One of the articles which are
published in Pratiyogita kiran is here for the knowledge of each
candidate who is trying for the competitive examinations which are held by the
government.
With 20 new moons,
Saturn now has the most of any solar system planet
Pratiyogitakiran The international astronomical
union’s minor planet center, on 7 October 2019, Saturn now reigns as the solar
system’s “moon king”, thanks to 20 newfound moons. That brings the ringed
planet’s total known satellites to 82, knocking Jupiter – with 79 moons. The
discovery was made at the Subaru telescope set up atop Hawaii’s Mauna Kea
volcano. Of 82 moons, 17 orbit in opposite direction.
These moons take more than three
years to complete their orbit. The moons were discovered by a team of astronomers
led by Sheppard. The newly discovered moons belong to Norse group. The Saturn’s
Norse groups of moons are retrograde irregular satellites. There are unique and
different from other moons of the solar system. Their inclinations are between
136 degrees and 175 degrees. Pratiyogita kiran
This article is published in Pratiyogitakiran in page number 19 December 2019.
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