 Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.06 and an inclination of 8° with respect to the ecliptic.The body's observation arc begins with its first recorded observation at Heidelberg Observatory in March 1926, or 15 months after its official discovery observation at Yerkes Observatory.In the SMASS classification, "Edwin" is an Xe-subtype that transitions from the X-type to the very bright E-type asteroid  It has also been characterized as a metallic M-type asteroid by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE).