Sainudeen Pattazhy

Sainudeen Pattazhy

Sainudeen Pattazhy (or Pattazhi) is zoology professor working in Sree Narayana College in Kollam. He is originally from Kerala, India.

In 2008, the Committee for Small Bodies Nomenclature[1] (CSBN) of the International Astronomical Union named an asteroid after the Pattazhy: 5178 Pattazhy It was discovered by the California-based astronomer R. Rajamohan in 1989.[2]

References and external links

  1. ↑ Iau Csbn
  2. ↑ The Hindu : Kerala / Kollam News : Minor planet named after Malayali