High precision transit observations of the exoplanet WASP-13b with the RISE instrument

Details High precision transit observations of the exoplanet WASP-13b with the RISE instrument High precision transit observations of the exoplanet WASP-13b with the RISE instrument

2011-08-19

arxiv.org/abs/1108.3996v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics

7pages, 4 figures, submitted to MNRAS

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WASP-13b is a sub-Jupiter mass exoplanet orbiting a G1V type star with a period of 4.35 days. The current uncertainty in its impact parameter (0 < b < 0.46) resulted in poorly defined stellar and planetary radii. To better constrain the impact parameter we have obtained high precision transit observations with the RISE instrument mounted on 2.0 m Liverpool Telescope. We present four new transits which are fitted with an MCMC routine to derive accurate system parameters. We found an orbital inclination of 85.2 \pm 0.3 degrees resulting in stellar and planetary radii of 1.56 \pm 0.04 R\odot and 1.39 \pm 0.05 RJup, respectively. This suggests that the host star has evolved off the main-sequence and is in the shell hydrogen-burning phase. We also discuss how the limb darkening affects the derived system parameters. With a density of 0.17{\rho}J, WASP-13b joins the group of low density planets whose radii are too large to be explained by standard irradiation models. We derive a new ephemeris for the system, T0 = 2455575.5136 \pm 0.0016 (HJD) and P = 4.353011 \pm 0.000013 days. The planet equilibrium temperature (Tequ = 1500 K) and the bright host star (V = 10.4 mag) make it a good candidate for follow-up atmospheric studies.

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