(3691) Bede
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Asteroid (3691) Bede |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Cupid type |
| Major semi-axis | 1.7742 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2841 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.2701 AU - 2.2784 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 20.371 ° |
| Sidereal period | 2,363 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 22.36 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 3.6 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 226.8 h |
| Absolute brightness | 14,518 likes |
| Spectral class | X |
| history | |
| Explorer | L. E. González |
| Date of discovery | 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 FT |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(3691) Bede is a Cupid-type asteroid discovered by Luis E. González on March 29, 1982 .
The asteroid was named in honor of the 100th anniversary of St. Bede's Grammar School in Bradford , West Yorkshire as part of a BBC competition proposed by B. Hafferty.