Named in memory of Albanian-born Ines Gonxha Bojaxhiu (1910–1997), better known as Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who devoted her life to helping sick, destitute and homeless people, first in India and then in the rest of the world. Among her many awards, in 1979 she received the Nobel Peace Prize. (M 31609) _ _.
Discovered on 5-4-1976 in El Leoncito by Felix Aguilar Observatory