 Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.13 and an inclination of 6° with respect to the ecliptic.The body's observation arc begins at Vienna Observatory on 1 March 1917, or four nights after its official discovery observation.This minor planet was named by Palisa after Friedrich Kovacs (1861–1931), a Vienna physician and internists, who successfully treated and restored the health of the discoverer's wife.