| 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 |
| 2.36yr (863.35d) | |
| 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] | |
3691 Bede/biːd/, provisional designation1982 FT, is anAmor asteroid discovered on March 29, 1982, byLuis E. González atCerro El Roble.
Based onlightcurve studies, Bede has arotation 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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