JCPM Yakiimo Station

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JCPM Yakiimo Station

Alternative names	Yakiimo Station
Observatory code	885
Location	Shimizu, Shimizu-ku, Japan
Coordinates	34°58′N 138°28′E / 34.96°N 138.47°E / 34.96; 138.47
Location of JCPM Yakiimo Station
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The JCPM Yakiimo Station is an astronomical observatory station at Shimizu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan.

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

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