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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | La Silla |
| Discovery date | February 11, 1988 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6001 |
| Named after | Thales |
| Alternate name(s) | 1988 CP2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0052870 |
| Peri | 2.7032570 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0529084 |
| Orbital period | 1761.3329298 |
| Mean anomaly | 242.61870 |
| Inclination | 3.00546 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 129.75234 |
| Argument of peri | 182.49623 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.6 |
6001 Thales (1988 CP2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 11, 1988 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
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