It was discovered on 3 October 1986, by Danish astronomer Poul Jensen at the Brorfelde Observatory in Denmark.
[7]: 23 It orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.5–3.8 AU once every 5 years and 7 months (2,045 days).
[8] This minor planet was named in honor of the discoverer and his wife, Paul and Bodil Jensen.
The name was proposed by his colleagues Karl Augustesen and Hans Jørn Fogh Olsen.
[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 22 July, 1994 (M.P.C.