Discovery and characterization of Kepler-36b

E Agol, JA Carter - New Astronomy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
We describe the circumstances that led to the discovery of Kepler-36b, and the subsequent
characterization of its host planetary system. The Kepler-36 system is remarkable for its …

Discovery of the first Earth-sized planets orbiting a star other than our Sun in the Kepler-20 system

G Torres, F Fressin - New Astronomy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Discovering other worlds the size of our own has been a long-held dream of astronomers.
The transiting planets Kepler-20 e and Kepler-20 f, which belong to a multi-planet system …

On the Origin of the Kepler-36 System

T Rimlinger, D Hamilton… - AAS/Division for …, 2015 - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
The Kepler-36 system comprises two exoplanets: an inner terrestrial super-Earth (4.5 ME)
and an outer gaseous sub-Neptune (8.1 ME). Both planets are orbiting very close to their …

Kepler-102: masses and compositions for a super-Earth and sub-Neptune orbiting an active star

CL Brinkman, J Cadman, L Weiss… - The Astronomical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Radial velocity (RV) measurements of transiting multiplanet systems allow us to understand
the densities and compositions of planets unlike those in the solar system. Kepler-102 …

Kepler-93b: a terrestrial world measured to within 120 km, and a test case for a new Spitzer observing mode

S Ballard, WJ Chaplin, D Charbonneau… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the characterization of the Kepler-93 exoplanetary system, based on three years
of photometry gathered by the Kepler spacecraft. The duration and cadence of the Kepler …

Kepler-11 is a solar twin: revising the masses and radii of benchmark planets via precise stellar characterization

M Bedell, JL Bean, J Meléndez, SM Mills… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The six planets of the Kepler-11 system are the archetypal example of a population of
surprisingly low-density transiting planets revealed by the Kepler mission. We have …

The Kepler-19 system: a transiting 2.2 R⊕ planet and a second planet detected via transit timing variations

S Ballard, D Fabrycky, F Fressin… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the discovery of the Kepler-19 planetary system, which we first identified from a
9.3 day periodic transit signal in the Kepler photometry. From high-resolution spectroscopy …

A 1.9 Earth radius rocky planet and the discovery of a non-transiting planet in the Kepler-20 system

LA Buchhave, CD Dressing, X Dumusque… - The Astronomical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
A 1.9 EARTH RADIUS ROCKY PLANET AND THE DISCOVERY OF A NON-TRANSITING
PLANET IN THE KEPLER-20 SYSTEM - IOPscience Skip to content IOP Science home …

Exoplanet characterization by proxy: a transiting 2.15 R⊕ planet near the habitable zone of the late K dwarf Kepler-61

S Ballard, D Charbonneau, F Fressin… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the validation and characterization of Kepler-61b: a 2.15 R⊕ planet orbiting
near the inner edge of the habitable zone of a low-mass star. Our characterization of the host …

All six planets known to orbit Kepler-11 have low densities

JJ Lissauer, D Jontof-Hutter, JF Rowe… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The Kepler-11 planetary system contains six transiting planets ranging in size from 1.8 to 4.2
times the radius of Earth. Five of these planets orbit in a tightly packed configuration with …