Prof. Jayant Murthy

IAU designates asteroid 2005 EX296 as (215884) Jayantmurthy, honoring Prof. Jayant Murthy for his contributions to NASA's.

Asteroid (215884) Jayantmurthy named by IAU after Prof. Jayant Murthy of IIA.
Designation announced by IAU's Working Group on Small Bodies Nomenclature on March 18.
Asteroid discovered by M.W. Buie at Kitt Peak National Observatory in 2005.
Named in recognition of Prof. Murthy's work on NASA's New Horizons Science Team.
Prof. Murthy's research focuses on interstellar medium, ultraviolet astronomy, and space missions.
He joins earlier IIA directors Prof. M.K. Vainu Bappu and Prof. J.C. Bhatacharyya, who have asteroids named after them.