It was discovered on December 25, 1989 by Freimut Börngen and is named after the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg.

https://www.spacereference.org/asteroid/4872-grieg-1989-yh7

Freimut Börngen (17 October 1930 – 19 June 2021) was a German astronomer who studied galaxies with the Schmidt telescope at the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory in Tautenberg, Germany until his retirement in 1995. He contributed to the observatory as a freelancer and discovered a total of 519 asteroids until July 2006.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freimut_B%C3%B6rngen

Edvard Hagerup Grieg (15 June 1843 – 4 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Grieg

Edvard Grieg: "Peer Gynt - Morning Mood"
https://youtu.be/-rh8gMvzPw0?si=ASpWrlc_ZprrDTmb

Some nearby stars reveal themselves by their proper motion over a period of time from approximately 1955 to the present day.

Sun distance (au): 2,57 Mag. 17,8

Time: 18:42UT 2026-02-21 Exp. 80 x 30sec.
Tel. 0.254m f/5.8 ST-10XME CCD @ -25°C 1.9"/pix
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway.