NFT token detail for exoplanet KOI-319 c. Only at exoplanetary.systems

KOI-319 c is a gas_giant exoplanet discovered in 2014 using the Transit Timing Variations method at Kepler. The 0.95 m Kepler Telescope was employed with the instruments of the Kepler CCD Array.

KOI-319 c image

KOI-319 c

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Discovery Details

World type: gas_giant
Discovery method: Transit Timing Variations
Discovery year: 2014
Facility: Kepler
Instrument: Kepler CCD Array
Telescope: 0.95 m Kepler Telescope
Token ID 6395
KOI-319 c is a fascinating world discovered in 2014 through the clever detective work of transit timing variations, a technique that catches planets by measuring subtle wobbles in their orbital dance. This exoplanet orbits the star KOI-319, which was first identified by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope from its vantage point above Earth. Rather than directly spotting KOI-319 c blazing across its star's face, astronomers deduced its presence by noticing how a companion planet's timing kept shifting ever so slightly—like a cosmic metronome slightly out of beat. It's a reminder that finding new worlds doesn't always require a direct sighting; sometimes the universe reveals its secrets through the gravitational whispers of orbiting companions playing gravitational tag around their shared star.