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KELT-23Ab: A Hot Jupiter Transiting a Near-solar Twin Close to the TESS and JWST Continuous Viewing Zones
- Source :
- The Astronomical Journal. 158:78
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- American Astronomical Society, 2019.
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Abstract
- We announce the discovery of KELT-23Ab, a hot Jupiter transiting the relatively bright ($V=10.3$) star BD+66 911 (TYC 4187-996-1), and characterize the system using follow-up photometry and spectroscopy. A global fit to the system yields host-star properties of $T_{eff}=5900\pm49 K$, $M_*=0.945^{+0.060}_{-0.054} M_{\odot}$, $R_*=0.995\pm0.015 R_{\odot}$, $L_*=1.082^{+0.051}_{-0.048} L_{\odot}$, log$g_{*}=4.418^{+0.026}_{-0.025}$ (cgs), and $\left[{\rm Fe}/{\rm H}\right]=-0.105\pm0.077$. KELT-23Ab is a hot Jupiter with mass $M_P=0.938^{+0.045}_{-0.042} M_{\rm J}$, radius $R_P=1.322\pm0.025 R_{\rm J}$, and density $\rho_P=0.504^{+0.038}_{-0.035}$ g cm$^{-3}$. Intense insolation flux from the star has likely caused KELT-23Ab to become inflated. The time of inferior conjunction is $T_0=2458149.40776\pm0.00091~\rm {BJD_{TDB}}$ and the orbital period is $P=2.255353^{+0.000031}_{-0.000030}$ days. There is strong evidence that KELT-23A is a member of a long-period binary star system with a less luminous companion, and due to tidal interactions, the planet is likely to spiral into its host within roughly a Gyr. This system has one of the highest positive ecliptic latitudes of all transiting planet hosts known to date, placing it near the Transiting Planet Survey Satellite and James Webb Space Telescope continuous viewing zones. Thus we expect it to be an excellent candidate for long-term monitoring and follow-up with these facilities.<br />Comment: 17 pages, 10 figures, Accepted for publication in AJ
- Subjects :
- Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
Physics
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
James Webb Space Telescope
Ecliptic
FOS: Physical sciences
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Orbital period
01 natural sciences
Photometry (optics)
13. Climate action
Space and Planetary Science
Planet
0103 physical sciences
Binary star
Hot Jupiter
Spectroscopy
010303 astronomy & astrophysics
Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
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Details
- ISSN :
- 15383881
- Volume :
- 158
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Astronomical Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....53af79663622c1e11acb7e3f8200b06e