What do Roger Federer, Jesse Owens, Arsene Wenger, Donald Bradman and India's Viswanathan Anand have in common? Besides being sportsman, all of them have minor planets named after them.

Former World Chess Champion Anand joined this unique club when a minor planet (4538), located roughly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, was named after him.

The newly-named minor planet, (4538 Vishyanand), was discovered on October 10, 1988 by Kenzo Suzuki of Toyota, Japan.

A staff members of Minor Planet Center, Michael Rudenko, was invited to name the celestial object.

"The idea of naming a minor planet for Anand was entirely my own," Rudenko told Indian Express. "After careful consideration I selected him because in addition to being a great chess player he is also a gentlemen and astronomy enthusiast," Rudenko said.