Indian students discover 5 asteroids

NEW DELHI: Five asteroids, including a rare Trojan asteroid, have been discovered by ten Indian students during an international astronomy project. Of the ten students, two are from Delhi, who discovered a main belt asteroid (2011 QM14) in August as part of the All India Asteroid Search Campaign (AIASC).

Vaibhav Sapra and Sharanjeet Singh, both Class XII students of Bal Bharti Public School, Pitampura, will get to name the asteroid.

PTI | Sep 5, 2011,