727 Nipponia
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | A. Massinger |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | February 11, 1912 |
| Designations | |
| 1912 NT | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 2.840 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.293 AU |
| 2.567 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| 4.112 a | |
| 332.774° | |
| Inclination | 15.051° |
| 133.151° | |
| 274.464° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 3.974 ± 0.001 h[1] | |
727 Nipponia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is a member of the Maria family of asteroids.[1]
Nipponia was originally discovered by Shin Hirayama in Tokyo on March 6, 1900. However, he was not able to determine its orbit. After it was rediscovered by A. Massinger on February 11, 1912, Massinger gave the honor of naming it to Hirayama, who chose the name Nipponia, from a Latinization of Nippon (Japan in Japanese).
References
- ^ a b Alvarez-Candal, Alvaro; et al. (2004), "Rotational lightcurves of asteroids belonging to families", Icarus, 172 (2): 388–401, Bibcode:2004Icar..172..388A, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2004.06.008.
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