ðə bˈɑːdiz ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃən ˈɑːɹk bɪɡˈɪnz wɪð ɐ pɹˌiːkˈʌvɚɹi tˈeɪkən æt ðə pˈælɑːmɚɹ əbzˈɜːvətˌoːɹi ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, ɔːɹ nˌɪɹli twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz pɹˈaɪɚ tʊ ɪts əfˈɪʃəl dɪskˈʌvɚɹi ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃən.
The body's observation arc begins with a precovery taken at the Palomar Observatory in April 1954, or nearly 20 years prior to its official discovery observation.