Named for the Jena University Observatory’s out-station, located some 10 km to the west of the city. The station was established in 1962 on the watershed of the rivers Saale {see planet  (5409)} and Ilm. It is located in a small preserved wood between the villages of Gross-and Kleinschwabhausen, and the discoverer’s principal residence is nearby. This minor planet was numbered as the result of astrometric CCD observations made at Schwabhausen in April 1997. (M 30101) Name proposed by the first discoverer. _ _.