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2008ApJ...675L..37W - Astrophys. J., 675, L37-L40 (2008/March-1)

Lupus-TR-3b: a low-mass transiting hot Jupiter in the Galactic plane?

WELDRAKE D.T.F., BAYLISS D.D.R., SACKETT P.D., TINGLEY B.W., GILLON M. and SETIAWAN J.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present a strong case for a transiting hot Jupiter planet identified during a single-field transit survey toward the Lupus Galactic plane. The object, Lupus-TR-3b, transits a V=17.4 K1 V host star every 3.91405 days. Spectroscopy and stellar colors indicate a host star with effective temperature 5000±150 K, with a stellar mass and radius of 0.87±0.04 M and 0.82±0.05 R, respectively. Limb-darkened transit fitting yields a companion radius of 0.89±0.07 RJ and an orbital inclination of 88.3+1.3–0.8deg. Magellan 6.5 m MIKE radial velocity measurements reveal a 2.4 σ K = 114±25 m/s sinusoidal variation in phase with the transit ephemeris. The resulting mass is 0.81±0.18 MJ and density 1.4±0.4 g/cm3. Y-band PANIC image deconvolution reveals a V≥21 red neighbor 0.4" away which, although highly unlikely, we cannot conclusively rule out as a blended binary with current data. However, blend simulations show that only the most unusual binary system can reproduce our observations. This object is very likely a planet, detected from a highly efficient observational strategy. Lupus-TR-3b constitutes the faintest ground-based detection to date, and one of the lowest mass hot Jupiters known.

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Journal keyword(s): Stars: Planetary Systems - stars: individual (Lupus-TR-3) - Techniques: Photometric - Techniques: Radial Velocities

Nomenclature: Lupus-TR Na (Nos 3, 3b).

CDS comments: Fig. 3 : stars "A" (B, C, D, E) not identified

Simbad objects: 8

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