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The International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) is a citizen science program that provides high-quality astronomical data to citizen scientists around the world. These citizen scientists are able to make original astronomical discoveries and participate in hands-on astronomy. This service is provided at no cost!

Asteroid Search Campaigns are the primary focus of IASC. A "campaign" is a month-long event in which teams search for asteroids. If you are new and would like more information on the asteroid search campaigns, please use the Register link.

IASC participants around the world

IASC announcements

The All Colombia Asteroid Search Campaign, 10 Years of the Iranian Asteroid Search Campaign, All Nepal Asteroid Search Campaign, All Uruguay Asteroid Search Campaign, Astrophile Asteroid Search Campaign, CB Devgun Memorial Asteroid Search Campaign, Hands-On Universe India Asteroid Search Campaign, MARSG India Asteroid Search Campaign, MCTI 2024 Asteroid Search Campaign, Pan-Africa Asteroid Search Campaign, Saptarishi India - STAC - SA Citizen Science Group Asteroid Search Campaign, Smartcircuits Innovation Asteroid Search Campaign, Spaceport India Asteroid Search Campaign, and International Asteroid Search Campaign are now underway. Happy Hunting!

Current Teams: It is important that you understand how to use Astrometrica, identify true and false signatures (i.e., not all moving things are asteroids), and prepare a clean and accurate MPC report. Remember, the Quick Start Guide can help you with all of these goals. If you can do these things, your citizen science group will be successful in detecting new Main Belt asteroids and making important near-Earth object observations.

Original faint detections made by IASC citizen scientists

Preliminary

15635

Provisional

116

Upcoming IASC Campaigns

Start DateEnd DateCampaign Name
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 All Bangladesh Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 All Nepal Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 All Pakistan Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 All Panama Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 All Poland Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 All Turkey Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 All Venezuela Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 International Asteroid Search Campaign FULL
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 Astrophile Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 CB Devgun Memorial Asteroid Search Campaign FULL
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 Dr. Kalam Science Club Odisha Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 GAOM Argentina Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 GITEX YouthX Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 Hands-On Universe India Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 MARSG India Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 Observatorio ITM Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 Pan-Africa Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 Royal College - Colombo Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 Saptarishi India Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 Smartcircuits Innovation Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 Spaceport India Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 SSERD Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 Taubate Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 UDistrital Asteroid Search Campaign

If your citizen science group would like to participate in an IASC search campaign please visit the Registration page.

Campaigns usually fill up 30 days prior to their starting date.