is an observatory in
Hokuto, Yamanashi, Japan. Its
observatory code is
896.
It is frequently used due to its proximity to the
Greater Tokyo Area, which has resulted in many
asteroid discoveries.
Yoshio Kushida has worked on observational research on pre-
earthquake natural phenomena.
The inner
main-belt asteroid
4033 Yatsugatake
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In mathematics
Four is the smallest co ...
, discovered by Japanese astronomers
Masaru Inoue and
Osamu Muramatsu in 1986, was named after the
Yatsugatake Mountains where this observatory and the
Kobuchizawa Observatory () are located.
The official naming citation was published by the
Minor Planet Center
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Function
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on 20 May 1989 ().
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Astronomical observatories in Japan