3691 Bede /bd/, 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/bd/ BEED
Named after
Bede
MPO 337281
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc14667 days (40.16 yr)
Aphelion2.279 AU (340.9 Gm)
Perihelion1.270 AU (190.0 Gm)
1.774 AU (265.4 Gm)
Eccentricity0.284
2.36 yr (863.35 d)
90.8°
0° 25m 1.131s / day
Inclination20.4°
348.8°
234.9°
Earth MOID0.35 AU (52 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]

References

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  1. ^ "(3691) Bede = 1982 FT". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3691 Bede (1982 FT)" (2012-01-25 last obs). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
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