Professor Jayant Murthy M K Vainu Bappu J C Bhatacharyya asteroid 2596 Vainu Bappu (1979 KN) 8348 Bhattacharyya (1988 BX)

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Asteroid named after Bengaluru Professor

[ad_1] Professor Jayant Murthy, former acting director of Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named an asteroid after Prof. Jayant Murthy who was acting director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) before his retirement in 2021. The asteroid 2005 EX296 has been designated as (215884) Jayantmurthy. The announcement was made on March 18 by the IAU through its…

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