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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | T. Kobayashi |
| Discovery site | Oizumi |
| Discovery date | December 9, 1994 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10159 |
| Named after | Tokara Islands |
| Alternate name(s) | 1994 XS4 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7372721 |
| Peri | 2.0894009 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1342273 |
| Orbital period | 1369.3839898 |
| Mean anomaly | 41.45794 |
| Inclination | 7.41683 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 105.68854 |
| Argument of peri | 161.06570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1 |
10159 Tokara (1994 XS4) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 9, 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.