The asteroid was discovered on September 29, 1973 and named after the Hunsrück, a mountain range in Germany.
Kirchberg, Rhein-Hunsrück | Hunsrück | Stromberg (Hunsrück) | Numbered as '''''DH 280.01''''' on Lime train between Stromberg (Hunsrück) | Bell, Rhein-Hunsrück |