| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | A. Massinger |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 11 February 1912 |
| Designations | |
| (727) Nipponia | |
| Pronunciation | /nɪˈpoʊniə/[1] |
| 1912 NT | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 102.89 yr (37582 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.8378 AU (424.53 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.2944 AU (343.24 Gm) |
| 2.5661 AU (383.88 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.10588 |
| 4.11yr (1501.5d) | |
| 210.761° | |
| 0° 14m 23.172s / day | |
| Inclination | 15.060° |
| 133.068° | |
| 274.978° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 16.085±0.75km | |
| 3.974 ± 0.001 h[3] 5.0687 h (0.21120 d)[2] | |
| 0.2423±0.025 | |
| 9.6 | |
727 Nipponia is aminor planet orbiting theSun. It is a member of theMaria family of asteroids.[3]
Nipponia was originally discovered byShin Hirayama inTokyo on March 6, 1900. However, he was not able to determine its orbit. After it was rediscovered byAdam Massinger on February 11, 1912, Massinger gave the honor of naming it to Hirayama, who chose to name it from a latinization of "Nippon" (Japan inJapanese). Massinger, however, remains the officially credited discoverer ofNipponia.MPC
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