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National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

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Japan's national center for astronomical research, formed in 1988 and operating facilities across the country and abroad, including the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii and radio and solar observing stations within Japan. It coordinates Japan's contribution to major international projects such as the Atacama Large Millimeter Array.

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Observing Band
Radio 1
Location
Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan 1
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1. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Mitaka, Tokyo
  • Article text: band radio
    45m Millimeter Radio Telescope
  • In Group: Optical Observatories of the Americas, Lead sentence
    The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (国立天文台, kokuritsu tenmondai) (NAOJ) is an astronomical research organisation comprising several facilities in Japan, as well as an observatory in Hawaii and Chile.
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