Named in honor of Eric S. Fogelin, an assistant at the Minor Planet Center during 1979-1980 who has helped extensively in the production of the Minor Planet Circulars and in the preparation of computerized data relevant to the Minor Planet Center. Name proposed by C. M. Bardwell and B. G. Marsden.
Discovered on 28-12-1942 in Heidelberg by Reinmuth, K.