(58466) Santoka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 July 1996 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Santoka Taneda (1882-1940), the “Wandering Haiku Poet”, was born in Yamaguchi and died in Ehime prefecture. Well known for his free style Haiku, which doesn't follow the 5-7-5 syllable rule, Santoka composed as many as 84 000 Haiku and contributed extensively to the Haiku journal So-un.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Santoka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Santoka is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58466 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 OB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 2.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.889 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.