[11] Boyer was discovered on 19 January 1932, by French astronomer Alfred Schmitt at the Algiers Observatory in Algeria, North Africa.
[1] Eight days later, it was independently discovered by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in Germany.
Lightcurve analysis gave a rotation period of 10.36 hours with a brightness variation of 0.31 and 050 magnitude, respectively (U=2-/2).
[3] This minor planet was named by the discoverer after his colleague at Algiers Observatory, Louis Boyer (1901–1999), who worked extensively on asteroids and comets.
[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 August 1978 (M.P.C.