- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/500/5420
- Title:
- Transit light curves of WASP-104b
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/500/5420
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the optical transmission spectrum of the hot Jupiter WASP-104b based on one transit observed by the blue and red channels of the DBSP spectrograph at the Palomar 200-inch telescope and 14 transits observed by the MuSCAT2 four-channel imager at the 1.52m Telescopio Carlos Sanchez. We also analyse 45 additional K2 transits, after correcting for the flux contamination from a companion star. Together with the transit light curves acquired by DBSP and MuSCAT2, we are able to revise the system parameters and orbital ephemeris, confirming that no transit timing variations exist. Our DBSP and MuSCAT2 combined transmission spectrum reveals an enhanced slope at wavelengths shorter than 630nm and suggests the presence of a cloud deck at longer wavelengths. While the Bayesian spectral retrieval analyses favour a hazy atmosphere, stellar spot contamination cannot be completely ruled out. Further evidence, from transmission spectroscopy and detailed characterisation of the host star's activity, is required to distinguish the physical origin of the enhanced slope.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/812/46
- Title:
- Transit metric for Q1-Q17 Kepler candidates
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/812/46
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We describe a new metric that uses machine learning to determine if a periodic signal found in a photometric time series appears to be shaped like the signature of a transiting exoplanet. This metric uses dimensionality reduction and k-nearest neighbors to determine whether a given signal is sufficiently similar to known transits in the same data set. This metric is being used by the Kepler Robovetter to determine which signals should be part of the Q1-Q17 DR24 catalog of planetary candidates. The Kepler Mission reports roughly 20000 potential transiting signals with each run of its pipeline, yet only a few thousand appear to be sufficiently transit shaped to be part of the catalog. The other signals tend to be variable stars and instrumental noise. With this metric, we are able to remove more than 90% of the non-transiting signals while retaining more than 99% of the known planet candidates. When tested with injected transits, less than 1% are lost. This metric will enable the Kepler mission and future missions looking for transiting planets to rapidly and consistently find the best planetary candidates for follow-up and cataloging.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/538/A46
- Title:
- Transit observations of GJ1214b
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/538/A46
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- GJ1214b, the 6.55 Earth-mass transiting planet recently discovered by the MEarth team, has a mean density of 35% of that of the Earth. It is thought that this planet is either a mini-Neptune, consisting of a rocky core with a thick, hydrogen-rich atmosphere, or a planet with a composition dominated by water. In the case of a hydrogen-rich atmosphere, molecular absorption and scattering processes may result in detectable radius variations as a function of wavelength. The aim of this paper is to measure these variations. We have obtained observations of the transit of GJ1214b in the r- and I-band with the Isaac Newton Telescope (INT), in the g-, r-, i- and z-bands with the 2.2m MPI/ESO telescope, in the Ks-band with the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT), and in the Kc-band with the William Herschel Telescope (WHT). By comparing the transit depth between the the different bands, which is a measure for the planet-to-star size ratio, the atmosphere is investigated. We do not detect clearly significant variations in the planet-to-star size ratio as function of wavelength. Although the ratio at the shortest measured wavelength, in g-band, is 2sigma larger than in the other bands. The uncertainties in the Ks and Kc bands are large, due to systematic features in the light curves. The tentative increase in the planet-to-star size ratio at the shortest wavelength could be a sign of an increase in the effective planet-size due to Rayleigh scattering, which would require GJ1214b to have a hydrogen-rich atmosphere. If true, then the atmosphere has to have both clouds, to suppress planet-size variations at red optical wavelengths, as well as a sub-solar metallicity, to suppress strong molecular features in the near- and mid-infrared However, star spots, which are known to be present on the hoststar's surface, can (partly) cancel out the expected variations in planet-to-star size ratio, because the lower surface temperature of the spots causes the effective size of the star to vary with wavelength. A hypothetical spot-fraction of 10%, corresponding to an average stellar dimming of 5% in the i-band, would be able to raise the near- and mid-infrared points sufficiently with respect to the optical measurements to be inconsistent with a water-dominated atmosphere. Modulation of the spot fraction due to the stellar rotation would in such case cause the observed flux variations of GJ1214.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/565/A7
- Title:
- Transit observations of the super-Earth GJ1214b
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/565/A7
