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Discovered 1918 Aug. 1 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Named for a female monster having, according to Greek mythology, a winged lion’s body and a human head and having the habit of asking a riddle and killing anyone who failed to answer it. (H 87)
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(2003). (896) Sphinx. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_897
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