(60558) Echeclus

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( 60558 ) Echeclus is an asteroid of the centaur - type, which was discovered on March 3, 2000 as part of the Spacewatch program.

He shows - as, for example, the Centaur asteroid ( 2060 ) Chiron - Notes of a coma that develops around the celestial body. This would be a typical feature of a comet. It therefore contributes additionally also the name 174P/Echeclus.

The name of the asteroid is derived from the Centaur Echeclus from Greek mythology.

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