Asteroid
Near-Earth
Bede
3691 Bede (1982 FT)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.918 AU
- True anomaly
- 238.27°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
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Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 1.774 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.2844
- Inclination
- 20.35°
- Orbital period
- 863.3 days
- Perihelion
- 1.27 AU
- Aphelion
- 2.279 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 348.69°
- Argument of periapsis
- 235.04°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
Physical properties
- Mean radius
- 2.15 km
- Rotation period
- 9.45 days
Visual & observation
- Geometric albedo
- 0.515
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 14.93
- Spectral type
- AMO
Discovery & classification
Near-Earth Object
Named