The discovery of this magnitude 18.5 object, at the time located in the constellation Ophiuchus, was announced on 7 October 2002, at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
O descubrimento deste obxecto de magnitude -19.3, situado na constelación Ophiuchus, foi anunciado o 7 de outubro do 2002, nunha reunión da Sociedade Astronómica Americana.