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A planet is observed by an astronomical refracting telescope having an objective of focal length 16 m and an eye-piece of focal length 2 cm                                   [IIT-JEE 1992; Roorkee 2000]

A)            The distance between the objective and the eye-piece is 16.02 m

B)            The angular magnification of the planet is 800

C)            The image of the planet is inverted

D)            The objective is larger than the eye-piece