Nicholas Sanduleak (June 22, 1933 in Lackawanna, New York, USA - May 7, 1990) was an American astronomer. He produced a catalogue of stars in the Magellanic Clouds which included the star Sanduleak -69° 202, the progenitor of the supernova SN 1987A. The asteroid 9403 Sanduleak is named after him. Read more