Named in honor of Boris Mikhajlovich Vladimirskij, astronomer at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory since 1958, well known for his researches in various fields of astronomy, especially high-energy astrophysics and solar-terrestrial relations. (M 20836) _ _.
Discovered on 31-8-1978 in Nauchnyj by Chernykh, N. S.