Discovered by Deep Ecliptic Survey Alternative names 2000 QC243 Observation arc 14789 days (40.49 yr) Orbital period 67 years Orbits Sun Asteroid group Centaur | Discovery date 27 August 2000 Minor planet category Centaur Aphelion 19.802 AU (2.9623 Tm) Discovered 27 August 2000 Discoverer Marc William Buie | |
Discovery site Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory Similar 52872 Okyrhoe, Sun, 60558 Echeclus, 10199 Chariklo, 52975 Cyllarus | ||
54598 Bienor (/bᵻ.ˈiːnɔːr/ bi-YEE-nor; from Greek: Βιάνωρ Bianor) 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 2015, Bienor is currently 15.8 AU from the Sun and will reach perihelion in January 2028.
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