Kepler-10 is host to two planets, Kepler-10b (Batalha et al. 2011 ) and Kepler-10c (Fressin et al. 2011 ). The latter planet that has a period of 45 days was validated statistically. Radial velocity measurements were only able to put an upper limit of 20 Earth masses for this ...
Kepler-10b was the first rocky planet detected by the Kepler telescope and was confirmed with radial velocity follow-up observations from Keck-HIRES. The mass of the planet was measured with a precision of around 30 %, which was insufficient to constrain models of its internal structure and com...
OverweightplanetshakesNo abstract is available for this article.doi:10.1002/scin.2014.5591860108ChristopherCrockettJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Science News
Finally, we propose a possible planetary formation scenario for the Kepler-10 system: both planets may form from a distant region in the disc, then the inner planet may experience planet–planet scattering, following as tidal decay and circulation. However, the outer companion may undergo mainly ...