Kepler News from the
Extreme Solar Systems II conference: (12th Sept 2011)
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- Kepler - 1781 candiate planets, up to 27 now confirmed.
- Accelerated data release plan with next release on Sep 23.
- Some very interesting new individual systems.
- 123 candidates have estimated radii less than 1.25 REarth
- 121 are in the nominal Habitable Zone, including some super-Earth candidates.
- Quarter of candidates are super-Earths.
- Precision on HARPS now down to 0.5 m/sec!
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also ..
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HD 97658b, a transiting low-density super-Earth (or sub-Neptune), M = 6.4 MEarth, R = 2.93 REarth. Somewhat hotter than GJ 1214b.
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.. also 23 new transiting SuperWASP planets:
WASP-20, 42, 47, 49, 52 - 70. All are the usual 'inflated hot Jupiters'.
and
NASA To Announce Kepler Discovery At Media Briefing (Sept 15).
Cheers