Over the span of 14 successful years, SPACE provided this opportunity to more than 7000 participants across India, which has resulted in several achievements and discoveries of asteroids, for the first time by Indian school children. Through the training provided by SPACE to Indian students, we have achieved a remarkable number of 2 Numbered Asteroid Discovery, 80 Provisional Discoveries of Asteroids, 2 Special Discoveries, 11,560 Preliminary Discoveries of Asteroids, 62 Near-Earth Object Confirmations, and 1636 Near-Earth Object Observations.
It is our great pleasure to extend an invitation from SPACE India to participate in the All India Asteroid Search Campaign (AIASC) 2024, conducted in collaboration with the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) at Hardin-Simmons University, Texas, USA. Initiated in 2010 by SPACE India, the AIASC enters its remarkable 15th year, symbolizing a decade and a half of pioneering excellence.
Over the past 14 years, this initiative has etched a legacy of exemplary achievements, setting the standard for innovation and success in its wake. The identification of 2 numbered asteroids, 76 provisional asteroid discoveries, 2 special discoveries, and 11,390 preliminary asteroid discoveries, along with 62 confirmations of near-Earth objects and 1636 observations of near-Earth objects, highlights this as an exceptional endeavour.
Since 2010, the All-India Asteroid Search Campaign has served as a special and exclusive international forum for Indian students and amateur astronomers all around the country.
As part of an educational outreach initiative, SPACE carries out this campaign across India in collaboration with the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC), which is led by Dr. Patrick Miller of Hardin Simmons University in the United States.
Through cutting-edge data analysis and specifically created software, the students receive specialized training to look for asteroids in the Main Belt Asteroid.
Through the Campaign, students and amateur astronomers gain exclusive access to astronomy images that are typically only available to postgraduate students. They are trained in cutting-edge data analysis and software and get the opportunity to interact with scientists from around the world, all of which contribute to an invaluable real-time research experience. Through this initiative, students have already produced significant observations that support the NASA Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, CA) as well as confirmed discoveries of Main Belt Asteroids.
Current Programme
We are proud to announce, the All India Asteroid Search Campaign 2024.
Phase I – May 31st, 2024 to June 25th, 2024
Phase II – July 1st, 2024 to July 26th, 2024
The registrations for the All India Asteroid Search Campaign 2024 has been started.
Disclaimer: Register with a partner as a team of two. Selection in AIASC 2024 is at the discretion of SPACE India, and on a first-come-first-served basis. New participants and registrations will be given preference.
Saksham Kumar Aggarwal & R. Sharma, Shaheed Rajpal DAV Public School- Delhi
240 Preliminary Discoveries of asteroid
2019
1st NUMBERED ASTEROID DISCOVERY:
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
2010-2018
1st NUMBERED ASTEROID DISCOVERY:
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
Kashish Sharma & Ujjwal Singla, Ryan International School, Sector- 31, Gurugram
(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)
Pratham Gupta & Jagriti Goel, O P Jindal Modern School, Hisar, O P Jindal Marg, Hisar
(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)
Sachin Bahmba & Shalini Bahmba, SPACE India – Group 9, Delhi
(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)
2017
3 Provisional Discoveries
Yash Kumar & Khushi Rana, The Indian Heights School-Dwarka, New Delhi
2017 MU is the provisional name of the asteroid, derived from object P10BDkd which was the preliminary name, by Y. Kumar & K. Rana ,The Indian Heights School-Dwarka New Delhi, India Provisional, 6/21/2017, original name as listed by students was TIH0002)
P.K. Sudharshan & S. Mahadevan, Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College-Trichy, Tamilnadu
(2017 NC6 is the provisional name, derived from P10BODB Preliminary name, by P.K. Sudharshan & S. Mahadevan, Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College-Trichy Tamilnadu, India, Provisional, 07/15/17, original name as listed by students was RSS3845)
Vardaan Chopra & Harsh Vashishtha, St. Thomas School-Sector 19 Dwarka, Delhi
(2017 OE3 is the provisional name, derived from P10BRd3 Preliminary Name, by V. Chopra & H. Vashishtha, St. Thomas School-Sector 19 Dwarka Delhi, India , Provisional, 07/22/17, original name by students was MSM0007)
