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Asteroid 2005 EX296

March 30 , 2024 240 days 467 0
  • International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named an asteroid after Prof. Jayant Murthy.
  • The asteroid 2005 EX296 has been designated as (215884) Jayant Murthy.
  • The asteroid (215884) goes around the Sun in an orbit that lies between that of Mars and Jupiter once every 3.3 years.
  • International Astronomical Union’s Working Group on Small Bodies Nomenclature is the designated body to provide official names to all asteroids, comets and other small objects in the Solar System.

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