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Abstract
We present the discovery of three new transiting giant planets, first detected with the WASP telescopes, and establish their planetary nature with follow up spectroscopy and ground-based photometric lightcurves. WASP-92 is an F7 star, with a moderately inflated planet orbiting with a period of 2.17 days, which has Rp = 1.461 ± 0.077RJ and Mp = 0.805 ± 0.068MJ. WASP-93b orbits its F4 host star every 2.73 days and has Rp = 1.597 ± 0.077RJ and Mp = 1.47 ± 0.029MJ. WASP-118b also has a hot host star (F6) and is moderately inflated, where Rp = 1.440 ± 0.036RJ and Mp = 0.513 ± 0.041MJ and the planet has an orbital period of 4.05 days. They are bright targets (V = 13.18, 10.97 and 11.07 respectively) ideal for further characterisation work, particularly WASP-118b, which is being observed by K2 as part of campaign 8. WASP-93b is expected to be tidally migrating outwards, which is divergent from the tidal behaviour of the majority of hot Jupiters discovered.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3276-3289 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
| Volume | 463 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 24 Aug 2016 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 11 Dec 2016 |
Keywords
- Techniques: photometric
- Techniques: radial velocities
- Planets and satellites: detection
- Planet-star interactions
- Planetary systems
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Astronomy at St Andrews 2015-2018: Astronomy at St Andrews 2015-2018
Jardine, M. (PI), Cameron, A. (CoI), Cyganowski, C. (CoI), Horne, K. (CoI) & Wood, K. (CoI)
Science & Technology Facilities Council
1/04/15 → 31/03/18
Project: Standard
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PATT linked Travel and Subsistence: St Andrrews Astronomy PATT linked Travel and subsistence
Cameron, A. (PI), Driver, S. (CoI), Greaves, J. (CoI) & Horne, K. (CoI)
Science & Technology Facilities Council
1/10/10 → 30/09/13
Project: Standard
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PATT Linked Travel ST/G001006/1: Patt Linked Travel & Subsistence
Cameron, A. (PI), Driver, S. (CoI), Greaves, J. (CoI) & Horne, K. (CoI)
Science & Technology Facilities Council
1/10/08 → 30/09/10
Project: Standard
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