Bienor – The Upright Warrior
Bienor – The Upright Warrior
Interpretive Basis
Mythic Root:
Greek – Bienor was a strong centaur whose name means "strong one" and who fought in the battle against the Lapiths.
Core Function:
This body embodies resolute action and standing tall in the face of challenge or confrontation.
Astrological Role:
In charts, Bienor highlights courage and direct engagement. It shows where one is called to take a stand or defend principles.
Orbital Signature
Type: Centaur
Orbital Period: ~67 years
Inclination / Eccentricity: Moderate
Retrograde Motion: Yes
Discovery Year: 2000
Keywords / Powerwords
Strength, Directness, Confrontation, Resolve, Warrior Spirit
House and Aspect Relevance
- Most active when in: 1st or 10th houses
- Aspect Sensitivity: Energized by Mars or Jupiter aspects
- Natal Function: Points to areas of life requiring boldness and integrity
- Transit Function: Times when decisive action or defense is necessary
Use in Astrology Arith(m)etic
Bienor teaches the codex about upright action. It underscores the importance of meeting challenges openly, whether in personal practice or in the algorithmic pursuit of clarity.
Backlinks
🔭 Astronomical Data (NASA/JPL)
| Quantity | Value |
|---|---|
| Designation | 54598 Bienor (2000 QC243) |
| Class | Centaur |
| Semi-major axis a | 16.6028 AU |
| Perihelion q / aphelion Q | 13.189 AU / 20.017 AU |
| Eccentricity e | 0.2056 |
| Inclination i | 20.720° |
| Orbital period | 24,709.9 days = 67.65 years |
| Mean time per sign (P/12) | ≈ 5.64 years (actual sign transits vary strongly with eccentricity) |
| Diameter | 187.500 km |
| Rotation period | 9.14 h |
| Discovery | Discovered 2000 Aug. 27 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey. |
Elements are osculating heliocentric values from the JPL Small-Body Database (epoch per SBDB, queried 2026-11-06). For very distant bodies (e.g., Sedna) the barycentric period differs noticeably from the osculating heliocentric one.
Check against this note’s Orbital Signature: stated ~67 years; JPL gives 67.65 years.
Sources (jpl data)
- NASA/JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB) API, osculating heliocentric elements and discovery circumstances, queried 2026-11-06: https://ssd-api.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.api