Nikolai Chernykh
This minor planet was named after the Russian astronomers Lyudmila Chernykh (1935–2017) and Nikolai Chernykh (1931–2004), prolific discoverers of minor planets who lead the extensive astrometric program at the discovering Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 June 1981 ().