Kepler-19c

Kepler-19c
Discovery
Discovered by Sarah Ballard et al.
Discovery date 2011
Transit timing variations
Orbital characteristics
< 160 d
Physical characteristics
Mass < 6 Mj

    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

    1. NASA retrieved 12:17 13.10.11
    2. arXiv:1109.1561v1 [astro-ph.EP] retrieved 12:25 13.10.11
    3. Ames Research retrieved 12:32 13.10.11
    4. Mike Wall (September 8, 2011), Stealth Alien Planet Discovered By New Technique, Space.com

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