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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 Bolivia Asteroid Search Campaign, All Nepal Asteroid Search Campaign, All Venezuela Asteroid Search Campaign, Astrophile Asteroid Search Campaign, CB Devgun Memorial Asteroid Search Campaign, GAOM Argentina Asteroid Search Campaign, Hands-On Universe India Asteroid Search Campaign, MARSG India Asteroid Search Campaign, MCTI 2023 Asteroid Search Campaign, Pan-Africa Asteroid Search Campaign, SAA Asteroid Search Campaign, Saptarishi India - Viswamithra Amateur Astronomers Asteroid Search Campaign, Smartcircuits Innovation Asteroid Search Campaign, National Spaceonova Asteroid Search Campaign, Spaceport India Asteroid Search Campaign, SSERD Asteroid Search Campaign, UDistrital 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

12689

Provisional

82

Upcoming IASC Campaigns

Start DateEnd DateCampaign Name
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 All Colombia Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 All Nepal Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 All Pakistan Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 All Panama Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 All Poland Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 All Serbia Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 All Taiwan Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 All Turkey Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 All Uruguay Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 World Space Week - International Asteroid Search Campaign FULL
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 Astrophile Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 CB Devgun Memorial Asteroid Search Campaign FULL
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 China Hands-On Universe Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 China Skywatcher Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 Dr. Kalam Science Club Odisha Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 Gurukool Academy Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 Hands-On Universe India Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 Ignited Minds-SKYAAC "Saptarishi India" Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 MARSG India Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 NUCLIO Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 Pan-Africa Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 SEDS Sri Lanka Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 Smartcircuits Innovation Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 Spaceport India Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 SSERD Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 Tamilnadu Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 Taubate Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, October 9, 2023 Friday, November 3, 2023 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.