[2] The S-type asteroid orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.3–2.8 AU once every 4 years and 1 month (1,503 days).
It gave a longer than average rotation period of at least 36 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.5 magnitude (U=1).
[6] According to the surveys carried out by the Japanese Akari satellite and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, the asteroid measures 11.8 and 13.6 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.151 and 0.225, respectively.
[3] This minor planet was named after Dutch astronomer Peter van de Kamp (1901–1995), director of Sproul Observatory and known for his research on astrometric binaries.
[2] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 December 1979 (M.P.C.