| 1. | It is named after Ixion, a figure from Greek mythology.
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| 2. | Ixion was expelled from Olympus and blasted with a thunderbolt.
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| 3. | Lear's remark is a reference to the fate of Ixion.
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| 4. | Ixion failed in restraining his lust for Hera, thus fathering the Centaurs.
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| 5. | In the near-infrared the spectrum of Ixion is flat and featureless.
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| 6. | Zeus found Ixion sleeping in a field and created a cloud figure of Hera.
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| 7. | Zeus laid the figure, who was later named Nephele, next to Ixion.
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| 8. | Zeus ordered Hermes to bind Ixion to a winged fiery wheel that was always spinning.
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| 9. | More recent estimates suggest that Ixion has a high albedo and is smaller than Ceres.
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| 10. | Ixion is moderately red ( slightly redder than 50000 Quaoar ) in the visible light.
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