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Photometric Analysis and Transit Times of TRAPPIST-1 b and c

Authors :
Morris, Brett M.
Agol, Eric
Hawley, Suzanne L.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

TRAPPIST-1 hosts seven Earth-sized planets transiting an M8 star. We observed mid-transit times of each of the inner two planets with the Astrophysical Research Consortium (ARC) 3.5 m Telescope at Apache Point Observatory (APO) to help constrain the planet masses with transit timing variations, and we outline a procedure for analyzing transit observations of late-M stars with APO. The transit times of TRAPPIST-1 b and c are $\mathrm{BJD}_{\mathrm{TDB}} = 2457580.87634^{+0.00034}_{-0.00034}$ and $2457558.89477^{+0.00080}_{-0.00085}$, respectively, which will help constrain the planet masses.<br />Comment: 1 figure, 2 pages, accepted to RNAAS

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1801.04460
Document Type :
Working Paper