Nepali students, teachers identify 758 asteroids initially

Kathmandu - Science students and teachers from Nepal have initially identified 758 asteroids so far. Nepal Astronomical Society (NAS) president Suresh Bhattarai said the Nepali students and teachers of science have identified this many asteroids initially as part of the 'national asteroids research campaign' started by NAS since 2016.

According to him, so far seven asteroids discovered by Nepali students and teachers in 2018 and 2019 have got temporary recognition. These asteroids are the 2018 YS4, the 2019 AE18, the 2019 JF60, the 2019 KB15, the 2019 KK18, the 2019 KW9 and the 2019 KK5. Among the seven asteroids, six are the 'main belt asteroids' while the last one is a 'near Earth asteroid of the Apollo Group.