The Centaurs are a classification of minor celestial bodies in our solar system, named after the mythological centaurs. Chiron is probably the best known of the astronomical centaurs and the one most often used by astrologers.

Chiron is a minor planet discovered in 1977. Astrologically, it's associated with woundedness, "the wound that never heals," "the Wounded Healer," maverick behaviour, and balancing the physical with the spiritual.