My research focuses on planetary defense, asteroid photometry, and exoplanet ephemerides, combining robotic telescopes, open data, and algorithm development.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Lightcurve and rotation period of asteroid (2977) Chivilikhin
Nath, A.
Minor Planet Bulletin, 53(1), 14. (2026)
ExoClock Project IV: A homogeneous catalogue of 620 updated exoplanet ephemerides
(Co-author)
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, in press (2026).
Developing algorithms to determine an asteroid’s physical properties and the success of deflection missions
Nath, A.
Acta Astronautica, 220, 109–118. (2024)
Photometry of the Didymos system across the DART impact apparition
(Co-author)
The Planetary Science Journal, 5(2), 74. (2024)
Finding unknown asteroids to strengthen planetary defence
Nath, A.
Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 117(1), 10–16. (2023)
Refereed Conference Proceedings
Algorithms to determine asteroid physical properties using sparse and dense photometry, robotic telescopes, and open data
Nath, A.
In Proceedings of the 23rd Python in Science Conference (SciPy). 2024
Detecting unknown asteroids using robotic telescopes, open data, and Python
Nath, A.
In Proceedings of the 111th Annual Meeting of the AAVSO. 2022
Aiming for Apophis: Using COVID-19 school lockdowns as an opportunity for asteroid astrometry and public education
Nath, A.
In Proceedings of the 7th IAA Planetary Defense Conference (PDC). 2021
Conference Abstracts and Presentations
PhAst: Accelerated characterization of asteroids in the inner and outer solar system through novel integration of dense and sparse photometry
Nath, A.
Poster presentation, AGU Fall Meeting abstracts, 2024
Open science for planetary defense: From winning NASA SpaceApps to developing algorithms to measure the success of the DART mission
Nath, A.
Oral presentation, AGU Fall Meeting abstracts, 2023
Citizen science for planetary defense: Using remote telescopes, open data, and Python to study the Didymos system before and after impact
Nath, A.
Poster presentation, 7th IAA Planetary Defense Conference, 2021
Science Communication & Outreach
Around the universe in six years
Nath, A. (2020).
SkyNews, November/December. 2020