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(2011) WASP-38b : a transiting exoplanet in an eccentric, 6.87d period orbit. Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol.525 . Article no.54. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201015800 Research output not available from this repository, contact author.
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201015800
Abstract
Aims. We report the discovery of WASP-38b, a long period transiting planet in an eccentric 6.871815 day orbit. The transit epoch is 2 455 335.92050 +/- 0.00074 (HJD) and the transit duration is 4.663 h.
Methods. WASP-38b's discovery was enabled due to an upgrade to the SuperWASP-North cameras. We performed a spectral analysis of the host star HD 146389/BD + 10 2980 that yielded T-eff = 6150 +/- 80 K, log g = 4.3 +/- 0.1, v sin i = 8.6 +/- 0.4 km s(-1), M-* = 1.16 +/- 0.04 M-circle dot and R-* = 1.33 +/- 0.03 R-circle dot, consistent with a dwarf of spectral type F8. Assuming a main-sequence mass-radius relation for the star, we fitted simultaneously the radial velocity variations and the transit light curves to estimate the orbital and planetary parameters.
Results. The planet has a mass of 2.69 +/- 0.06 M-Jup and a radius of 1.09 +/- 0.03 R-Jup giving a density,rho(p) = 2.1 +/- 0.1 rho(J). The high precision of the eccentricity e = 0.0314 +/- 0.0044 is due to the relative transit timing from the light curves and the RV shape. The planet equilibrium temperature is estimated at 1292 +/- 33 K. WASP-38b is the longest period planet found by SuperWASP-North and with a bright host star (V = 9.4 mag), is a good candidate for followup atmospheric studies.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QB Astronomy | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Physics | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Astronomy & Astrophysics | ||||
| Publisher: | EDP Sciences | ||||
| ISSN: | 0004-6361 | ||||
| Official Date: | January 2011 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.525 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 6 | ||||
| Page Range: | Article no.54 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1051/0004-6361/201015800 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Funder: | consortium universities, UKs Science and Technology Facilities Council, European Community, AWE Aldermaston, UK Science and Technology Facilities Council | ||||
| Grant number: | RG226604 (EC) |
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