Indian scientists discover a sub-Saturn sized planet around a Sun-like star

India joins a handful of countries that have discovered planets around stars

Indian scientists have discovered a sub-Saturn or super-Neptune sized planet around a Sun-like star, in a development that . puts India on the list of a handful of countries that have discovered similar astral bodies beyond the solar system.

A team of scientists and engineers led by Prof Abhijit Chakraborty of Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, has discovered a sub-Saturn or super-Neptune size planet (mass of about 27 times that of the Earth and a radius six  times) around a Sun-like star. The planet will be known as EPIC 211945201b or K2-236b, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) said.

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