Phase 1
288 Preliminary Discovery?
Phase 2
241 Preliminary Discovery? 2016 33 Provisional Discoveries 1389 Preliminary Discoveries 2 Provisional Discoveries each to their credit
D. Agarwal & D. Tyagi of G.D. Goenka Public School-Sector 9 Rohini
D. Gupta & D. Jain of Salwan Public School-Sector 15, Gurgaon
A. Kumar & O. Pathak of Sri Venkateshwara International School-Sector 18 Dwarka
Rushil & G. Sandeep of Ryan International School-Greater Noida
P. Garella & K. Bhargava of Amity Institute of Applied Sciences, Amity University, Noida
R. Vishweshwar & R. Vishwath of Hiranandani Upscale School, Egattur Chennai
Y. Jakhmola & A. Pandita of Sapphire International School, Sector 70 Noida
1 Provisional Discovery to their credit
R. Tanwar & G. Joshi of Sachdeva Global School-Dwarka, New Delhi
L. Dudeja & A. Dhawan of Ryan International School-Sohna Road Gurgaon, Haryana
L. Jain & S. Vashist of Bal Bharati Public School-Gangaram Hospital Marg, New Delhi
K. Jain & I. Singh of Delhi Public School, Sector-81, Faridabad, Haryana
P. Iyer & S. Chopra of ASN Senior Secondary School-Mayur Vihar, Phase 1, New Delhi
S. Mohakud & R. Laxman of Bal Bharati Public School-Noida
A. Ranjan & Y. Jha of Delhi Public School-Sector 132 Noida
M. Manocha & D. Lakhanpal of G D Goenka Public School-Sector 48 Gurgaon
N. Jain & H. Singh of ITL Public School-Dwarka
A. S. Ramola & S. Singh of The Indian Heights School-Dwarka
M. Ibrahimi & P. Thareja of JBM Global School-Noida
U. Singh & M. Dudeja of KIIT World School-Pitampura
P. Narang & M. Agarwal of Manav Rachna International School-Sector 51, Gurgaon
M. Gupta & A. Verma of Presidium School-Indirapuram Ghaziabad
A. Agrawal & K. Arvind of The Khaitan School-Sector 40 Noida
A. B. Dixit & D. Deshpande of Lotus Valley School, Sector 126 Noida
M. Sivamagadev & T. Kishore Kumar of Shri Natesan Vidyasala Matric Hr. Sec. School, Chennai
2015
Aakash H. Nair and Saumya Aggarwal, Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya, Rishabdev District, Udaipur has made Provisional Discovery of the object designation MAUR 870 on August 7, 2015.
2014
Aryan Mishra & Keertivardhan Kukreti, Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Vasant Vihar, asteroid designated 2014 OO372 on July 24, 2014
Akshat Sharma & Kshitij Jindal, Bal Bharati Public School, Pitampura, asteroid designated 2014 OU6 on July 25, 2014
2013
Gaurav Pati & Shourya Chambial, Amity International School, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi, asteroid designated 2013 LS28 on June 11, 2013
Balachandra Routhu & Ayush Gupta, Ryan International School, Sohna Road, Gurgaon, asteroid designated 2013 PR on July 8, 2013
2012
Pratham Alag & Rishabh Jain, Delhi Public School, RK Puram, New Delhi, asteroid designated 2012 PC6 on August 11, 2012
Shubham Sharma & Mayank Sharma, DAV Centenary Public School, asteroid designated 2012 OH3 on July 17, 2012
Sahil Wadhwa & Akshay Gupta, Astronomican I Team, asteroid designated 2012 OA3 on July 20, 2012
2011
Pragya Chawla & Aparajita Aggarwal, Bal Bharti Public School, Rajinder Nagar, asteroid designated 2011 MV9 on July 26, 2011
Chintan Betrabet & Umang Bhatia, Ryan International School, Sohna Rd, Gurgaon, asteroid designated 2011 MP4 on June 30, 2011
Trushit Makwana & Naval Koralkar, Coinstar – Inst. of Chemical Engineering, asteroid designated 2011 AP4 on August 8 2011
Prafull Sharma, Amol Garg & Sahil Wadhwa, Astronomicans Group, asteroid designated 2011 QH8 on August 8, 2011
Vaibhav Sapra & Sharanjeet Singh, Bal Bharati Public School, Pitampura, asteroid designated 2011 QM14 on August 26, 2011
Akshit Mathur & Kartik Ranjan, Navy Children School, Chankayapuri, asteroid designated 2011 QT26 on August 30, 2011
2010
Amanjot Singh & Sahil Wadhwa, Ryan International School, Rohini, 2 asteroids designated 2010 PO24 & 2010 PL26 on August 6, 2010
Tanmay Paranjape, Vikrant Narang & Priyanka Srivastava, SPACE 2, Delhi, 2 asteroids designated 2010 PU57 & 2010 PV57 on August 8, 2010
All India Asteroid Search Campaign
Overview
Over the span of 14 successful years, SPACE provided this opportunity to more than 7000 participants across India, which has resulted in several achievements and discoveries of asteroids, for the first time by Indian school children. Through the training provided by SPACE to Indian students, we have achieved a remarkable number of 2 Numbered Asteroid Discovery, 80 Provisional Discoveries of Asteroids, 2 Special Discoveries, 11,560 Preliminary Discoveries of Asteroids, 62 Near-Earth Object Confirmations, and 1636 Near-Earth Object Observations.
