(727) Nipponia
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Asteroid (727) Nipponia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Maria family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.5668 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.106493 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2935 AU - 2.8402 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 15.051 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,112 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 32.17 km (± 1.5) |
| Absolute brightness | 9.6 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Adam Massinger |
| Date of discovery | February 11, 1912 |
| Another name | 1912 NT |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(727) Nipponia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 11 February 1912 by the German astronomer Adam Massinger in Heidelberg was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Japanese name Nippon for Japan .