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2007A&A...471L..51G - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 471, L51-54 (2007/9-1)

Accurate Spitzer infrared radius measurement for the hot Neptune GJ 436b.

GILLON M., DEMORY B.-O., BARMAN T., BONFILS X., MAZEH T., PONT F., UDRY S., MAYOR M. and QUELOZ D.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present Spitzer Space Telescope infrared photometry of a primary transit of the hot Neptune GJ 436b. The observations were obtained using the 8 µm band of the InfraRed Array Camera (IRAC). The high accuracy of the transit data and the weak limb-darkening in the 8 µm IRAC band allow us to derive (assuming M=0.44±0.04M☉ for the primary) a precise value for the planetary radius (4.19+0.21–0.16R⊕), the stellar radius (0.463+0.022–0.017R☉), the orbital inclination (85.90°+0.19°–0.18°) and transit timing (2454280.78186+0.00015–0.00008HJD). Assuming current planet models, an internal structure similar to that of Neptune with a small H/He envelope is necessary to account for the measured radius of GJ 436b.

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Journal keyword(s): techniques: photometric - eclipses - stars: individual: GJ 436 - planetary systems - infrared: general

VizieR on-line data: <Available at CDS (J/A+A/471/L51): phot.dat>

Errata: erratum vol. 490, p. L1 (2008)

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