1966 RA. Discovered 1966 Sept. 7 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.

Named by the discoverer in honor of Prof. Sigmund Mauderli (1876–1962) who was Director of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Berne from 1921–1946. He devoted much of his time to orbit determination and perturbation computing of minor planets for the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut. (M 2971)