JCPM Yakiimo Station

JCPM Yakiimo Station
Alternative namesYakiimo Station
Observatory code 885 
LocationShimizu, Shimizu-ku, Japan
Coordinates34°58′N 138°28′E / 34.96°N 138.47°E / 34.96; 138.47
Location of JCPM Yakiimo Station

The JCPM Yakiimo Station is an astronomical observatory station located in Shimizu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan.

It has the following observatory code: IAU-Observatory, Code 885.

It was at the JCPM Yakiimo Station that on 23 November 1990, Japanese astronomers Akira Natori and Takeshi Urata discovered the asteroid 6042 Cheshirecat.

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