Centaur and KBO pronunciation
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Pronunciation of Centaurs, Kuiper Belt Objects, and other planetoids of the outer solar system
| Name | Pronunciation | Class |
| 8405 Asbolus | az'-bo-lus | centaur |
| 54598 Bienor | bi-yee'-nor | centaur |
| 19521 Chaos | kay'-os | cubewano |
| 10199 Chariklo | ka-rik'-loe or kair'-i-kloe | centaur |
| Charon | shair'-un | plutino |
| 2060 Chiron | kye'-run | centaur |
| 52975 Cyllarus | sil'-a-rus | centaur |
| 5335 Damocles | dam'-a-kleez | damocloid? |
| 53311 Deucalion | dew-kay'-lee-on | cubewano |
| 20461 Dioretsa | dye'-o-ret'-sa? (= "asteroid" backwards) | damocloid? |
| 31824 Elatus | el'-a-tus | centaur |
| 38628 Huya | hoo-yah' | plutino |
| 10370 Hylonome | hye-lon'-a-mee | centaur |
| 28978 Ixion | ik-sye'-on | plutino |
| 7066 Nessus | nes'-us | centaur |
| 52872 Okyrhoe | a-keer'-oe-ee | centaur |
| 90482 Orcus | or'-kus | plutino? |
| 49036 Pelion | pee'-lee-un | centaur |
| 5145 Pholus | foe'-lus | centaur |
| Pluto | ploo'-toe | plutino |
| 50000 Quaoar | kwaa'-war (Tongva ['qwɑoɑr]) | cubewano |
| 38083 Rhadamanthus | rad'-a-man'-thus | plutino |
| 90377 Sedna | sed'-na | ? |
| 32532 Thereus | theer'-ee-us | centaur |
| 20000 Varuna | vair'-oo-na | cubewano |
