The Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey (ADAS)
It was discovered by the Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, on December 14, 1993.
The Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Survey (PCAS) was initiated by Eleanor F. Helin and Eugene M. Shoemaker in 1973.
Active member of the Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey, he is Associated Scientist of the OSIRIS two-camera system instrument on board the European Space Agency's Rosetta (spacecraft) mission.
Co-located at Cima Ekar is the Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey (ADAS), IAU code 209.
Don't confused it with the Uppsala-DLR Asteroid Survey (UDAS), which started shortly after the UDTS concluded.
Their program, called the Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey, was established partly to keep track of celestial projectiles that could endanger Earth.
The Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey (ADAS) is a project to search for comets and asteroids, with special emphasis on near-Earth objects.
He participated in the Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Survey (PCAS) as an observer and astrometrist under the direction of Dr. Eleanor F. Helin (JPL/Caltech) from 1985 to 1988.
The International Near-Earth Asteroid Survey (INAS) was organized and co-ordinated by Eleanor F. Helin during the 1980s, as the international aspect of the Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey (PCAS).