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2004ApJ...609L..37K - Astrophys. J., 609, L37-L40 (2004/July-1)

The transiting extrasolar giant planet around the star OGLE-TR-113.

KONACKI M., TORRES G., SASSELOV D.D., PIETRZYNSKI G., UDALSKI A., JHA S., RUIZ M.T., GIEREN W. and MINNITI D.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report the independent discovery of a new extrasolar transiting planet around OGLE-TR-113, a candidate star from the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Small radial velocity variations have been detected based on observations conducted with the MIKE spectrograph on the Magellan I (Baade) telescope at the Las Campanas Observatory (Chile) during 2003. We have also carried out a light-curve analysis incorporating new photometry and realistic physical parameters for the star. OGLE-TR-113b has an orbital period of only 1.43 days, a mass of (1.08±0.28)MJup, and a radius of (1.09±0.10)RJup. Similar parameters have been obtained very recently in an independent study by Bouchy et al., from observations taken a year later. The orbital period of OGLE-TR-113b and the previously announced planet OGLE-TR-56b (Porb=1.21 days)–the first two found photometrically–are much shorter than the apparent cutoff of close-in giant planets at 3-4 day periods found in high-precision radial velocity surveys. Along with a third case reported by Bouchy et al. (OGLE-TR-132b, Porb=1.69 days), these objects appear to form a new class of ``very hot Jupiters'' that pose very interesting questions for theoretical study.

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Journal keyword(s): Line: Profiles - Stars: Planetary Systems - Stars: Evolution - Stars: Individual: Alphanumeric: OGLE-TR-113 - Techniques: Radial Velocities

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