[2] Camoes orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.2–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 9 months (1,359 days).
[1] The asteroid's observation arc starts in 1979, as no precoveries were taken and no identifications were made prior to its discovery.
[5] Based on an absolute magnitude of 13.3 and assuming a generic albedo over the range of 0.05 to 0.25, Camoes measures between 6 and 12 kilometers in diameter.
This minor planet was named after Portugal's and the Portuguese language's greatest poet, Luís de Camões (1524–1580).
His epic Os Lusíadas (The Lusiads), a fantastical interpretation of the Portuguese voyages of discovery during the 15th and 16th centuries, shows an extraordinary knowledge of astronomy.