Named in honor of the famous boys’ choir (Thomaner) in the Thomas-Kirche in Leipzig, Germany. Reinmuth stated in a letter: “Auf der Leipziger Astronomentagung erhielt er zu Ehren des Thomanerchores dann den Namen...” (H 98; LDS) _ _.
Discovered on 25-6-1924 in Heidelberg by Reinmuth, K.