It is our great pleasure to extend an invitation from SPACE India to participate in the All India Asteroid Search Campaign (AIASC) 2024, conducted in collaboration with the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) at Hardin-Simmons University, Texas, USA. Initiated in 2010 by SPACE India, the AIASC enters its remarkable 15th year, symbolizing a decade and a half of pioneering excellence.
Over the past 14 years, this initiative has etched a legacy of exemplary achievements, setting the standard for innovation and success in its wake. The identification of 2 numbered asteroids, 76 provisional asteroid discoveries, 2 special discoveries, and 11,390 preliminary asteroid discoveries, along with 62 confirmations of near-Earth objects and 1636 observations of near-Earth objects, highlights this as an exceptional endeavour.
Since 2010, the All-India Asteroid Search Campaign has served as a special and exclusive international forum for Indian students and amateur astronomers all around the country.
As part of an educational outreach initiative, SPACE carries out this campaign across India in collaboration with the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC), which is led by Dr. Patrick Miller of Hardin Simmons University in the United States.
Through cutting-edge data analysis and specifically created software, the students receive specialized training to look for asteroids in the Main Belt Asteroid.
Through the Campaign, students and amateur astronomers gain exclusive access to astronomy images that are typically only available to postgraduate students. They are trained in cutting-edge data analysis and software and get the opportunity to interact with scientists from around the world, all of which contribute to an invaluable real-time research experience. Through this initiative, students have already produced significant observations that support the NASA Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, CA) as well as confirmed discoveries of Main Belt Asteroids.
Current Programme
We are proud to announce, the All India Asteroid Search Campaign 2024.
The registrations for the All India Asteroid Search Campaign 2024 has been started.
Register Here
Last Date of Registration – 10th June, 2024
For more details about the Campaign, mail us at aiasc@space-india.com
Disclaimer: Register with a partner as a team of two. Selection in AIASC 2024 is at the discretion of SPACE India, and on a first-come-first-served basis. New participants and registrations will be given preference.
Selected Candidates
Selected Candidates of AIASC 2023
Achievements
2022
4 Provisional Discoveries of Asteroids
240 Preliminary Discoveries of asteroid
2019
1st NUMBERED ASTEROID DISCOVERY:
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
2010-2018
1st NUMBERED ASTEROID DISCOVERY:
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)
2017
- Yash Kumar & Khushi Rana, The Indian Heights School-Dwarka, New Delhi
2017 MU is the provisional name of the asteroid, derived from object P10BDkd which was the preliminary name, by Y. Kumar & K. Rana ,The Indian Heights School-Dwarka New Delhi, India Provisional, 6/21/2017, original name as listed by students was TIH0002)- P.K. Sudharshan & S. Mahadevan, Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College-Trichy, Tamilnadu
(2017 NC6 is the provisional name, derived from P10BODB Preliminary name, by P.K. Sudharshan & S. Mahadevan, Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College-Trichy Tamilnadu, India, Provisional, 07/15/17, original name as listed by students was RSS3845)- Vardaan Chopra & Harsh Vashishtha, St. Thomas School-Sector 19 Dwarka, Delhi
(2017 OE3 is the provisional name, derived from P10BRd3 Preliminary Name, by V. Chopra & H. Vashishtha, St. Thomas School-Sector 19 Dwarka Delhi, India , Provisional, 07/22/17, original name by students was MSM0007) Phase 1 288 Preliminary Discovery? Phase 2 241 Preliminary Discovery? 2016 33 Provisional Discoveries 1389 Preliminary Discoveries 2 Provisional Discoveries each to their credit- D. Agarwal & D. Tyagi of G.D. Goenka Public School-Sector 9 Rohini
- D. Gupta & D. Jain of Salwan Public School-Sector 15, Gurgaon
- A. Kumar & O. Pathak of Sri Venkateshwara International School-Sector 18 Dwarka
- Rushil & G. Sandeep of Ryan International School-Greater Noida
- P. Garella & K. Bhargava of Amity Institute of Applied Sciences, Amity University, Noida
- R. Vishweshwar & R. Vishwath of Hiranandani Upscale School, Egattur Chennai
- Y. Jakhmola & A. Pandita of Sapphire International School, Sector 70 Noida
1 Provisional Discovery to their credit2015
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