 In the Tholen classification, "Rhoda" is a common, carbonaceous C-type asteroid, while in the Bus–Binzel SMASS classification it is a Xk-subtype, which transitions from the X-type to the uncommon K-type asteroids.In the Barucci-taxonomy, which classified a total of 438 asteroids in 1987, "Rhoda" is a C0-type.In April 2004, a rotational lightcurve of "Rhoda" was obtained from photometric observations by Brian Warner at the Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado.