The Rotation Period of the Planet-Hosting Star HD 189733

Details The Rotation Period of the Planet-Hosting Star HD 189733 The Rotation Period of the Planet-Hosting Star HD 189733

2007-09-13

arxiv.org/abs/0709.2142v1

Astron.J.135:68-71,2008

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

To appear in AJ

Scientific paper

10.1088/0004-6256/135/1/68

We present synoptic optical photometry of HD 189733, the chromospherically active parent star of one of the most intensively studied exoplanets. We have significantly extended the timespan of our previously reported observations and refined the estimate of the stellar rotation period by more than an order of magnitude: $P = 11.953\pm 0.009$ days. We derive a lower limit on the inclination of the stellar rotation axis of $56\arcdeg$ (with 95% confidence), corroborating earlier evidence that the stellar spin axis and planetary orbital axis are well aligned.

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