Albrecht von Roon (30 April 1803 – 23 February 1879), a Prussian soldier and politician
At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the ships served alongside the more powerful battlecruisers of the I Scouting Group.
The asteroid is named for Thai student Tanongsak Chinaroonchai (pronounced Chin-a-roon-chai) due to his second place finish at the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair with his experiment on the 'Dehiscence and dispersion of the popping pod Ruellia tuberosa L.' His second place finish allowed his group to be recognized by Intel ISEF for an outstanding interdisciplinary science project, winning the naming rights for the asteroid.
His painting of the Battle of Königgratz depicted King William on a black horse with his suite, Bismarck, Moltke, Roon, and others, watching the battle; in the foreground is a detachment of captured Austrians.