Monday, February 25, 2013

New Planet Candidates Transiting KIC 7303287 and KIC 11442793 Multiple Planet Systems

Artist concept of KIC 11442793 with five transiting planets by Kian Jek


Planet Hunters forum Talk member Kian Jek has recently started a blog with his analyses on interesting discoveries at Planet Hunters. KIC 7303287 and KIC 11442793 are two known stars with multiple transiting planets that have been shown to have transit timing variations ( TTVs ) indicating new and previously undiscovered planets orbiting these stars. Click here to visit Kian's site for more information.

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