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5507 Niijima

asteroid
Place asteroid Q1081840

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +24
Follows
5506 Artiglio[5]
Followed by
5508 Gomyou[6]
Absolute magnitude
+13.6, +13.8[16][17]
Albedo
+0.231[35]
Apoapsis
+2.930, +2.930061775422708[26][27]
Argument of periapsis
+21.62051, +22.38521316918795[30][31]
Diameter
+5.522[34]
Discoverer or inventor
Kenzo Suzuki, Takeshi Urata[1][2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[36]
Longitude of ascending node
+337.57866, +337.3719398448994[22][23]
Mean anomaly
+147.70864, +92.97271310294022[32][33]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Named after
Tsuneo Niijima[4]
Orbital eccentricity
0.14 (0.14–0.14, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+2.64346, +2.643368805771029[18][19]
Orbital period
+4.14, +1514.896410054789[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+2.2273024, +2.232750516298756[28][29]
Provisional designation
1983 VN1, 1987 UJ[9][10]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.5786370, +2.581406145860732[24][25]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
Toyota[3]
Time of discovery or invention
October 21, 1987[11]
Time of periapsis
+2460609.2665852425[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en 5507 Niijima en (5507) Niijima en Niijima de Niijima es Niijima fa سیارک 5507 fa سیارک ۵۵۰۷ fr Niijima ja 新島 pt Niijima ru 1983 VN1 ru 1987 UJ ru (5507) 1987 UJ ru (5507) Niijima ru (5507) Ниидзима ru Niijima ru Ниидзима uk 5507 Niijima uk 5507 Ніідзіма uk 5507 Ніїдзіма
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y7nvt
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20005507
Minor Planet Center body ID
5507

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 2
Takeshi Urata, Kenzo Suzuki
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
5508 Gomyou
Followed by (predecessor) 1
5508 Gomyou
Follows 1
5506 Artiglio
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
Tsuneo Niijima
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
5506 Artiglio
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Toyota
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2273024'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.232750516298756'}
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.14'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1514.896410054789'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ce', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'hy', 'it', 'kaa', 'la',
    Instance of → asteroid
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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