It was discovered on 30 September 1973, by Dutch astronomers Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden, and Tom Gehrels the Palomar Observatory.

The S-type asteroid was named after Italian-Swiss artist Franz Anton Bustelli.

[2] The body's observation arc begins with a precovery taken at Palomar Observatory in March 1971.

[8] This minor planet was named after Italian-Swiss artist Franz Anton Bustelli (1723–1763), a famous modeller of figures for the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory.

The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 September 1993 (M.P.C.