WASP-19b: THE SHORTEST PERIOD TRANSITING EXOPLANET YET DISCOVERED

L. Hebb; A. Collier-Cameron; A. H. M. J. Triaud; T. A. Lister; B. Smalley; P. F. L. Maxted; C. Hellier; D. R. Anderson; D. Pollacco; M. Gillon; D. Queloz; R. G. West; S. Bentley; B. Enoch; C. A. Haswell; K. Horne; M. Mayor; F. Pepe; D. Segransan; I. Skillen; S. Udry; P. J. Wheatley

doi:10.1088/0004-637X/708/1/224

WASP-19b: THE SHORTEST PERIOD TRANSITING EXOPLANET YET DISCOVERED

L. Hebb, A. Collier-Cameron, A. H. M. J. Triaud, T. A. Lister, B. Smalley, P. F. L. Maxted, C. Hellier, D. R. Anderson, D. Pollacco, M. Gillon, D. Queloz, R. G. West, S. Bentley, B. Enoch, C. A. Haswell, K. Horne, M. Mayor, F. Pepe, D. Segransan, I. SkillenS. Udry, P. J. Wheatley

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We report on the discovery of a new extremely short period transiting extrasolar planet, WASP-19b. The planet has mass M-pl = 1.15 +/- 0.08 M-J, radius R-pl = 1.31 +/- 0.06 R-J, and orbital period P = 0.7888399 +/- 0.0000008 days. Through spectroscopic analysis, we determine the host star to be a slightly super-solar metallicity ([M/H] = 0.1 +/- 0.1 dex) G-dwarf with T-eff = 5500 +/- 100 K. In addition, we detect periodic, sinusoidal flux variations in the light curve which are used to derive a rotation period for the star of P-rot = 10.5 +/- 0.2 days. The relatively short stellar rotation period suggests that either WASP-19 is somewhat young (similar to 600 Myr old) or tidal interactions between the two bodies have caused the planet to spiral inward over its lifetime resulting in the spin-up of the star. Due to the detection of the rotation period, this system has the potential to place strong constraints on the stellar tidal quality factor, Q(s)('), if a more precise age is determined.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	224-231
Number of pages	8
Journal	Astrophysical Journal Letters
Volume	708
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/708/1/224
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2010

Keywords

planetary systems
techniques: photometric
techniques: radial velocities
STELLAR ATMOSPHERE MODELS
LIMB-DARKENING LAW
SOLAR-TYPE STAR
EXTRASOLAR PLANET
SURFACE GRAVITIES
GIANT PLANETS
LIGHT CURVES
HOT JUPITER
EVOLUTION
MASS

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Hebb, L., Collier-Cameron, A., Triaud, A. H. M. J., Lister, T. A., Smalley, B., Maxted, P. F. L., Hellier, C., Anderson, D. R., Pollacco, D., Gillon, M., Queloz, D., West, R. G., Bentley, S., Enoch, B., Haswell, C. A., Horne, K., Mayor, M., Pepe, F., Segransan, D., ... Wheatley, P. J. (2010). WASP-19b: THE SHORTEST PERIOD TRANSITING EXOPLANET YET DISCOVERED. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 708(1), 224-231. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/708/1/224

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