TAMA 300
TAMA 300 is a gravitational wave detector located at the Mitaka campus of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. It is a project of the gravitational wave studies group at the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research of the University of Tokyo.Photo: Kestrel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include NAOJ Mitaka Campus and Chōfu Airport.
NAOJ Mitaka Campus
Public building
Photo: Wiiii, CC BY-SA 3.0.
NAOJ Mitaka Campus is a public building, which is situated 220 metres southeast of TAMA 300.
Chōfu Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chōfu Airport is an airport located 1.2 NM northwest of Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan, west of central Tokyo. It is administered by the Bureau of Port and Harbor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Ajinomoto Stadium
Stadium
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The Tokyo Stadium, currently known as Ajinomoto Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. The stadium was founded at Kantō Mura, the redevelopment area formerly used by United States Forces Japan, in March 2001. Ajinomoto Stadium is situated 1½ km southwest of TAMA 300.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tobitakyu and Chofu.
Chofu
Koganei
TAMA 300
- Type: Observatory
- Description: gravitational wave detector
- Categories: gravitational-wave detector, Michelson interferometer, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mitaka, Tokyo, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.67664° or 35° 40′ 36″ northLongitude
139.53619° or 139° 32′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8Q7XMGGP+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 187664188OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q1577196
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“TAMA 300” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “TAMA300”
- Dutch: “TAMA 300”
- French: “Interféromètre TAMA”
- French: “TAMA 300”
- French: “TAMA”
- German: “TAMA 300”
- Igbo: “TAMA 300”
- Japanese: “TAMA300”
- Korean: “타마 300”
- Persian: “تاما ۳۰۰”
- Russian: “TAMA 300”
- Russian: “TAMA-300”
- Ukrainian: “TAMA 300”
- Ukrainian: “TAMA-300”
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