Later, it was renamed Braille in honour of Louis Braille as suggested by Kennedy Space Center software engineer Kerry Babcock in The Planetary Society's contest titled "Name That Asteroid".
Máis tarde foi bautizado Braille en honor a Louis Braille a suxestión do enxeñeiro de software pertencente ó Centro Espacial Kennedy, Kerry Babcock, en resposta á chamada do concurso da Sociedade Planetaria "Name That Asteroid" ("Nomea ese asteroide").