 The asteroid was first observed as () at Heidelberg Observatory on 20 January 1906, where the body's observation arc begins two days later on 20 January 1906, more than 13 years prior its official discovery observation.This minor planet was named "Toni", after a female name picked from the "Lahrer Hinkender Bote", published in Lahr, southern Germany.A "Hinkender Bote" (lit.