(2921) Sophocles

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( 2921 ) Sophocles is one of the main asteroid belt, which was discovered on September 24, 1960 as part of the Palomar - Leiden survey by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten - Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels.

The timeless ( nichtoskulierenden ) orbital elements of ( 2921 ) Sophocles are almost identical to those of the smaller ( if we start from the absolute brightness of 14.6 compared with 13.6 ) asteroids ( 7720 ) Lepaute.

( 2921 ) Sophocles is named after the Greek playwright Sophocles historical.

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