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MASSES AND ORBITAL CONSTRAINTS FOR THE OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lb,c JUPITER/SATURN ANALOG PLANETARY SYSTEM

  • D. P. Bennett
  • , S. H. Rhie
  • , S. Nikolaev
  • , B. S. Gaudi
  • , A. Udalski
  • , A. Gould
  • , G. W. Christie
  • , D. Maoz
  • , S. Dong
  • , J. McCormick
  • , M. K. Szymanski
  • , P. J. Tristram
  • , B. Macintosh
  • , K. H. Cook
  • , M. Kubiak
  • , G. Pietrzynski
  • , I. Soszynski
  • , O. Szewczyk
  • , K. Ulaczyk
  • , L. Wyrzykowski
  • D. L. DePoy, C. Han, S. Kaspi, C-U. Lee, F. Mallia, T. Natusch, B-G. Park, R. W. Pogge, D. Polishook, F. Abe, I. A. Bond, C. S. Botzler, A. Fukui, J. B. Hearnshaw, Y. Itow, K. Kamiya, A. V. Korpela, P. M. Kilmartin, W. Lin, J. Ling, K. Masuda, Y. Matsubara, M. Motomura, Y. Muraki, S. Nakamura, T. Okumura, K. Ohnishi, Y. C. Perrott, N. J. Rattenbury, T. Sako, To. Saito, S. Sato, L. Skuljan, D. J. Sullivan, T. Sumi, W. L. Sweatman, P. C. M. Yock, M. Albrow, A. Allan, J-P. Beaulieu, D. M. Bramich, M. J. Burgdorf, C. Coutures, Martin Dominik, S. Dieters, P. Fouque, J. Greenhill, K. Horne, C. Snodgrass, I. Steele, Y. Tsapras, B. Chaboyer, A. Crocker, S. Frank

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Abstract

We present a new analysis of the Jupiter+Saturn analog system, OGLE-2006-BLG-109Lb,c, which was the first double planet system discovered with the gravitational microlensing method. This is the only multi-planet system discovered by any method with measured masses for the star and both planets. In addition to the signatures of two planets, this event also exhibits a microlensing parallax signature and finite source effects that provide a direct measure of the masses of the star and planets, and the expected brightness of the host star is confirmed by Keck AO imaging, yielding masses of M-* = 0.51(-0.04)(+0.05) M-circle dot, M-b = 231 +/- 19 M-circle plus, and M-c = 86 +/- 7 M-circle plus. The Saturn-analog planet in this system had a planetary light-curve deviation that lasted for 11 days, and as a result, the effects of the orbital motion are visible in the microlensing light curve. We find that four of the six orbital parameters are tightly constrained and that a fifth parameter, the orbital acceleration, is weakly constrained. No orbital information is available for the Jupiter-analog planet, but its presence helps to constrain the orbital motion of the Saturn-analog planet. Assuming co-planar orbits, we find an orbital eccentricity of epsilon = 0.15(-0.10) (+0.17) and an orbital inclination of i = 64 degrees(+ 4 degrees)(-7 degrees) The 95% confidence level lower limit on the inclination of i > 49 degrees implies that this planetary system can be detected and studied via radial velocity measurements using a telescope of greater than or similar to 30 m aperture.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)837-855
Number of pages19
JournalAstrophysical Journal
Volume713
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Apr 2010

Keywords

  • gravitational lensing: micro
  • planetary systems
  • GRAVITATIONAL LENSING EXPERIMENT
  • SURFACE BRIGHTNESS RELATIONS
  • LIMB-DARKENING COEFFICIENTS
  • M-CIRCLE-DOT
  • GALACTIC BULGE
  • GIANT PLANETS
  • LIGHT CURVES
  • DWARF STARS
  • SNOW LINE
  • EVENT MOA-2007-BLG-192

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