Pholus

British  

/ ˈfəuləs /

noun

1. a large astronomical object, some 2000 km in diameter, discovered in 1991. Its elliptical orbit around the earth, between the orbits of Neptune and Saturn, has a period of 93 years. It has been classified as an asteroid although it lies outside the main asteroid belt

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Example Sentences

In 1992, a still-more-distant object named Pholus was discovered with an orbit that takes it 33 AU from the Sun, beyond the orbit of Neptune.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

"Dear guest," said Pholus, "there is a cask in my cellar; but it belongs to all the Centaurs jointly, and I hesitate to open it because I know how little they welcome guests."

From Myths and Legends of All Nations Famous Stories from the Greek, German, English, Spanish, Scandinavian, Danish, French, Russian, Bohemian, Italian and other sources by Marshall, Logan

Saddened at his own madness Hercules now returned to the cave of his guest-friend Pholus.

From Heroes Every Child Should Know by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

And he in the midst, who at his breast is gazing,   Is the great Chiron, who brought up Achilles;   That other Pholus is, who was so wrathful.

From Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Complete by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

In his journey he came one day to the home of Pholus, a centaur, who dwelt with other centaurs upon the side of a mountain.

From Heroes Every Child Should Know by Mabie, Hamilton Wright