54598 Bienor Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. C7FF8F
54598 Bienor
Symbol: (astrological)
Discovered:27 August 2000
Mpc Name:(54598) Bienor
Pronounced:[1]
Adjective:Bienorian
Mp Category:Centaur 
Epoch:31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Semimajor:16.444AU
Perihelion:13.172AU
Aphelion:19.715abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.19894
Period:66.68 yr (24355 d)
Inclination:20.745°
Asc Node:337.728°
Arg Peri:153.374°
Mean Diameter:

Magnitude:~ 19.2
Abs Magnitude:7.5
Sidereal Day:9.14abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Albedo:0.03–0.05
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref: 
Observation Arc:24775 days (67.83 yr)
Uncertainty:0
Moid:12.199AU
Jupiter Moid:7.873AU
Tisserand:3.575

54598 Bienor is a centaur that grazes the orbit of Uranus. It is named after the mythological centaur Bienor. Its closest approach to the Sun (perihelion) is 13.2 AU., Bienor is 14.2 AU from the Sun and will reach perihelion in January 2028. It measured approximately 198km (123miles) in diameter.

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Notes and References

  1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language