Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Higashi-koen

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Higashi-koen

Basic information

Name: Higashi-koen
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1897
Country: Japan
Mass: 750 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H5
Recommended:			H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11568 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

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Geography:

Japan

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(33° 36'N, 136° 26'E)
Recommended::	(33° 36'N, 130° 26'E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 556.8 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 7 approved meteorites from Kyushu, Japan (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 58 approved meteorites from Japan (plus 12 unapproved names)

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Synonyms

Hakata (In NHM Cat)

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