Tsuneo Niijima

Summary

Tsuneo Niijima is a human^[1]. Born in Ojima^[2], he… he was born on March 16, 1955^[3]. He worked as an amateur astronomer^[4], farmer^[5], and discoverer of asteroids^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Tsuneo Niijima was born in Ojima^[2].
• Tsuneo Niijima was born on March 16, 1955^[3].
• Tsuneo Niijima held citizenship in Japan^[8].
• Tsuneo Niijima worked as an amateur astronomer^[4].
• Tsuneo Niijima's professions included farmer^[5].
• Tsuneo Niijima worked as a discoverer of asteroids^[6].
• Among Tsuneo Niijima's employers was Nihondaira Observatory^[9].
• Tsuneo Niijima is recorded as male^[10].
• Tsuneo Niijima's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• Tsuneo Niijima's residence is recorded as Ōta-shi^[12].
• Tsuneo Niijima's family name is recorded as Niijima^[13].
• Tsuneo Niijima's given name is recorded as Tsuneo^[14].
• Tsuneo Niijima's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '新島 恒男'}^[15].
• Tsuneo Niijima's name in kana is recorded as にいじま つねお^[16].

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Origins and Family

Tsuneo Niijima's place of birth was Ojima^[2]. He was born on March 16, 1955^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include amateur astronomer^[4], farmer^[5], and discoverer of asteroids^[6]. Among Tsuneo Niijima's employers was Nihondaira Observatory^[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Tsuneo Niijima include 5507 Niijima^[17].

Why It Matters

Tsuneo Niijima ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]

He is credited with the discovery of (7748) 1987 TA^[20], an asteroid^[21]; 4574 Yoshinaka^[22], an asteroid^[23]; (8565) 1995 WB6^[24], an asteroid^[25]; 7139 Tsubokawa^[26], an asteroid^[27]; 26170 Kazuhiko^[28], an asteroid^[29]; and 10162 Issunboushi^[30], an asteroid^[31]. Entities named for him include 5507 Niijima^[17].

FAQs

Where was Tsuneo Niijima born?

Born in Ojima^[2], Tsuneo Niijima…

What did Tsuneo Niijima do for work?

Tsuneo Niijima worked as amateur astronomer^[4], farmer^[5], and discoverer of asteroids^[6].

What did Tsuneo Niijima discover?

Tsuneo Niijima is credited as discoverer of (7748) 1987 TA^[20], 4574 Yoshinaka^[22], (8565) 1995 WB6^[24], and 7139 Tsubokawa^[26].