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    Today, in  this blog post we're going to talk about a planet which I quite assume you didn't know existed . Or if you even did know , you were pretty unaware of all the information that this post tells about it . So  carry on reading about THE J1407B.     

    Saturn and its Rings 
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You all must have heard of it right ? It's the 6th planet from the Sun in the same Solar system to which we belong .  According to me its a really beatiful gas giant , what sets it apart from the other planets is it's "RINGS" 

 What are these rings made of ?
    Particles. Yes countless particles of all sizes , ranging from having a diameter of few micrometers to a few meters . These are mostly water ice particles intermingled with a trace of rocks and other rocky materials. You think Saturn's Rings are beautiful? Hold up. 
Here's an exoplanet 433.8 light years away from earth ,orbiting around V1400 centauri to blow your mind.

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   This is a brown Dwarf which has been lurking around our universe from about 16.01 million years , quite young. But this magnificent planet was discovered recently in 2012 , by Eric Mamajek. To honour the discoverer this planet is also called Mamajek's object. 
    This is the first exoplanet with a ring system to be discovered by transit method. The radius of the ring system is about 90 million kms (640x of Saturn) and mass of the rings is somewhat same as that of the our planet earth. There are gaps in between these rings which suggests presence of natural satellites or "moons" of this exoplanet. The mass of this exomoon has been calculated to be roughly 0.8 Earth's Mass. Due to it's enormous, magnificent and beautiful rings it's also called Super Saturn or Saturn on Steroids 😆

    Next time someone asks you which the most beautiful planet out there in the vast universe _ just say " Saturn On Drugs" J1407B.
  

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