(10158) Taroubou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 December 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Tarobou Highland is located at the west side of Mt. Fuji, in Gotenba City, Shizuoka prefecture. The clear air makes it a mecca for amateur astronomers.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Taroubou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taroubou is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10158 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 XK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.03 km (#10,556 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.231 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 5.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.932 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.