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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 Canary Islands Asteroid Search Campaign, All Colombia Asteroid Search Campaign, All Nepal Asteroid Search Campaign, All Poland Asteroid Search Campaign, All Serbia Asteroid Search Campaign, All Turkey Asteroid Search Campaign, CB Devgun Memorial Asteroid Search Campaign, China Skywatcher Asteroid Search Campaign, Dr. Kalam Science Club Odisha Asteroid Search Campaign, GAOM Argentina Asteroid Search Campaign, ITM-SEDUCA Asteroid Search Campaign, MARSG India Asteroid Search Campaign, National Spaceonova Asteroid Search Campaign, Pan Africa Asteroid Search Campaign, Saptarishi India - SA Citizen Science Group 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

14183

Provisional

103

Upcoming IASC Campaigns

Start DateEnd DateCampaign Name
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 All Bulgaria Asteroid Search Campaign FULL
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 All Nepal Asteroid Search Campaign
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 All Panama Asteroid Search Campaign
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 All Serbia Asteroid Search Campaign
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 All Taiwan Asteroid Search Campaign FULL
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 All Turkey Asteroid Search Campaign
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 All Uruguay Asteroid Search Campaign
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 All Venezuela Asteroid Search Campaign
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina Asteroid Search Campaign
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Canary Islands Asteroid Search Campaign
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 International Asteroid Search Campaign FULL
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Astrophile Asteroid Search Campaign
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 CB Devgun Memorial Asteroid Search Campaign FULL
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 China Hands-On Universe Asteroid Search Campaign
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 GAM Astronomers Without Borders Asteroid Search Campaign
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Haus der Astronomie Asteroid Search Campaign FULL
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 MARSG India Asteroid Search Campaign
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 MCTI 2024 Asteroid Search Campaign
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 NUCLIO Asteroid Search Campaign
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Pan-Africa Asteroid Search Campaign
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Saptarishi India - SA Citizen Science Group Asteroid Search Campaign
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 SEDS Sri Lanka Asteroid Search Campaign
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Spaceport India Asteroid Search Campaign
Friday, April 5, 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 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.