 The body's observation arc begins at Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory with its official discovery observation on 10 August 1918.This minor planet was probably named after the character "Rosalinde", Eisenstein's wife, in the operetta "Die Fledermaus" by Johann Strauss II (1825–1899), after whom 4559 Strauss was named.Rosalinde's maid in the operetta, "Adele", is likely the namesake chosen by Wolf for another asteroid, 812 Adele.