What is a centaur planet?

A special video presentation about Chiron, Pholus, Nessus and Hidalgo, with some thoughts about Pluto.

Good afternoon from New York.

In a comment on last week’s video about the family patterns, someone said “Aah! Finally a coherent definition of a centaur.”

In a way that I love to do, I ran with their idea, and on Sunday recorded this video developing the concept of a centaur. The first was said to be Chiron (discovered 1977) but then an earlier discover, Hidalgo (1920) was recategorized as a centaur some time later (I cannot tell when).

This video is not for everyone, though I’ve tried to keep it fun, easy to follow and informative; as usual, I provide the ever-so-rare thing known as historical context.

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About 4-5 pm New York time is when most people watch, so I’m dropping the video here and now…

Thank you…

With love,

Your faithful astrologer,