Over the span of 11 successful years, SPACE provided this opportunity to more than 2000 participants across India, which has resulted in several achievements and discoveries, for the first time by the Indian school children. Through the training provided by SPACE to Indian students, I have achieved a remarkable number of 2 Numbered Asteroid Discovery, 69 Provisional Discoveries of Asteroids, 7203 Preliminary Discoveries of Asteroids, 62 Near-Earth Object Confirmations and 1636 Near-Earth Object Observations and 2 Special Discoveries
All India Asteroid Search Campaign, a unique and exclusive International platform created by SPACE for Indian students and amateur astronomers across India since 2010.
SPACE conducts this campaign across India, in association with International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) conducted by Dr. Patrick Miller of Hardin Simmons University, the USA as an educational outreach program.
The students will be specially trained to search asteroids in the Main Belt Asteroid through advanced data analysis and specially designed software.
In AIASC 2020, students will access the real-time data from the ‘Pan Starrs’ (The Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System) Telescope, located at Hawaii, USA. They use a 1.8 m (60 inch) telescope to survey the sky to look for asteroids, comets and Near-Earth Objects (NEO).
The Campaign enables the students and amateurs to get exclusive access to astronomy images, which are otherwise not accessible till the postgraduate level, and they get training in advanced data analysis and software as well as interact with international scientists, all of which builds up to an invaluable real-time research experience. Through this campaign, students have made confirmed discoveries of Main Belt Asteroids and important observations that contribute to the NASA Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, CA).
We are proud to announce, All India Asteroid Search Campaign 2020 with 500 teams in total, 250 teams will participate in two phases.
SPACE will conduct workshops to start each phase and to guide the participants in downloading the data and using the specialized software to find the asteroids.
SPACE is now accepting applications for our premier programme AIASC 2020
All applications will be saved in a waiting list, and priority will be given on a 1st come 1st served basis.
for registration of All India Asteroid Search Campaign 2020.
You have to fill this media policy and upload the scanned copy.
For more details about Campaign, mail us at outreach@space-india.com
Disclaimer: Register with a partner as team of 2 is required. Selection in AIASC 2020 is at the discretion of SPACE India, and on a first-come-first-served basis. New participants and registrations will be given preference.
2019
The Provisional Asteroid Discovery of AIASC 2013, made by Mr. Gaurav Pati and Mr. Shourya Chambialm from Amity International School, Pushp Vihar, Delhi, object designation 2013 LS28, is now waiting to be officially numbered. This object has now been cataloged by the Minor Planet Center, International Astronomical Union (IAU).
2 Numbered Asteroid Discovery,
56 Provisional Discoveries of Asteroids,
7203 Preliminary Discoveries of Asteroids,
62 Near-Earth Object Confirmations
1636 Near-Earth Object Observations and
2 Special Discoveries.
2010-2018
The Provisional Asteroid Discovery of AIASC 2010, made by Mr. Amanjot Singh & Mr. Sahil Wadhwa of Ryan International School, Rohini, object designation 2010 PO24, is now officially numbered as 414774 (2010 PO24), eligible for naming and cataloged by International Astronomical Union (IAU).
1 Numbered Asteroid Discovery
56 Provisional Discoveries of Asteroids
2 Special Discoveries of 1 Trojan & 1 Virtual Impactor Object: A rare Trojan asteroid in the year 2011, which is hard to observe as they are further and sparser, lying not in the Main Asteroid Belt but in Jupiter’s orbit and 1 Virtual Impactor Object.
4388 Preliminary Discoveries of Asteroids
62 NEO Confirmations
1636 NEO Observations
2018
4 Provisional Discoveries
(2018 NU10 is the provisional name of the asteroid, derived from object P10Ik6o which was the preliminary name, by U. Singla & K. Sharma, Ryan International School Sector 31 – Gurgaon, India Provisional, 07/10/18, original name as listed by students was RIS0034)
(2018 NY10 is the provisional name of the asteroid, derived from object P10Ik85 which was the preliminary name, by R. Singh & S. Bansal, DAV Public School- Sarabha NGR Extension, Ludhiana, India Provisional, 07/10/18, original name as listed by students was DAV0004)
(2018 NS10 is the provisional name of the asteroid, derived from object P10IjZx which was the preliminary name, by P. Gupta & J. Goel, O P Jindal Modern School-Hisar, India Provisional 07/10/18, original name as listed by students was OPJ0013)
(2018 NA9 is the provisional name of the asteroid, derived from object P10Ik9F which was the preliminary name, by S. Bahmba & S. Bahmba, SPACE India - Group 9, India Provisional 7/10/18, original name as listed by students was SSB3443)
2017AIASC 2019 Phase 2 Data Sets
AIASC 2019 Phase 2 Data Sets available here in your respective folders.