It was discovered on 1 January 2000, by astronomers Krisztián Sárneczky and László Kiss at the Piszkéstető Station of the Konkoly Observatory in Hungary.

[2] When applying the hierarchical clustering method to this asteroid's proper orbital elements, Thewrewk is both a non-family asteroid from the main belt's background population (according to Nesvorný) and a core member of the Eos family (according to Milani and Knežević).

The body's rotation period, shape and poles remain unknown.

[1][7] This minor planet was named after Hungarian astronomer Aurél Ponori Thewrewk (1921–2014), who was an expert on the history of astronomy, director of Urania Public Observatory and the Budapest Planetarium, as well honorary president of the Hungarian Astronomical Association (HAA).

[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 January 2005 (M.P.C.