Turkish Discovery Officially Recognized As 'Asteroid'

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The project was led by Ayşe Arslan, a science teacher at Düzce BILSEM who has been engaged in space observation for five years, along with Ömer Selim Esen, a 14-year-old ninth grade student at Düzce Turgut Özal Anadolu High School. Their work was part of the "Asteroid Discovery Campaign," supported by the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC).

Ayşe Arslan shared her excitement with Anadolu Agency (AA), noting that after their application to the Asteroid Discovery Campaign was accepted, they began their observations using data sets provided to them. They utilized specialized software to analyze the data and submitted their reports to the Minor Planet Center of the IASC.

Ömer Selim Esen expressed his pride in their discovery, recalling, "We discovered this asteroid three years ago. A long time has passed, but I still remember that moment vividly. It is very valuable to me." Driven by his curiosity about astronomy, Esen has been involved in various projects at BILSEM for seven years.

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