3691 Bede

3691 Bede /ˈbd/, provisional designation 1982 FT, is an Amor asteroid discovered on March 29, 1982, by Luis E. González at Cerro El Roble.

3691 Bede
Discovery[1]
Discovered byL. E. González
Discovery siteCerro El Roble
Discovery date29 March 1982
Designations
(1982) FT
Pronunciation/ˈbd/
Named after
Bede
MPO 337281
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc14667 days (40.16 yr)
Aphelion2.278528811871881 AU (340.86305858463 Gm)
Perihelion1.270328838907246 AU (190.03848938932 Gm)
1.774428825390 AU (265.4507739870 Gm)
Eccentricity0.2840914097366770
2.36 yr (863.35 d)
90.82955861944690°
 25m 1.131s / day
Inclination20.36147036803970°
348.768689552270°
234.8981444037080°
Earth MOID0.351493 AU (52.5826 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions4.3 km (assumed)[2]
226.8 h (9.45 d)[2]
0.15 (assumed)[2]
14.7[2]

    Based on lightcurve studies, Bede has a rotation period of 226.8 hours, but this figure is based on less than full coverage, so that the period may be wrong by 30 percent or so.[2]

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