It was discovered by American astronomer Eleanor Helin at the U.S. Palomar Observatory, California, on 2 May 1989, and named after the American chemist and Nobel laureate Linus Pauling.
The celestial object was discovered by American astronomer Eleanor Helin at the U.S. Palomar Observatory in California on May 2nd, 1989, and given its name in honor of the renowned American chemist and Nobel laureate Linus Pauling.