 "Ara" 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 outer asteroid belt at a distance of 2.5–3.8 AU once every 5 years and 7 months (2,038 days; semi-major axis of 3.15 AU).Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.20 and an inclination of 20° with respect to the ecliptic.