From dense hot Jupiter to low-density Neptune : the discovery of WASP-127b, WASP-136b, and WASP-138b
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01/03/2017Author
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ST/I000666/1
PP/D000890/1
ST/M001296/1
ST/G001006/1
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We report three newly discovered exoplanets from the SuperWASP survey. WASP-127b is a heavily inflated super-Neptune of mass 0.18 ± 0.02 MJ and radius 1.37 ± 0.04 RJ. This is one of the least massive planets discovered by the WASP project. It orbits a bright host star (Vmag = 10.16) of spectral type G5 with a period of 4.17 days. WASP-127b is a low-density planet that has an extended atmosphere with a scale height of 2500 ± 400 km, making it an ideal candidate for transmission spectroscopy. WASP-136b and WASP-138b are both hot Jupiters with mass and radii of 1.51 ± 0.08 MJ and 1.38 ± 0.16 RJ, and 1.22 ± 0.08 MJ and 1.09 ± 0.05 RJ, respectively. WASP-136b is in a 5.22-day orbit around an F9 subgiant star with a mass of 1.41 ± 0.07 M⊙ and a radius of 2.21 ± 0.22 R⊙. The discovery of WASP-136b could help constrain the characteristics of the giant planet population around evolved stars. WASP-138b orbits an F7 star with a period of 3.63 days. Its radius agrees with theoretical values from standard models, suggesting the presence of a heavy element core with a mass of ∼ 10 M⊕. The discovery of these new planets helps in exploring the diverse compositional range of short-period planets, and will aid our understanding of the physical characteristics of both gas giants and low-density planets.
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Lam , K W F , Faedi , F , Brown , D J A , Anderson , D R , Delrez , L , Gillon , M , Hébrard , G , Lendl , M , Mancini , L , Southworth , J , Smalley , B , Triaud , A H M , Turner , O D , Hay , K L , Armstrong , D J , Barros , S C C , Bonomo , A S , Bouchy , F , Boumis , P , Collier Cameron , A , Doyle , A P , Hellier , C , Henning , T , Jehin , E , King , G , Kirk , J , Louden , T , Maxted , P F L , McCormac , J J , Osborn , H P , Palle , E , Pepe , F , Pollacco , D , Prieto-Arranz , J , Queloz , D , Rey , J , Ségransan , D , Udry , S , Walker , S , West , R G & Wheatley , P J 2017 , ' From dense hot Jupiter to low-density Neptune : the discovery of WASP-127b, WASP-136b, and WASP-138b ' , Astronomy & Astrophysics , vol. 599 , A3 . https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629403
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
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Peer reviewed
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0004-6361Type
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