Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-03-08
Astron.Astrophys. 402 (2003) 791-800
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
9 pages, 12 figures, A&A in press
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20030281
Recently, 59 low-luminosity object transits were reported from the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE). Our follow-up low-resolution spectroscopy of 16 candidates provided two objects, OGLE-TR-3 and OGLE-TR-10, which have companions with radii compatible with those of gas-giant planets. Further high-resolution spectroscopy revealed a very low velocity variation (<500m/s) of the host star OGLE-TR-3 which may be caused by its unseen companion. An analysis of the radial velocity and light curve results in M<2.5 M_jup, R<1.6 R_jup, and an orbital separation of about 5 R_sol, which makes it the planet with the shortest period known. This allows to identify the low-luminosity companion of OGLE-TR-3 as a possible new gas-giant planet. If confirmed, this makes OGLE-TR-3 together with OGLE-TR-56 the first extrasolar planets detected via their transit light curves.
Dreizler Stefan
Hauschildt Paul
Kley Willy
Rauch Thomas
Schuh S. L.
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