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