3691 Bede

3691 Bede /biːd/, 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 by	L. E. González
Discovery site	Cerro El Roble
Discovery date	29 March 1982
Designations
MPC designation	(1982) FT
Pronunciation	/biːd/ BEED
Named after	Bede
Alternative designations	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)
Semi-major axis	1.774 AU (265.4 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.284
Orbital period (sidereal)	2.36 yr (863.35 d)
Mean anomaly	90.8°
Mean motion	0° 25m 1.131s / day
Inclination	20.4°
Longitude of ascending node	348.8°
Argument of perihelion	234.9°
Earth MOID	0.35 AU (52 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	4.3 km (assumed)[2]
Synodic rotation period	226.8 h (9.45 d)[2]
Geometric albedo	0.15 (assumed)[2]
Absolute magnitude (H)	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]