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

Now, man to man, at Thamyris he flew, And Pholus.

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax

That other is Pholus, who was so full of wrath.

From Divine Comedy, Norton's Translation, Hell by Norton, Charles Eliot

"But friend Pholus," said Hercules pressingly, "I would I had a little for my stomach's sake."

From Heroes Every Child Should Know by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

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