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 |
| 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) |
| 1.774428825390 AU (265.4507739870 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2840914097366770 |
| 2.36 yr (863.35 d) | |
| 90.82955861944690° | |
| 0° 25m 1.131s / day | |
| Inclination | 20.36147036803970° |
| 348.768689552270° | |
| 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 |
| 226.8 h (9.45 d)[2] | |
| 0.15 (assumed)[2] | |
| 14.7[2] | |
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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
- ↑ "(3691) Bede = 1982 FT". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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
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