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Study the flowchart given below and identify the objects A, B, C and D.
(a) A-sun; B-asteroid; C-moon; D-INSAT2D
(b) A-moon; B-asteroid; C-Venus; D-INSAT2D
(c) A-sun; B-asteroid; C-comet; D-moon
(d) A-sun, B-comet; C-INSAT2D; D-moon
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(d) A - sun; B - comet; C - INSAT2D; D - moon

A -Sun (It has its own light.)
B - Comet (It does not revolve around the earth.)
C - INSAT2D (It is an artificial satellite.)
D - Moon (It completes its rotation around the earth in 29 days.)

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