It was discovered on 7 September 1924, by Soviet Vladimir Albitsky at Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula, and named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
[4][6] Mozartia orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.7–2.9 AU once every 3 years and 6 months (1,268 days).
[1] According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Mozartia measures 7.919 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.250.
[1][7] This minor planet was named after the influential Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791).
[4] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center in November 1952 (M.P.C.