54598 Bienor

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Infobox planet

| minorplanet = yes

| background = #C7FF8F

| name = 54598 Bienor

| symbol = 24px (astrological)

| discoverer = DES

| discovery_site = Cerro Tololo Obs.

| discovered = 27 August 2000

| mpc_name = (54598) Bienor

| alt_names = {{mp|2000 QC|243}}

| pronounced = {{IPAc-en|b|aɪ|ˈ|iː|n|ɔːr}}Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language

| named_after = Biēnor

| adjective = Bienorian {{IPAc-en|b|aɪ|.|ᵻ|ˈ|n|ɔər|i|ə|n}}

| mp_category = Centaur

| epoch = 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)

| semimajor = {{Convert|16.444|AU|Tm|abbr=on}}

| perihelion = {{Convert|13.172|AU|Tm|abbr=on}}

| aphelion = {{Convert|19.715|AU|Tm|abbr=on|lk=on}}

| eccentricity = 0.19894

| period = 66.68 yr (24355 d)

| inclination = 20.745°

| asc_node = 337.728°

| arg_peri = 153.374°

| mean_anomaly = 318.473°

| avg_speed = 7.26 km/s

| dimensions = a,b,c={{val|127|5}}, {{val|55|4}}, {{val|45|4|u=km}}

| mean_diameter = {{val|187.5|15.5|ul=km}}
{{val|198|u=km}}
{{val|207|30|u=km}}

| mass =

| density =

| surface_grav =

| escape_velocity =

| rotation = 9.1736 ± 0.0002 h

| spectral_type = BR
B–V {{=}} {{val|0.711|0.059}}
V–R {{=}} {{val|0.476|0.046}}

| magnitude = ~ 19.2

| abs_magnitude = 7.5

| sidereal_day = {{Convert|9.14|h|d|abbr=on|lk=on}}

| albedo = 0.03–0.05
{{val|0.05|0.019}} {{val|0.065|0.005}}

| single_temperature = ~ 69 K

| mean_motion = {{Deg2DMS|0.014733|sup=ms}} / day

| orbit_ref =

| observation_arc = 24775 days (67.83 yr)

| uncertainty = 0

| moid = {{Convert|12.199|AU|Tm|abbr=on}}

| jupiter_moid = {{Convert|7.873|AU|Tm|abbr=on}}

| tisserand = 3.575

}}

File:Size comparison of Bienor.png (upper left) and Earth]]

54598 Bienor {{IPAc-en|b|aɪ|ˈ|iː|n|ɔːr}} 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. {{As of|2020}}, Bienor is 14.2 AU from the Sun and will reach perihelion in January 2028. It measured approximately {{convert|198|km|mi|abbr=off|sigfig=2|sp=us}} in diameter. Through the analysis of rotational light curves and stellar occultations, it has been determined that the object has a highly elongated ellipsoidal shape. Its light curve is consistent with surface deformations, regions with significant albedo variations, or even the possible presence of a moon.

File:Orbit of 54598 Bienor.png

References

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