Chinthamani Ragoonatha Chary
Chinthamani Ragoonatha Chary | |
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| Born | 1822 or 1828 |
| Died | 5 February 1880 Madras, British India |
| Occupation | astronomer |
| Employer | Madras Observatory |
| Known for | discovery of variable star R Reticuli |
Chinthamani Ragoonatha Chary (1822 or "17 March" 1828 – 5 February 1880) was an Indian astronomer who worked at the Madras Observatory along with N.R. Pogson. He was the first Indian Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and is known for his studies of variable stars and the discovery of R Reticuli in 1867.