Congratulations!! C. Betrabet & U. Bhatia from Ryan International School, Sohna Rd, Gurgaon made the preliminary discovery of the possible near-Earth object (asteroid) TOV444. This discovery has been confirmed a second time and is now in provisional status. Its new designation is 2011 MP4.
As more and more observations are made of 2011 MP4 and its orbit is fully determined, this asteroid will become numbered. At that point C. Betrabet & U. Bhatia can propose a name to the International Astronomical Union (Paris). It sometimes takes 3-6 years before sufficient observations are made...so patience is very important.
IASC keeps track of all the student asteroid discoveries that become numbered and placed into the world's official minor planet catalog. Since IASC started in October 2006, there have been 12 numbered asteroids discoveries by students.
Again congratulations to C. Betrabet & U. Bhatia for your discovery. Good job.
As more and more observations are made of 2011 MP4 and its orbit is fully determined, this asteroid will become numbered. At that point C. Betrabet & U. Bhatia can propose a name to the International Astronomical Union (Paris). It sometimes takes 3-6 years before sufficient observations are made...so patience is very important.
IASC keeps track of all the student asteroid discoveries that become numbered and placed into the world's official minor planet catalog. Since IASC started in October 2006, there have been 12 numbered asteroids discoveries by students.
Again congratulations to C. Betrabet & U. Bhatia for your discovery. Good job.
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