{{Minor Planet | name=251 Sophia | discoverer=Johann_Palisa | discovery_date=October_4, 1885 | designations=A907 UA, 1950 RH₁,
1953 FN₁ | category=Main belt | epoch=30_January, 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | semimajor=462.669 Gm (3.093 AU) | perihelion=413.717 Gm (2.766 AU) | aphelion=511.622 Gm (3.42 AU) | eccentricity=0.106 | period=1986.59 d (5.44 a) | inclination=10.527° | asc_node=156.314° | arg_peri=287.098° | mean_anomaly=258.426° | speed=16.94 km/s | dimensions=28.0 km | mass=''unknown'' | density=''unknown'' | gravity=''unknown'' | escape_velocity=''unknown'' | rotation=20.216 h | spectral_class=''unknown'' | abs_mag=10.0 | albedo=0.219 | temperature=''unknown''}} '''251 Sophia''' is a main belt Asteroid. It was discovered by Johann_Palisa on October_4, 1885 in Vienna and was named after Sophia, wife of Astronomer Hugo_von_Seeliger. == References == *[ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database] *Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances *Asteroid Lightcurve Data File *Minor Planet Lightcurve Parameters {{MinorPlanets Navigator|250 Bettina|252 Clementina}} {{MinorPlanets_Footer}} Sophia Bs:251_Sophia De:Sophia_(Asteroid) Fr:(251)_Sophia Nn:251_Sophia Pl:251_Sophia Sk:251_Sophia