Named on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Nakhimov Nautical College (St. Petersburg) named after an outstanding Russian naval commander, Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov (1802–1855). Founded to train young navigators, many of the colleges former students have become experienced captains and prominent scientists, who have made considerable contributions to the development of Russian science and the Russian navy. (M 23793) _ _.
Discovered on 16-8-1983 in Nauchnyj by Smirnova, T. M.