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.