G. Maciejewski
Multi-site campaign for transit timing variations of WASP-12 b: possible detection of a long-period signal of planetary origin
Maciejewski, G.; Dimitrov, D.; Seeliger, M.; Raetz, St.; Bukowiecki, Ł.; Kitze, M.; Errmann, R.; Nowak, G.; Niedzielski, A.; Popov, V.; Marka, C.; Goździewski, K.; Neuhäuser, R.; Ohlert, J.; Hinse, T. C.; Lee, J. W.; Lee, C.-U.; Yoon, J.-N.; Berndt, A.; Gilbert, H.; Ginski, Ch.; Hohle, M. M.; Mugrauer, M.; Röll, T.; Schmidt, T. O. B.; Tetzlaff, N.; Mancini, L.; Southworth, J.; Dall’Ora, M.; Ciceri, S.; Zambelli, R.; Corfini, G.; Takahashi, H.; Tachihara, K.; Benkő, J. M.; Sárneczky, K.; Szabo, Gy. M.; Varga, T. N.; Vaňko, M.; Joshi, Y. C.; Chen, W. P.
Authors
D. Dimitrov
M. Seeliger
St. Raetz
Ł. Bukowiecki
M. Kitze
R. Errmann
G. Nowak
A. Niedzielski
V. Popov
C. Marka
K. Goździewski
R. Neuhäuser
J. Ohlert
T. C. Hinse
J. W. Lee
C.-U. Lee
J.-N. Yoon
A. Berndt
H. Gilbert
Ch. Ginski
M. M. Hohle
M. Mugrauer
T. Röll
T. O. B. Schmidt
N. Tetzlaff
L. Mancini
Dr John Taylor j.k.taylor@keele.ac.uk
M. Dall’Ora
S. Ciceri
R. Zambelli
G. Corfini
H. Takahashi
K. Tachihara
J. M. Benkő
K. Sárneczky
Gy. M. Szabo
T. N. Varga
M. Vaňko
Y. C. Joshi
W. P. Chen
Abstract
Aims. The transiting planet WASP-12 b was identified as a potential target for transit-timing studies because a departure from a linear ephemeris has been reported in the literature. Such deviations could be caused by an additional planet in the system. We attempt to confirm the claimed variations in transit timing and interpret their origin.
Methods. We organised a multi-site campaign to observe transits by WASP-12 b in three observing seasons, using 0.5–2.6-metre telescopes.
Results. We obtained 61 transit light curves, many of them with sub-millimagnitude precision. The simultaneous analysis of the best-quality datasets allowed us to obtain refined system parameters, which agree with values reported in previous studies. The residuals versus a linear ephemeris reveal a possible periodic signal that may be approximated by a sinusoid with an amplitude of 0.00068 ± 0.00013 d and period of 500 ± 20 orbital periods of WASP-12 b. The joint analysis of timing data and published radial velocity measurements results in a two-planet model that explains observations better than do single-planet scenarios. We hypothesise that WASP-12 b might not be the only planet in the system, and there might be the additional 0.1 MJup body on a 3.6-d eccentric orbit. A dynamical analysis indicates that the proposed two-planet system is stable on long timescales.
Citation
Maciejewski, G., Dimitrov, D., Seeliger, M., Raetz, S., Bukowiecki, Ł., Kitze, M., …Chen, W. P. (2013). Multi-site campaign for transit timing variations of WASP-12 b: possible detection of a long-period signal of planetary origin. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 551, Article A108. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220739
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 18, 2013 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 4, 2013 |
Publication Date | 2013-03 |
Deposit Date | Jun 16, 2023 |
Journal | Astronomy & Astrophysics |
Print ISSN | 0004-6361 |
Electronic ISSN | 1432-0746 |
Publisher | EDP Sciences |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 551 |
Article Number | A108 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220739 |
Keywords | Space and Planetary Science; Astronomy and Astrophysics |
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