The asteroid was discovered on 15 February 1961 by Freimut Börngen in Tautenburg, and named after Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672), a German composer and organist.
Heinrich Schütz | Schütz | Wilhelm von Schütz | Udo Schütz | Schutz | Deutschvölkischer Schutz und Trutzbund | Dafne (Opitz-Schütz) | Christopher Schutz |