Named for the Waseda University Astronomy Association, nicknamed Souten. Established in 1959 by Hidetaka Tojo, Souten has produced an astronaut and many astrophotographers and observers. The discoverers of this minor planet were members of Souten. (M 34346) _ _.
Discovered on 7-1-1994 in Nyukasa by Hirasawa, M., Suzuki, S.