 "Mechthild" is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background population when applying the hierarchical clustering method to its proper orbital elements.It orbits the Sun in the central asteroid belt at a distance of 2.2–3.0 AU once every 4 years and 3 months (1,555 days; semi-major axis of 2.63 AU).Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.15 and an inclination of 5° with respect to the ecliptic.