 The body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation, as no precoveries were taken, and no prior identifications were made.This minor planet was named for the city of Sonneberg, Thuringia in Germany and location of the Sonneberg Observatory.It was founded in 1925 by astronomer Cuno Hoffmeister after whom the minor planets 1726 Hoffmeister and 4183 Cuno are named.