The one who named the asteroid was Rafael Ferrando, director of the Astronomical Observatory Pla d’Arguin. “The inscription of the asteroid, is given by the passion I have for the observation and search for Supernova, a field in which Dr. Hamuy works, and from whom I learned so much by their publications,” he said.

Profesor Mario Hamuy appreciated the gesture and said he is "very flattered by the honor that Rafael Ferrando have conferred upon me, who took this decision after reading my book. " Laughingly confesses that his greatest concern "was that there was not an asteroid murderer, but seeing that the orbit of the earth passes away, I stayed very calm. Now I feel a responsibility to worry about knowing about the the asteroids and learn more about these objects that contain so many mysteries", he said.

Hamuy is one of the most respected astronomers in the styudy of Supenovae, along with his collegue José Maza (Ph.D and Reseacher of Cata), together they wrote the book: "Supernovae. The End of an Exploding Star".

Hamuy studied his B.Sc. in Physics at Universidad de Chile and his Ph.D. in Astronomy and Physics at the University of Arizona. The CATA‘s Researcher has also made a tremedous contributions into the study of the Universe Acceleration.

How asteroids are baptized?

Discover and name new asteroids is a extended and complex process. The first thing to do, once discovered, is re-observe the object a second night with a maximum interval of one week.

If during the second night the image position of the asteoroid is recovered , this one is sent it to the Minor Planet Center (IAU International Astronomical Union) in which will be assigned a provisional designation, made up of numbers and letters that identify the year, month and the number of the discovery.

Who made the discovery has the privilege of suggesting a name. A jury of 11 members of the IAU accepts the proposal that must comply with certain features such as having fewer than 16 characters, pronounced in different languages and not similar to other names present in the Solar System. Nor can they be names or events related to military activities or policies, nor the use of names of commercial enterprises.