727 Nipponia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is a member of the Maria family of asteroids.Nipponia was originally discovered by Shin Hirayama in Tokyo on March 6 1900. However he was not able to determine its orbit. After it was rediscovered by A. Massinger on February 11 1912 Massinger gave the honor of naming it to Hirayama who chose the name Nipponia from a Latinization of Nippon (Japan in Japanese).
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