ðɪs mˈaɪnɚ plˈænɪt wʌz nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ dʒˈɜːmən ɐstɹˈɑːnəmɚ fɹˈiːdɹɪtʃ wˈɪlhɛlm bˈɛsəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks, hˌuː mˈɛʒɚd ðə fˈɜːst stˈɛlɚ pˈæɹəlˌæks ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt.
This minor planet was named after German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1789–1846), who measured the first stellar parallax in 1838.