Discovered by L. E. Gonzalez MPC designation 1982 FT Observation arc 14667 days (40.16 yr) Discovered 29 March 1982 Discoverer Luis Eduardo González | Discovery date 29 March 1982 Alternative names MPO 337281 Orbital period 862 days Orbits Sun Named after Bede | |
Aphelion 2.278528811871881 AU (340.86305858463 Gm) Discovery site Cerro El Roble Observatory, Cerro El Roble Station Similar Solar System, 4954 Eric, Sun | ||
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.
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