Three planets of Kepler-30 were detected by the transit method in 2011.[7]
The planets are strongly interacting each other, with transit times variability exceeding one hour for each consecutive orbit.[8] Due to the irregularity of orbits, confirmation of the planetary system was delayed until 2012.[9]
The planetary periods are close to 1:2:5 orbital resonance but are not resonant, producing an extremely complex orbital dynamics.[10]
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^Fabrycky, Daniel C.; Ford, Eric B.; Steffen, Jason H.; Rowe, Jason F.; Carter, Joshua A.; Moorhead, Althea V.; Batalha, Natalie M.; Borucki, William J.; Bryson, Steve; Buchhave, Lars A.; Christiansen, Jessie L.; Ciardi, David R.; Cochran, William D.; Endl, Michael; Fanelli, Michael N.; Fischer, Debra; Fressin, Francois; Geary, John; Haas, Michael R.; Hall, Jennifer R.; Holman, Matthew J.; Jenkins, Jon M.; Koch, David G.; Latham, David W.; Li, Jie; Lissauer, Jack J.; Lucas, Philip; Marcy, Geoffrey W.; Mazeh, Tsevi; et al. (2012), "TRANSIT TIMING OBSERVATIONS FROM Kepler : IV. CONFIRMATION OF 4 MULTIPLE PLANET SYSTEMS BY SIMPLE PHYSICAL MODELS", The Astrophysical Journal, 750 (2): 114, arXiv:1201.5415, Bibcode:2012ApJ...750..114F, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/750/2/114, S2CID9075167