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The origin of the eccentricity of the hot Jupiter in CI Tau

Authors :
Richard A. Booth
Catherine Clarke
Stefano Facchini
Giovanni P. Rosotti
Jean Teyssandier
Alexander J. Mustill
Rosotti, Giovanni [0000-0003-4853-5736]
Booth, Richard [0000-0002-0364-937X]
Clarke, Catherine [0000-0003-4288-0248]
Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Source :
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters. 464:L114-L118
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Oxford University Press (OUP), 2016.

Abstract

Following the recent discovery of the first radial velocity planet in a star still possessing a protoplanetary disc (CI Tau), we examine the origin of the planet's eccentricity (e $\sim 0.3$). We show through long timescale ($10^5$ orbits) simulations that the planetary eccentricity can be pumped by the disc, even when its local surface density is well below the threshold previously derived from short timescale integrations. We show that the disc may be able to excite the planet's orbital eccentricity in $<br />Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures. Accepted to MNRAS letters

Details

ISSN :
17453933 and 17453925
Volume :
464
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....c431de74220861cf87dc9cc57dc30a57