2598 Merlin is a small main belt asteroid, which was discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell in 1980. It is named after Merlin, the legendary British wizard who helped King Arthur. Merlin is a C-type asteroid, meaning it is dark in color and carbonaceous in composition.
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