[3][4] Vestian asteroids have a composition akin to cumulate eucrites (HED meteorites) and are thought to have originated deep within 4 Vesta's crust, possibly from the Rheasilvia crater, a large impact crater on its southern hemisphere near the South pole, formed as a result of a subcatastrophic collision.
[2] The body's observation arc begins with a precovery in September 1954, taken at Palomar Observatory and published by the Digitized Sky Survey, more than 43 years prior to its official discovery observation at Caussols.
[1] This minor planet was named after the English musical group The Rolling Stones.
[1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 6 August 2003 (M.P.C.
In the SDSS-based taxonomy, Rolling Stones is a bright V-type asteroid.