(3251) Eratosthenes

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( 3251 ) Eratosthenes 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 name of the asteroid is reminiscent of the historic Greek scientist Eratosthenes.

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