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