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| Location | Shosanbetsu,Hokkaidō | ||
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| Coordinates | 44°34′08″N141°47′08″E / 44.56889°N 141.78556°E /44.56889; 141.78556 | ||
| Altitude | 47 m (154 ft) | ||
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Shosanbetu Observatory (jp: しょさんべつ天文台, or Shosanbetsu temmondai) is anastronomical observatory inJapan. It is located in the tiny fishermen's village ofShosanbetsu in the northernmost island ofHokkaidō (141°47′08″E, 44°34′08″N, h=47m above sea level) on a cape facing theSea of Japan.
The observatory is held by the municipal government for scientific education and regular observations, and is open daily to the public (except Tuesdays and winter). It is equipped with a 0.65-metercassegrainreflector and a few small portabletelescopes.[1]
Its surroundings are a seaside park that has a public-run inn withhot spring, field for sports, bathing spot and camp site, and is crowded with tourists on holidays. It is easy to get there by inter-city buses fromSapporo, the capital city of Hokkaido.
Asteroid6158 Shosanbetsu, discovered by Japanese astronomersTsuneo Niijima andTakeshi Urata at the Ojima Observatory (887) in 1991, was named for the village and its observatory. The officialnaming citation was published by theMinor Planet Center on 30 January 2010 (M.P.C. 68445).[2]
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