Shirahagi meteorite
Shirahagi is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IVA, that was found in Japan in 1890. A total of 22.7 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Shirahagi
- Classification
- Iron, IVA
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IVA
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1890
- Mass recovered
- 22.7 kg
- Country
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 36.7000° N, 137.3667° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IVA irons.
Meteorites near Shirahagi
- Saotome Iron, IVA · 40 km away
- Neagari L6 · 85 km away
- Kijima (1906) Stone-uncl · 92 km away
- Suwa Iron · 98 km away
- Kushiike OC · 98 km away
- Gifu L6 · 137 km away
Other IVA meteorites
- San Francisco Mountains United States · 1920
- São João Nepomuceno Brazil · 1960
- Saotome Japan · 1892
- Seneca Township United States · 1923
- Serrania de Varas Chile · 1875
- Signal Mountain Mexico · 1919