(10829) Matsuobasho Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 1993 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), a master of the Haikai poetry of the early Edo period, was born in Ueno in Iga Province (the present Iga City in Mie prefecture). He established a distinct Haikai style called Shofu based on the essence of the Japanese aesthetic Wabi-Sabi.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Matsuobasho is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Matsuobasho is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10829 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 UU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.29 km (#12,064 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.241 |
| Rotation period | 5.03 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 7.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.825 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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