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- GJ 1214b is one of the few known transiting super-Earth-sized exoplanets with a measured mass and radius. It orbits an M-dwarf, only 14.55pc away, making it a favorable candidate for follow-up studies. However, the composition of GJ 1214b's mysterious atmosphere has yet to be fully unveiled. Our goal is to distinguish between the various proposed atmospheric models to explain the properties of GJ 1214b: hydrogen-rich or hydrogen-He mix, or a heavy molecular weight atmosphere with reflecting high clouds, as latest studies have suggested. Wavelength-dependent planetary radii measurements from the transit depths in the optical/NIR are the best tool to investigate the atmosphere of GJ 1214b. We present here (i) photometric transit observations with a narrow-band filter centered on 2.14-microns and a broad-band I-Bessel filter centered on 0.8665-microns, and (ii) transmission spectroscopy in the H and K atmospheric windows that cover three transits. The obtained photometric and spectrophotometric time series were analyzed with MCMC simulations to measure the planetary radii as a function of wavelength. We determined radii ratios of 0.1173 for I-Bessel and 0.11735 at 2.14-microns. Our measurements indicate a flat transmission spectrum, in agreement with last atmospheric models that favor featureless spectra with clouds and high molecular weight compositions.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/693/794
- Title:
- Transit of exoplanet HD 17156b
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/693/794
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Photometry is presented of the 2007 December 25 transit of HD 17156b, which has the longest orbital period and highest orbital eccentricity of all the known transiting exoplanets. New measurements of the stellar radial velocity are also presented. All the data are combined and integrated with stellar-evolutionary modeling to derive refined system parameters.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/519/A98
- Title:
- Transit of exoplanet WASP-21b
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/519/A98
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the discovery of WASP-21b, a new transiting exoplanet discovered by the Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP) Consortium and established and characterized with the FIES, SOPHIE, CORALIE and HARPS fiber-fed echelle spectrographs. A 4.3-d period, 1.1% transit depth and 3.4-h duration are derived for WASP-21b using SuperWASP-North and high precision photometric observations at the Liverpool Telescope. Simultaneous fitting to the photometric and radial velocity data with a Markov Chain Monte Carlo procedure leads to a planet in the mass regime of Saturn. With a radius of 1.07R_Jup_ and mass of 0.30M_Jup_, WASP-21b has a density close to 0.24{rho}_Jup_ corresponding to the distribution peak at low density of transiting gaseous giant planets. With a host star metallicity [Fe/H] of -0.46, WASP-21b strengthens the correlation between planetary density and host star metallicity for the five known Saturn-like transiting planets. Furthermore there are clear indications that WASP-21b is the first transiting planet belonging to the thick disc.
22417. Transit of HAT-P-5
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/422/3099
- Title:
- Transit of HAT-P-5
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/422/3099
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The radii of giant planets, as measured from transit observations, may vary with wavelength due to Rayleigh scattering or variations in opacity. Such an effect is predicted to be large enough to detect using ground-based observations at multiple wavelengths. We present the defocused photometry of a transit in the HAT-P-5 system, obtained simultaneously through Stroemgren u, Gunn g and r, and Johnson I filters. Two more transit events were observed through a Gunn r filter.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/533/A114
- Title:
- Transit of super-Earth 55 Cnc e
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/533/A114
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report on the detection of a transit of the super-Earth 55 Cnc e with warm Spitzer in IRAC's 4.5um band.
22419. Transit of TrES-1
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/657/1098
- Title:
- Transit of TrES-1
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/657/1098
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present z-band photometry of three consecutive transits of the exoplanet TrES-1, with an accuracy of 0.15% and a cadence of 40s. We improve on estimates of the system parameters, finding in particular that the planetary radius is 1.081+/-0.029R_Jup_ and the stellar radius is 0.011+/-0.020R_{sun}_. The uncertainties include both the statistical error and the systematic error arising from the uncertainty in the stellar mass. The transit times are determined to within about 15s and allow us to refine the estimate of the mean orbital period: P=3.0300737+/-0.0000026days. We find no evidence for starspots or other irregularities that have been previously reported.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/157/149
- Title:
- Transit parameters for planets around subgiants
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/157/149
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the discovery of seven new planets and eight planet candidates around subgiant stars, as additions to the known sample of planets around "retired A stars". Among these are the possible first three-planet systems around subgiant stars, HD 163607 and HD 4917. Additionally, we present calculations of possible transit times, durations, depths, and probabilities for all known planets around subgiant (3<logg<4) stars, focused on possible transits during the TESS mission. While most have transit probabilities of 1%-2%, we find that there are three planets with transit probabilities >9%.
