 It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.6–3.6 AU once every 4 years and 3 months (1,563 days; semi-major axis of 2.64 AU).Its orbit has a high eccentricity of 0.38 and an inclination of 6° with respect to the ecliptic.The body's observation arc begins with its first observation as at the Crimean Simeiz Observatory in November 1940, or more than 56 years prior to its official discovery observation by Takao Kobayashi at Ōizumi in January 1997.