The International Space Registry has named one star after whose name?

Mahatma Gandhi

Atal Bihari Vajpayi

Sushma Swaraj

Manohar Parrikar

Correct Answer : Atal Bihari Vajpayi

The Aurangabad unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reportedly named a star after former Prime Minister "Atal Bihari Vajpayee" to mark his birth anniversary.

* Aurangabad BJP president Shirish Boralkar told ANI that the unit had named a star after the ‘Bharat Ratna’ recipient whose birth anniversary falls on December 25. As proof of the new name of the star, Boralkar posted a certificate from the International Space Registry.

* “The star with the coordinates 14 05 25.3 -60 28 51.9 has been registered in the International Space Registry on December 25, 2022. The star gets the name Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji. Registration Number - CX16408US.”

* The news agency said that the star is located 392.01 light years away from the Earth and is the closest star to the Sun..

Source : CNBC

Published On : December 26, 2022

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Tamil Nadu

Puducherry

Andhra Pradesh

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Thailand

South Korea

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Ladakh

Sikkim

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Arunachal Pradesh

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