 Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.22 and an inclination of 6° with respect to the ecliptic.The first precovery, published by the Digitized Sky Survey, was taken at Palomar Observatory in September 1953, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 50 years prior to its official discovery observation.This minor planet is named for the Venezuelan town of Caripito in the northeastern Monagas State.