(227997) NIGLAS Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 May 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program at XuYi.
The Nanjing Institute of Geography & Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGLAS) was established in 1940. It is the only national institute devoted to lake-basin system research and has made enormous contributions to environmental remediation and regional development.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 24), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where NIGLAS is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: NIGLAS is 3.15 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 227997 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 KU7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.91 km (#9,072 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.07 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.00 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0343 |
| Inclination | 17.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.