Tsuneo Niijima

Summary

Tsuneo Niijima is a human^[1]. Born in Ojima^[2], he… he was born on +1955-03-16T00:00:00Z^[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 (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Tsuneo Niijima was born in Ojima^[2].
• Tsuneo Niijima was born on +1955-03-16T00:00:00Z^[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 Freebase ID is recorded as /m/038z6_^[13].
• Tsuneo Niijima's family name is recorded as Niijima^[14].
• Tsuneo Niijima's given name is recorded as Tsuneo^[15].
• Tsuneo Niijima's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '新島 恒男'}^[16].
• Tsuneo Niijima's name in kana is recorded as にいじま つねお^[17].
• Tsuneo Niijima's Prabook ID is recorded as 1796613^[18].

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Origins and Family

Tsuneo Niijima's place of birth was Ojima^[2]. He was born on +1955-03-16T00:00:00Z^[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^[19].

Why It Matters

Tsuneo Niijima ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]

He is credited with the discovery of 8344 Babette^[22], an asteroid^[23]; 4574 Yoshinaka^[24], an asteroid^[25]; 26168 Kanaikiyotaka^[26], an asteroid^[27]; 7202 Kigoshi^[28], an asteroid^[29]; 17472 Dinah^[30], an asteroid^[31]; and 112P/Urata–Niijima^[32], a periodic comet^[33]. Entities named for him include 5507 Niijima^[19].

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 8344 Babette^[22], 4574 Yoshinaka^[24], 26168 Kanaikiyotaka^[26], and 7202 Kigoshi^[28].