Exoplanetary Scratchpad |
2nd confirmed Kepler planet identified by amateur astronomer detection team Planet Hunters. Contains a Jupiter mass planet in the habitable zone with prospects of a habitable moon.
Planet Hunters 2 System Web Pages[]
Planet Hunters 2 System In the News[]
Discovered (2013)[]
- http://news.yale.edu/2013/01/07/within-habitable-zone-more-planets-we-knew
- http://www.space.com/19233-amateurs-discover-alien-planets.html
- http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2013/130107.html
- http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-habitable-zone-exoplanets-planet-hunters-20130107,0,6369952.story?track=rss
- http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/sciencefair/2013/01/07/citizen-science-kepler/1812963/