Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
This minor planet was named in honor of British astronomer Brian Marsden (1937–2010), director of the Minor Planet Center (MPC) at the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, in recognition of his numerous contributions in the field of orbit calculations for comets and minor planets. The official was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 June 1975 ().