 Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.19 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic.The body's observation arc begins as at Heidelberg in March 1904, when it was discovered by Max Wolf "(see above)".This minor planet was named after named for medieval Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli (შოთა რუსთაველი, c. 1160—after c. 1220).