Kitami Observatory
Observatory
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Kitami Observatory is an astronomical observatory in the Kitami-Abashiri Region Cultural Centre in eastern Hokkaidō, Japan. Its observatory code[1] is 400.[2] It is 0.72344 Earth radii from the rotation axis and +0.68811 Earth radii from the equatorial plane, 143.7827 degrees east of Greenwich.[3]
OrganizationKitami Region Museum of Science History and Art
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| Organization | Kitami Region Museum of Science History and Art |
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| Observatory code | 400 |
| Location | Kitami, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Coordinates | 43°49′06″N 143°54′13″E |
| Established | 1987  |
| Website | business4 |
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The amateur astronomers Atsushi Takahashi and Kazuro Watanabe discovered many asteroids here.[4] As of 2012[update], 680 discoveries have been made at Kitami.[5]
