(251) Sophia

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(251 ) Sophia is an asteroid of the outer main asteroid belt, which was discovered on October 4, 1885 by Johann Palisa at the Observatory of Vienna.

Sophia moves at a distance of 2.7655 ( perihelion ) to 3.4200 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 5.4391 years of the sun. The orbit is inclined 10.5286 ° to the ecliptic, the orbital eccentricity is 0.1058.

Sophia has a diameter of 28 kilometers. It has a bright surface with an albedo of 0.219.

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