8191 Mersenne
asteroid
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Summary
8191 Mersenne is an asteroid[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- 8191 Mersenne is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst[3].
- 8191 Mersenne's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
- 8191 Mersenne's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[5].
- Marin Mersenne is named after 8191 Mersenne[6].
- 8191 is named after 8191 Mersenne[7].
- 8191 Mersenne followed 8190 Bouguer[8].
- 8191 Mersenne was followed by 8192 Tonucci[9].
- 8191 Mersenne's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[10].
- 8191 Mersenne's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
- 8191 Mersenne's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 VA4[12].
- 8191 Mersenne's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 SG20[13].
- 8191 Mersenne's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 OX9[14].
- 8191 Mersenne's time of discovery or invention is recorded as July 20, 1993[15].
- 8191 Mersenne's significant event is recorded as naming[16].
- 8191 Mersenne's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}[17].
- 8191 Mersenne's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1103492'}[18].
- 8191 Mersenne's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1098624305954392'}[19].
- 8191 Mersenne's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}[20].
- 8191 Mersenne's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}[21].
- 8191 Mersenne's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.88'}[22].
- 8191 Mersenne's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+2.82635'}[23].
- 8191 Mersenne's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+2.827027411447914'}[24].
- 8191 Mersenne's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'year', 'amount': '+3.41'}[25].
- 8191 Mersenne's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'day', 'amount': '+1243.965748320116'}[26].
- 8191 Mersenne's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+302.55849'}[27].
Body
Designation and Status
8191 Mersenne's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
History and Context
Things named after include Marin Mersenne[6], a philosopher[28], 1588–1648[29], of France[30], specialised in number theory[31] and 8191[7], a positive integer[32].
Why It Matters
8191 Mersenne ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]