1950 SH. Discovered 1950 Sept. 19 by S. Arend at Uccle.

Named in memory of Paul-Louis Baetslé (1909–1983), professor of astronomy and geodesy at the Brussels Royal Military School and a friend of the discoverer. (M 8404)

Obituary published in Ciel Terre, Vol. 100, No. 1, p. 11–12 (1984).