Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Unlisted Planet with 14 -17 year period transiting KIC 10842718

Kepler Q2 light curve at NEA

Only one transit in Q2, but we may have to wait a while for the next couple of transits to confirm that a  8.64x RE planet is transiting  KIC 10842718. The estimated period is 14-17 years!

Kian Jek:



The period given by the model is between 5135 to 6275d (14 to 17 years!) for a 8.64x RE planet.

You can follow this planet candidate on the forum Talk thread here. 

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