Named for Filippo Brunelleschi (Brunellesco, 1377–1446), a famous Italian sculptor and architect of the Early Renaissance. He built the 45-m dome of the cathedral of Florence. He also worked in Milan, Rimini and Mantua. (M 26764) _ _.
Discovered on 16-10-1977 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.