Is this planet real???

by tac1017

I saw a transit at 2024.28, and I believe it to be a real planet. I was jumping out of my seat, flipping over the possible discovery, but is it real??

Also, how do I do further research on this star??

Edit: I did further research. I just want my research to be fully verified. I already told everyone in my 8th grade class I discovered an exoplanet, so fingers crossed!

Posted April 14, 2015 8:08 PM

by tac1017

Does this look reliable?? is it real??

Posted April 16, 2015 10:18 PM

by zoo3hans

I don't think so. "Planet d" would have a transit duration of several days: very unlikely. "Planet c" would have no constant period : a no-go.

Posted April 17, 2015 6:03 AM

by tac1017 in response to zoo3hans's comment.

bummer, but what about planet b???

Posted April 17, 2015 12:12 PM

by zoo3hans

So far just the middle event appears to be accepted as a real event. The first one around BKJD 1990.2 looks like a glitch (light curve just goes down, never up again), also not completely constant period (34 days, then 32 days only).
On the assumption of a star_radius of 0.3 R_sol, I would expect a period around 100 days or so for a 5 hours transit (10 pixels).

Posted April 17, 2015 3:30 PM