Astronomer R Rajamohan passed away

Astronomer R Rajamohan passed away

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Category : Obituaries Published on: February 10 2022

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  • Professor R Rajamohan, who was an astronomer at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, for decades, passed away. 
  • He is best known for his Kalki Project, which aimed to discover asteroids using the 48-cm Schmidt telescope in Kavalur VBO and discovered a new asteroid, number 4130, from India. 
  • This was the first asteroid discovered in India in 104 years.
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