3691 Bede
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| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. E. Gonzalez |
| Discovery site | Cerro El Roble |
| Discovery date | March 29, 1982 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1982 FT |
|
Named after
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Bede |
| MPO 337281 | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.278031110821151 |
| Perihelion | 1.270395965061546 |
| Eccentricity | .2839667053067306 |
| 863.1917084703541 | |
| 3.203137284884232 | |
| Inclination | 20.36892910677933 |
| 348.84138631079 | |
| 234.8085062085699 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 4.3 km (assumed)[2] |
| 226.8 hr[2] | |
| 0.15 (assumed)[2] | |
| 14.9[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
External links
- 3691 Bede at the JPL Small-Body Database
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