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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | Caussols |
| Discovery date | August 15, 1993 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10137 |
| Named after | Thucydides |
| Alternate name(s) | 1993 PV6 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9686087 |
| Peri | 1.9839219 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1988250 |
| Orbital period | 1423.2925945 |
| Mean anomaly | 258.72437 |
| Inclination | 3.76223 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 317.20086 |
| Argument of peri | 50.93782 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
10137 Thucydides (1993 PV6) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 15, 1993 by E. W. Elst at Caussols. It is named after Thucydides, an ancient Greek historian.
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