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The International Astronomical Association has named an asteroid after a teenage Indian- American girl, Nandini Sarma, who has her roots in Assam.
Daughter of scientist Dr Girish Chandra Sarma, who heads a US company, Nandini is pursuing studies in molecular biology at the Harvard University.
The asteroid has been named after her for winning the first place in a science project which advocates garlic as a substitute for synthetic chemical food preservatives.

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An asteroid has been named after an 18-year old Assamese-origin girl Nandini Sarma for winning the first place in a science project which advocates garlic as a replacement for synthetic chemical food preservatives.
The asteroid, discovered on November 21, 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) team in Socorro, USA, has been named as 23228 Nandinisarma.

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23228 Nandinisarma (2000 WQ57) is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1296.3434221 days (3.55 years).
The asteroid was discovered on November 21, 2000.
2000 WQ57 = 1996 TQ67

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