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2015ApJ...811....1H - Astrophys. J., 811, 1 (2015/September-3)

A statistical search for a population of exo-trojans in the Kepler data set.

HIPPKE M. and ANGERHAUSEN D.

Abstract (from CDS):

Trojans are small bodies in planetary Lagrangian points. In our solar system, Jupiter has the largest number of such companions. Their existence is assumed for exoplanetary systems as well, but none have been found so far. We present an analysis by super-stacking ∼4x103 Kepler planets with a total of ∼9x104 transits, searching for an average Trojan transit dip. Our results give an upper limit to the average Trojan transiting area (per planet) that corresponds to one body of radius with confidence. We find a significant Trojan-like signal in a sub-sample for planets with more (or larger) Trojans for periods >60 days. Our tentative results can and should be checked with improved data from future missions like PLATO 2.0, and can guide planetary formation theories.

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Journal keyword(s): minor planets, asteroids: general - planets and satellites: general

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