 When applying the synthetic hierarchical clustering method (HCM) by Zappalà, Milani and Knežević (AstDys), "Ulrike" is a core member of the Themis family (), a large asteroid family of carbonaceous asteroids named after 24 Themis.However, according to another HCM-analysis by Nesvorný, it is a background asteroid.It orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.5–3.7 AU once every 5 years and 5 months (1,992 days; semi-major axis of 3.1 AU).