Systems With Possible Transit Variations
The following extrasolar planets have been suggested to have variations in the parameters of their transits across the face of their parent stars which may be caused by perturbations from an additional planet. Note that the planet designations listed in this table refer to the (confirmed) transiting planets: it is the additional perturbing planet that is unconfirmed. The discovery year refers to the discovery of the transit variations.
| Star | Constellation | Right ascension |
Declination | Distance |
Transiting Planet |
Discovery year |
Ref | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OGLE-TR-111 | Carina | 10h 53m 01s | −61° 24′ 20″ | 5000 | b | 2008 | Unconfirmed second transiting planet. | |
| Gliese 436 | Leo | 11h 42m 11s | +26° 42′ 23″ | 33.48 | b | 2008 | Planet candidate Gliese 436 c has been retracted, but alternate solutions are possible. | |
| WASP-3 | WASP-3 c | 2010 |
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Read more about this topic: List Of Unconfirmed Extrasolar Planets
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