Since receiving follow-up in August 2002,  remained unobserved for more than nine months until it was recovered by Trujillo at Palomar Observatory on 29 May 2003, followed by observations by Wolf Bickel at Bergisch Gladbach Observatory in Germany in June 2003.
Following up on August 2002, the object remained unseen for over nine months until Trujillo found it at Palomar Observatory on May 29, 2003.  Wolf Bickel then observed it from Bergisch Gladbach Observatory in Germany in June 2003.