 Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.17 and an inclination of 6° with respect to the ecliptic.The body's observation arc begins with its first observation as () at Heidelberg Observatory in April 1909, more than 10 year prior to its official discovery observation.This minor planet was named "Otila", after a female name picked from the "Lahrer Hinkender Bote", published in Lahr, southern Germany.