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Discovered 1885 Oct. 4 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Named in honor of Sophie von Seeliger, née Stoeltzel, wife of the German astronomer Hugo von Seeliger {see planet (892)}. Palisa was informed on the marriage which took place in 1885, the year of the meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft in Geneva. (A. Schnell) Name proposed by H. von Seeliger.
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(2003). (251) Sophia. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_252
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