Named in honor of Jacobus Albertus Bruwer {1915– }, former staff member of the South African Astronomical Observatory in Johannesburg. He is well-known for his observational work on positions of minor planets with the Franklin-Adams camera at Hartbeespoort. (M 4547) _ _.
Discovered on 24-9-1960 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.