8572 Nijo

Summary

8572 Nijo is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8572 Nijo is credited with the discovery of Jana Tichá^[3].
• 8572 Nijo is credited with the discovery of Miloš Tichý^[4].
• 8572 Nijo is credited with the discovery of Kleť Observatory^[5].
• 8572 Nijo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 8572 Nijo's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kleť Observatory^[7].
• Nijō Castle is named after 8572 Nijo^[8].
• 8572 Nijo's follows is recorded as 8571 Taniguchi^[9].
• 8572 Nijo's followed by is recorded as 8573 Ivanka^[10].
• 8572 Nijo's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 8572 Nijo's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 8572 Nijo's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 UA2^[13].
• 8572 Nijo's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 LW^[14].
• 8572 Nijo's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 UG1^[15].
• 8572 Nijo's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-10-19T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 8572 Nijo's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7ny6^[17].
• 8572 Nijo's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008572^[18].
• 8572 Nijo's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 8572 Nijo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[20].
• 8572 Nijo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1874811'}^[21].
• 8572 Nijo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1871024844860873'}^[22].
• 8572 Nijo's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}^[23].
• 8572 Nijo's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.17'}^[24].
• 8572 Nijo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.25190'}^[25].
• 8572 Nijo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.251305496702513'}^[26].
• 8572 Nijo's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.29'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8572 Nijo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Nijō Castle is named after 8572 Nijo^[8].

Why It Matters

8572 Nijo ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]