This item was about the discovery of 5 Asteroids (or minor planets as they were known at that time) Asia, Sappho, Sylvia, Camilla and Vera at Madras. The first was named asteroid 'Asia' as it was the first to be discovered by an observer on this continent. This page from Pogson's log book shows the first observations of Asia made on April 18th and 19th 1861.

The item comprises of observations made as Madras equatorial Observations of minor planet Frecia of its discovery and observations taken at several periods of time by N.R.Pogson.

The item comprises of observations made as Madras equatorial Observations of Undine of its discovery and observations taken at different intervals of October by N.R.Pogson.

The item comprises of observations made as Madras equatorial Observations of Europa of its discovery and observations taken by N.R. Pogson.

The item comprises of observations made as Madras equatorial Observations of minor planet Asia of its observations taken on April 1861 by N.R. Pogson.

The item comprises observations made as Madras Equatorial Observations of minor planet Atalanta of its observations were taken in April and May 1867 by N.R. Pogson. Atalante (minor planet designation: 36 Atalante) is a large, dark main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by the German-French astronomer Hind

The item comprises observations made as Madras Equatorial Observations of minor planet Ausonia; its observations were taken in November 1862 by N.R. Pogson. Ausonia (minor planet designation: 63 Ausonia) is a stony Vestian asteroid from the inner region of the asteroid belt, approximately 100 kilometers (60 miles) in diameter.

The item comprises of observations made as Madras equatorial Observations of minor planet Julia of its discovery and observation staken at several periods of time by N.R. Pogson.

This item discusses four new asteroids found by Indian Scientists in our solar system. They talk about Project Kalki, launched by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics in the first quarter of 1987.

This item talks about the new asteroids spotted by the city scientists in Kavalur.