Planet Hunters. V. A Confirmed Jupiter-Size Planet in the Habitable Zone and 42 Planet Candidates from the Kepler Archive Data

We report the latest Planet Hunter results, including PH2 b, a Jupiter-size (R_PL = 10.12 \pm 0.56 R_E) planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a solar-type star. PH2 b was elevated from candidate status when a series of false positive tests yielded a 99.9% confidence level that transit events dete...

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Main Authors: Wang, J, Fischer, D, Barclay, T, Boyajian, T, Crepp, JR, Schwamb, M, Lintott, C, Jek, K, Smith, A, Parrish, M, Schawinski, K, Schmitt, J, Giguere, M, Brewer, J, Lynn, S, Simpson, R, Hoekstra, A, Jacobs, T, LaCourse, D, Schwengeler, H, Chopin, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2013