JCPM Yakiimo Station

Shimizu, Japan

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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