9168 Sarov
Discovered 1987 Sept. 18 by L. I. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.
Sarov is a small town in the Nizhnij Novgorod region of the Russian Federation where the All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics is located. Sarov is known also as the dwelling-place of Serafim Sarovskij (1754—1833), a monk who was much respected in Russia for his integrity and kindness.