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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