Named in honor of Richard Arthur Spellmann, brother of the discoverer. Spellmann, a chemical engineer, was a pioneer in the application of computers to the control of petroleum refinery processes. He has also dedicated much of his time to the needs of his community and served as the mayor of El Cerrito, California. (M 15575) _ _.
Discovered on 6-5-1981 in Palomar by Shoemaker, C. S.