(58707) Kyoshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 1998 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Kyoshi Takahama (1874-1959), born in Ehime prefecture, was a Japanese Haiku poet and novelist. He contributed to the Haiku journal Hototogisu, which was edited by his mentor, Shiki Masaoka. Kyoshi later took over its editorship and expanded it into a general literary magazine.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kyoshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kyoshi is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58707 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 CS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.21 km (#12,251 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.144 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0370 |
| Inclination | 12.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.