Named in honor of Julia de León Cruz (b. 1977), an astronomer at the Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia--Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, in Granada, Spain. Her expertise is in the spectroscopic and mineralogical properties of minor planets.
Avastatud: 28-2-1981 Avastamiskoht: Siding Spring Avastajad: Bus, S. J.