Minor planet
This minor planet was named in honor of Willi Strobel (1909–1988), staff member at Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ARI) since 1938, and author of the 1963-edition of "Identifizierungsnachweis der Kleinen Planeten" (Minor planet identifications, published by ARI). The official was published by the Minor Planet Center on 20 February 1976 ().