ɪt wʌz dɪskˈʌvɚd baɪ ðə lˈɪŋkən nˌɪɹˈɜːθ ˈæstɚɹˌɔɪd ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt ɪn sˈɑːkɚɹˌoʊ, nˈuː mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ, ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi fˈaɪv, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd.
It was discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research project in Socorro, New Mexico, on January 5, 2000.