SPH10066540 System

Exoplanetary Scratchpad [SysBP Img]

SPH10066540 is a star 600 to 3000ly away with a planet discovered independently by British amateur astronomers Chris Holmes and Lee Threapleton using Kepler data on the Planet Hunters web site after the public was solicited to help with the search on the BBC program Stargazing Live. It is thought to be gaseous and Neptune-sized with a 90 day period. The planet is suggested to be named Threapleton Holmes B once scientists have confirmed its authenticity.

SPH10066540 System In the News

Planet Hunters Planet Identified (Jan 2012)

• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2088759/Citizen-scientist-spots-unknown-world-planet-hunting-website-100-000-sign-help.html

Discovery Remembered (Nov 2012)

• http://keplerlightcurves.blogspot.com/2012/11/threapleton-holmes-b-aka-kic-8552719.html
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16612181

See Also

• Alias: Threapleton Holmes System
• Planet Hunters Planets