Asteroids named after people called Santo

(80984) Santomurakami

Santo Murakami (1912-2005), born in Ehime prefecture, was a Japanese calligrapher, well known for his lively moving calligraphic style using several types of scripts. He devoted himself to popularizing calligraphy among young people. Santo received the Order of Cultural Merit Award in 1998.Discovered 6 March 2000 by A. Nakamura, Kuma Kogen