(3691) Bede Amor
Discovered on 29 March 1982 by L. E. Gonzalez at Cerro El Roble.
The Venerable Bede (c. 672-735), the “Father of English History” who popularized the A.D. reckoning of years, compiled a history of England since the time of Caesar. The name follows a suggestion by B. Hafferty in the BBC Word of Mouth competition in this centenary year of St. Bede's School, Bradford, West Yorkshire.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bede is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bede is 1.76 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3691 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 FT |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 4.30 km (#12,043 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.515 |
| Rotation period | 227 hours |
| Spectral type | Xc |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 2.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.27 – 2.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.284 |
| Inclination | 20.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.352 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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