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An Indian team of scientists led by_____of Physical Research Laboratory(PRL), have discovered a sub-Saturn or super-Neptune size planet around a Sun-like star.

A

Professor Abhijit Chakraborty

B

K Radha Krishnan

C

Padmanaban

D

Abhas Mitra

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Explanation: A Team of scientists and engineers led by Prof. Abhijit Chakraborty of Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, have discovered a sub-Saturn or super-Neptune size planet (mass of about 27 Earth Mass and size of 6 Earth Radii) around a Sun-like star. The planet will be known as EPIC 211945201b or K2-236b.
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