Hachi-oji meteorite
Hachi-oji is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H?, that was seen to fall in Japan in 1817. A total of 0.2 g was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Hachi-oji
- Classification
- H?
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1817
- Mass recovered
- 0.2 g
- Country
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 35.6500° N, 139.3333° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Hachi-oji
- Sayama CM2 · 25 km away
- Komagome Iron · 39 km away
- Koshigaya Astronomical Phenomenon · 50 km away
- Okabe H5 · 60 km away
- Narashino Unclassified · 63 km away
- Kamiomi H5 · 71 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 82133 Antarctica · 1982
- Lewis Cliff 86530 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82184 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 022527 Antarctica · 2003
- Weikengquan China · 2006
- Dhofar 678 Oman · 2001