3691 Bede

3691 Bede

Discovery[1]
Discovered by	L. E. Gonzalez
Discovery site	Cerro El Roble
Discovery date	29 March 1982
Designations
MPC designation	1982 FT
Named after	Bede
Alternative names	MPO 337281
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	14667 days (40.16 yr)
Aphelion	2.278528811871881 AU (340.86305858463 Gm)
Perihelion	1.270328838907246 AU (190.03848938932 Gm)
Semi-major axis	1.774428825390 AU (265.4507739870 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.2840914097366770
Orbital period	2.36 yr (863.35 d)
Mean anomaly	90.82955861944690°
Mean motion	0° 25^m 1.131^s / day
Inclination	20.36147036803970°
Longitude of ascending node	348.768689552270°
Argument of perihelion	234.8981444037080°
Earth MOID	0.351493 AU (52.5826 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.83062 AU (423.455 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.982
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	4.3 km (assumed)[2]
Mean radius	2.15 km
Rotation period	226.8 h (9.45 d)[2]
Geometric albedo	0.15 (assumed)[2]
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.7[2]

3691 Bede (or 1982 FT) is an Amor asteroid discovered on March 29, 1982 by L. E. Gonzalez at Cerro El Roble.

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

1. "(3691) Bede = 1982 FT". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
2. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3691 Bede (1982 FT)" (2012-01-25 last obs). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

External links

• 3691 Bede at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters