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The Nōgata meteorite is an L6 chondrite meteorite fragment, found in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is believed to be the oldest fragment associated with a sighting of a meteor fall. Witnessed by a young boy on May 19, 861, who led others to the impact site, it was accepted as having come from the sky.[2] It was analyzed and described by Masako Shima of the National Science Museum of Tokyo and accepted by the Nomenclature Committee of the Meteoritical Society in 1979. Shima published a complete analysis of the chemical makeup of the fragment in 1983.[3] It is on display in a Shinto shrine in Nōgata.[4]

Nōgata
Type	Chondrite[1]
Class	Ordinary chondrite[1]
Group	L6[1]
Country	Japan
Region	Fukuoka Prefecture
Coordinates	33°43′N 130°45′E[1]
Observed fall	Yes
Fall date	19 May 861[1]
Found date	19 May 861
TKW	472g[1]

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[de] Nogata (Meteorit)

Der Meteorit Nogata gilt als der weltweit früheste beobachtete Meteoritenfall, von dem heute noch Material vorhanden ist.

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- [en] Nōgata meteorite

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