTethysDioneRheaTitanHyperionIapetus
Tethys/Dione Trojans Tethys Trojans (TelestoCalypso)
Dione Trojans (HelenePolydeuces)
Inuit Kiviuq Subgroup S/2023 S 6S/2023 S 1S/2019 S 1S/2004 S 54S/2019 S 22S/2019 S 23S/2020 S 11S/2019 S 25KiviuqS/2023 S 2S/2004 S 55S/2005 S 4S/2020 S 12S/2020 S 1IjiraqS/2019 S 24S/2007 S 10S/2019 S 26S/2020 S 13S/2023 S 7
Paaliaq Paaliaq
Siarnaq Subgroup S/2023 S 19S/2004 S 31S/2023 S 3S/2019 S 32TarqeqS/2019 S 14S/2020 S 19SiarnaqS/2005 S 6S/2020 S 3S/2004 S 58S/2006 S 23S/2019 S 6S/2020 S 5S/2023 S 22
Gallic AlbiorixS/2020 S 15BebhionnS/2007 S 8S/2004 S 29S/2023 S 18S/2023 S 17S/2019 S 29ErriapusS/2007 S 11S/2019 S 31TarvosS/2020 S 4S/2019 S 34S/2005 S 7S/2006 S 12S/2004 S 24
Norse Low-inclination SkathiS/2020 S 17S/2023 S 20HyrrokkinNarviS/2023 S 27S/2019 S 37BestlaS/2019 S 11S/2023 S 30S/2020 S 27S/2023 S 46
Kari Subgroup S/2019 S 28S/2006 S 25S/2006 S 1S/2004 S 45S/2023 S 33S/2020 S 30S/2006 S 3KariGeirrodS/2019 S 17S/2019 S 19S/2019 S 18S/2004 S 21S/2004 S 36S/2023 S 45S/2019 S 20
Mundilfari Subgroup
S/2004 S 56S/2023 S 8S/2023 S 11S/2006 S 21S/2023 S 9S/2006 S 22S/2023 S 10S/2023 S 12S/2007 S 5S/2007 S 7S/2004 S 37S/2004 S 47S/2004 S 40S/2020 S 14S/2019 S 27S/2023 S 13S/2019 S 3S/2020 S 16S/2023 S 14S/2023 S 16S/2020 S 7S/2023 S 15S/2023 S 50SkollS/2020 S 18S/2019 S 30S/2020 S 2S/2023 S 4S/2019 S 4S/2004 S 41S/2004 S 57S/2020 S 20S/2006 S 24S/2004 S 42S/2019 S 35S/2004 S 13S/2007 S 6MundilfariS/2023 S 21S/2020 S 21S/2019 S 33S/2004 S 43S/2006 S 10S/2019 S 5S/2004 S 59S/2023 S 23S/2020 S 22GridrBergelmirJarnsaxaS/2023 S 24S/2006 S 27S/2004 S 44S/2020 S 23HatiS/2004 S 17S/2023 S 25S/2004 S 12EggtherS/2006 S 13S/2023 S 28S/2019 S 36S/2007 S 9FarbautiS/2023 S 26S/2019 S 9S/2023 S 48S/2020 S 24AegirS/2019 S 10BeliS/2020 S 25S/2023 S 29S/2004 S 61S/2019 S 12S/2023 S 32S/2006 S 14GunnlodS/2019 S 15S/2023 S 31S/2020 S 6S/2004 S 7S/2005 S 5S/2023 S 34S/2020 S 32S/2020 S 26S/2006 S 16S/2006 S 15S/2023 S 38S/2023 S 36S/2004 S 28S/2020 S 29S/2020 S 8S/2023 S 35S/2023 S 49S/2023 S 39S/2004 S 48S/2023 S 40FenrirS/2004 S 50S/2019 S 38S/2006 S 17S/2004 S 49S/2023 S 42S/2020 S 28SurturS/2006 S 18S/2020 S 34S/2020 S 31LogeS/2004 S 39S/2019 S 16S/2020 S 36S/2004 S 53S/2020 S 40S/2020 S 33S/2023 S 43ThiazziS/2020 S 38S/2019 S 42S/2019 S 39S/2004 S 34S/2019 S 40S/2020 S 39S/2020 S 42S/2019 S 41FornjotS/2023 S 5S/2004 S 51S/2020 S 10S/2020 S 41S/2020 S 9S/2006 S 29S/2019 S 44S/2020 S 43S/2023 S 44S/2019 S 21S/2004 S 52S/2023 S 47S/2019 S 43S/2020 S 44
Phoebe Subgroup PhoebeS/2006 S 20S/2006 S 9S/2007 S 2S/2019 S 2GreipS/2006 S 26SuttungrS/2004 S 60S/2007 S 3S/2006 S 11S/2019 S 7S/2019 S 8ThrymrS/2004 S 46AngrbodaGerdS/2019 S 13SkrymirS/2023 S 37AlvaldiS/2023 S 41S/2006 S 28YmirS/2020 S 37S/2020 S 35S/2006 S 19S/2004 S 26
Other Moons Hypothetical ChironThemis
Unconfirmed Moonlets S/2004 S 6S/2004 S 4S/2004 S 3
Propeller Moonlets PeggyBleroitEarhartSantos-Demont
Hypothetical Bodies, Hypothetical Objects, Hypothetical Regions and Hypotheses
Hypothetical planets Inner Solar System Enyo and BellonaVulcanCounter-EarthNibiruTheiaPhaetonPlanet VKrypton
Outer Solar System Fifth GiantUranus ImpactorTriton’s Binary PartnerHaumea ImpactorQuaoar ImpactorBrahmaVishnuOceanusHadesPlanet NinePlanet TenRodney's PlanetPlanet XPickering's PlanetsTrans-Plutonian planetTycheOort cloud planet
Hypothetical Moons Inner Solar System Disproven Moons of MercuryNeithPetit's moonWaltemath's moonsBagby's MoonsMoons of PallasMoon of Hebe
Outer Solar System ChironChrysalisThemisSedna IVaruna IHerschel's Moons
Hypothetical Stellar Objects NemesisCoatlicue
Hypothetical Regions Vulcanoid BeltHills CloudOort cloud
Hypotheses and Models Himalia Crash TheoryIapetus' Ring SystemNibiru cataclysmRings of the Moon