The asteroid was discovered on April 4, 1992, and named after the composer Gabriel Fauré.
Gabriel Fauré | Fauré | Requiem (Fauré) | Faure | Sébastien Faure | Edgar Faure | Jean-Baptiste Faure | Félix Faure | Faure Gnassingbé | Emmanuel Fauré-Fremiet | Camille Alphonse Faure | Paul Faure | Maurice Faure | Fauré's | Fauré Le Page |