Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-01-13
ActaAstron.52:317,2002
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
12 pages. Three pages of Appendix included ('jpg' format). Full resolution pages of Appendix and photometric data presented in
Scientific paper
We present results of the second planetary and low-luminosity object transit campaign conducted by the OGLE-III survey. Three fields (35'x35' each) located in the Carina regions of the Galactic disk (l~290) were monitored continuously in February-May 2002. About 1150 epochs were collected for each field. The search for low depth transits was conducted on about 103000 stars with photometry better than 15 mmag. In total, we discovered 62 objects with shallow depth (<0.08 mag) flat-bottomed transits. For each of these objects several individual transits were detected and photometric elements were determined. Also lower limits on radii of the primary and companion were calculated. The 2002 OGLE sample of stars with transiting companions contains considerably more objects that may be Jupiter-sized (R<1.6 R_Jup) compared to our 2001 sample. There is a group of planetary candidates with the orbital periods close to or shorter than one day. If confirmed as planets, they would be the shortest period extrasolar planetary systems. In general, the transiting objects may be extrasolar planets, brown dwarfs, or M-type dwarfs. One should be, however, aware that in some cases unresolved blends of regular eclipsing stars can mimic transits. Future spectral analysis and eventual determination of the amplitude of radial velocity should allow final classification. High resolution spectroscopic follow-up observations are, therefore, strongly encouraged. All photometric data are available from the OGLE Internet archive. Note added for astro-ph version: One of the best planetary candidates from the OGLE 2001 campaign, OGLE-TR-56, has recently been confirmed as a planetary system by Konacki, Torres, Jha and Sasselov [astro-ph/0301052].
Kubiak Mateo M. M.
Pietrzynski Grzegorz
Soszynski Igor
Szewczyk Olaf
Szymanski Michal
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