Kepler-19c
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Sarah Ballard et al. |
| Discovery date | 2011 |
| Transit timing variations | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| < 160 d | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | < 6 Mj |
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Kepler-19c is an extra-solar planet orbiting the star Kepler-19. [1]
Discovery
The planet was discovered as a result of examinations of data from the previously discovered exoplanet, Kepler-19b. Timing variations in the orbital period of the first planet necessitated gravitational forces to be acting upon the planet, resulting from an additional body in the vicinity, acting to cause a variation of transition of five minutes per orbit.[2][3] The lead author of the paper announcing the discovery was Sarah Ballard.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ NASA retrieved 12:17 13.10.11
- ↑ arXiv:1109.1561v1 [astro-ph.EP] retrieved 12:25 13.10.11
- ↑ Ames Research retrieved 12:32 13.10.11
- ↑ Mike Wall (September 8, 2011), Stealth Alien Planet Discovered By New Technique, Space.com
External links
- Ames research 12:21
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