2078 Nanking

Summary

2078 Nanking is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2078 Nanking is credited with the discovery of Purple Mountain Observatory^[3].
• 2078 Nanking's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2078 Nanking's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Purple Mountain Observatory^[5].
• Nanjing is named after 2078 Nanking^[6].
• 2078 Nanking's follows is recorded as Q147342^[7].
• 2078 Nanking's followed by is recorded as Q628476^[8].
• 2078 Nanking's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[9].
• 2078 Nanking's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 2078 Nanking's Commons category is recorded as 2078 Nanking^[11].
• 2078 Nanking's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 2078 Nanking's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 AD^[13].
• 2078 Nanking's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1975-01-12T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 2078 Nanking's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7m4f^[15].
• 2078 Nanking's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002078^[16].
• 2078 Nanking's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[17].
• 2078 Nanking's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 2078 Nanking's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.37'}^[19].
• 2078 Nanking's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3749550'}^[20].
• 2078 Nanking's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3745738668153224'}^[21].
• 2078 Nanking's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.0'}^[22].
• 2078 Nanking's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.01'}^[23].
• 2078 Nanking's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.16765'}^[24].
• 2078 Nanking's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.16195476673446'}^[25].
• 2078 Nanking's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.64'}^[26].
• 2078 Nanking's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1331.944093925763'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2078 Nanking's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Nanjing is named after 2078 Nanking^[6].

Why It Matters

2078 Nanking ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]