8191 Mersenne
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Eric Walter Elst |
| Discovery site | La Silla, Chile |
| Discovery date | July 20, 1993 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 8191 |
Named after | Marin Mersenne |
| 1993 OX9 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.5120864 |
| Perihelion | 2.0149410 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1098172 |
| 1243.8646377 | |
| 20.91285 | |
| Inclination | 2.82986 |
| 302.71526 | |
| 110.22582 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.4 | |
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8191 Mersenne (1993 OX9) is an asteroid discovered by Eric Walter Elst at La Silla Observatory on 20 July 1993, according to http://www.angelfire.com/id/ericelst/Citapla.html. It was named after Marin Mersenne because 8191, the number of the object discovered, is sequentially the fifth Mersenne prime.
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