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WASP-169, WASP-171, WASP-175 and WASP-182: three hot Jupiters and one bloated sub-Saturn mass planet discovered by WASP-south

  • L. D. Nielsen
  • , F. Bouchy
  • , O. D. Turner
  • , D. R. Anderson
  • , K. Barkaoui
  • , Z. Benkhaldoun
  • , A. Burdanov
  • , A. Collier Cameron
  • , L. Delrez
  • , M. Gillon
  • , E. Ducrot
  • , C. Hellier
  • , E. Jehin
  • , M. Lendl
  • , P. F. L. Maxted
  • , F. Pepe
  • , D. Pollacco
  • , F. J. Pozuelos
  • , D. Queloz
  • , D. Ségransan
  • B. Smalley, A. H. M. J. Triaud, S. Udry, R. G. West

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Abstract

We present the discovery of four new giant planets from the Wide Angle Search for Planets-South (WASP-South), three hot Jupiters and one bloated sub-Saturn mass planet: WASP-169b, WASP-171b, WASP-175b, and WASP-182b. Besides the discovery photometry from WASP-South we use radial velocity measurements from CORALIE and HARPS and follow-up photometry from EulerCam, TRAPPIST-North and -South, and SPECULOOS. WASP-169b is a low-density Jupiter (⁠M=0.561±0.061MJup, R=1.304+0.150−0.073RJup⁠) orbiting a V = 12.17 F8 subgiant in a 5.611 d orbit. WASP-171b is a typical hot Jupiter (⁠M=1.084±0.094MJup, R=0.98+0.07−0.04RJup⁠, P = 3.82 d) around a V = 13.05 G0 star. We find a linear drift in the radial velocities of WASP-171 spanning 3.5 yr, indicating the possibility of an additional outer planet or stellar companion. WASP-175b is an inflated hot Jupiter (M = 0.99 ± 0.13 MJup, R = 1.208 ± 0.081 RJup, P = 3.07 d) around a V = 12.04 F7 star, which possibly is part of a binary system with a star 7.9 arcsec away. WASP-182b is a bloated sub-Saturn mass planet (M = 0.148 ± 0.011 MJup, R = 0.850 ± 0.030 RJup) around a metal-rich V = 11.98 G5 star ([Fe/H] = 0.27 ± 0.11). With an orbital period of P = 3.377 d, it sits right in the apex of the sub-Jovian desert, bordering the upper and lower edge of the desert in both the mass–period and radius–period plane. WASP-169b, WASP-175b, and WASP-182b are promising targets for atmospheric characterization through transmission spectroscopy, with expected transmission signals of 121, 150, and 264 ppm, respectively.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2478–2487
Number of pages10
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume489
Issue number2
Early online date23 Aug 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2019

Keywords

  • Planets and satellites: detection
  • Planets and satellites: individual: WASP-169b
  • Planets and satellites: individual: WASP-171b
  • Planets and satellites: individual: WASP-175b
  • Planets and satellites: individual: WASP-182b

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