Discovered by A. Massinger Alternative names 1912 NT Aphelion 2.8378 AU (424.53 Gm) Discovered 11 February 1912 Asteroid family Maria family | Discovery date 11 February 1912 Observation arc 102.89 yr (37582 d) Perihelion 2.2944 AU (343.24 Gm) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Discoverers Shin Hirayama, Adam Massinger Similar 528 Rezia, 540 Rosamunde, 679 Pax, 509 Iolanda, 625 Xenia | ||
727 Nipponia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is a member of the Maria family of asteroids.
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 Adam 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 in Japanese). Massinger, however, remains the officially credited discoverer of Nipponia.MPC
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