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== Naming == This [[minor planet]] was named after the sage and sorcerer [[Merlin]], featured mentor of [[King Arthur]] in [[Arthurian legend]] and [[medieval Welsh poetry]]. His magic enabled Arthur to pull [[Excalibur]] from the rock and become the ''rightwise king born of all England''. The name was suggested by F. Pilcher.<ref name="springer" /> The approved naming citation was published by the [[Minor Planet Center]] on 4 August 1982 ({{small|[[Minor Planet Circulars|M.P.C.]] 7157}}).<ref name="MPC-Circulars-Archive" />
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