3691 Bede
Slowly rotating asteroid
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3691 Bede /biːd/, provisional designation 1982 FT, is an Amor asteroid discovered on March 29, 1982, by Luis E. González at Cerro El Roble.
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. E. González |
| Discovery site | Cerro El Roble |
| Discovery date | 29 March 1982 |
| Designations | |
| (1982) FT | |
| Pronunciation | /biːd/ BEED |
Named after | Bede |
| MPO 337281 | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 14667 days (40.16 yr) |
| Aphelion | 2.279 AU (340.9 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.270 AU (190.0 Gm) |
| 1.774 AU (265.4 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.284 |
| 2.36 yr (863.35 d) | |
| 90.8° | |
| 0° 25m 1.131s / day | |
| Inclination | 20.4° |
| 348.8° | |
| 234.9° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.35 AU (52 Gm) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 4.3 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]
