Three irradiated and bloated hot Jupiters: WASP-76b, WASP-82b, and WASP-90b

West, R.G.; Almenara, J.-M.; Anderson, D.R.; Bouchy, F.; Brown, D.J.A.; Collier Cameron, A.; Deleuil, M.; Delrez, L.; Doyle, A.P.; Faedi, F.; Fumel, A.; Gillon, M.; Hebrard, G.; Hellier, C.; Jehin, E.; Lendl, M.; Maxted, P.F.L.; Pepe, F.; Pollacco, D.; Queloz, D.; Segransan, D.; Smalley, B.; Smith, A.M.S.; Southworth, J.; Triaud, A.H.M.J.; Udry, S.

doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201527276

WASP-South transiting exoplanets: WASP-130b, WASP-131b, WASP-132b, WASP-139b, WASP-140b, WASP-141b and WASP-142b (2016)
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Hellier, C., Anderson, D., Collier Cameron, A., Delrez, L., Gillon, M., Jehin, E., …West, R. (2017). WASP-South transiting exoplanets: WASP-130b, WASP-131b, WASP-132b, WASP-139b, WASP-140b, WASP-141b and WASP-142b. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 465(3), 3693-3707. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw3005

We describe seven exoplanets transiting stars of brightness V = 10.1–12.4. WASP-130b is a ‘warm Jupiter’ having an orbital period of 11.6 d around a metal-rich G6 star. Its mass and radius (1.23 ± 0.04 MJup and 0.89 ± 0.03 RJup) support the trend tha... Read More about WASP-South transiting exoplanets: WASP-130b, WASP-131b, WASP-132b, WASP-139b, WASP-140b, WASP-141b and WASP-142b.

Pulsation versus metallicism in Am stars as revealed by LAMOST and WASP (2016)
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Smalley, B., Antoci, V., L. Holdsworth, D., W. Kurtz, D., J. Murphy, S., De Cat, P., …J. Wheatley, P. (2017). Pulsation versus metallicism in Am stars as revealed by LAMOST and WASP. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 465(3), 2662-2670. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw2903

We present the results of a study of a large sample of A and Am stars with spectral types from LAMOST and light curves from WASP. We find that, unlike normal A stars, d Sct pulsations in Am stars are mostly confined to the effective temperature range... Read More about Pulsation versus metallicism in Am stars as revealed by LAMOST and WASP.

WASP-157b, a Transiting Hot Jupiter Observed with K2 (2016)
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Močnik, T., Anderson, D., Brown, D., Collier Cameron, A., Delrez, L., Gillon, M., …West, R. (2016). WASP-157b, a Transiting Hot Jupiter Observed with K2. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 128(970), Article 124403. https://doi.org/10.1088/1538-3873/128/970/124403

We announce the discovery of the transiting hot Jupiter WASP-157b in a 3.95-d orbit around a V = 12.9 G2 main-sequence star. This moderately inflated planet has a Saturn-like density, with a mass of 0.57 ± 0.10 MJup and a radius of 1.06 ± 0.05 RJup.... Read More about WASP-157b, a Transiting Hot Jupiter Observed with K2.

Discovery of WASP-113b and WASP-114b, two inflated hot-Jupiters with contrasting densities (2016)
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Hellier, & Smalley. (2016). Discovery of WASP-113b and WASP-114b, two inflated hot-Jupiters with contrasting densities. Astronomy and Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526517

Aims. We present the discovery and characterisation of the exoplanets WASP-113b and WASP-114b by the WASP surveys, SOPHIE and CORALIE. Methods. The planetary nature of the systems was established by performing follow-up photometric and spectroscop... Read More about Discovery of WASP-113b and WASP-114b, two inflated hot-Jupiters with contrasting densities.

Orbital and physical parameters of eclipsing binaries from the ASAS catalogue - IX. Spotted pairs with red giants (2016)
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Hellier. (2016). Orbital and physical parameters of eclipsing binaries from the ASAS catalogue - IX. Spotted pairs with red giants. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2234 - 2249. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1448

We present spectroscopic and photometric solutions for three spotted systems with red giant components. Absolute physical and orbital parameters for these double-lined detached eclipsing binary stars are presented for the first time. These were deriv... Read More about Orbital and physical parameters of eclipsing binaries from the ASAS catalogue - IX. Spotted pairs with red giants.

WASP-92b, WASP-93b and WASP-118b: three new transiting close-in giant planets (2016)
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Hay, K., Collier-Cameron, A., Doyle, A., Hébrard, G., Skillen, I., Anderson, D., …Wilson, P. (2016). WASP-92b, WASP-93b and WASP-118b: three new transiting close-in giant planets. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 463(3), 3276 - 3289. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw2090

We present the discovery of three new transiting giant planets, first detected with the WASP telescopes, and establish their planetary nature with follow up spectroscopy and ground-based photometric light curves. WASP-92 is an F7 star, with a moderat... Read More about WASP-92b, WASP-93b and WASP-118b: three new transiting close-in giant planets.

WASP-86b and WASP-102b: super-dense versus bloated planets (2016)
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Smalley, Hellier, & Maxted. (2016). WASP-86b and WASP-102b: super-dense versus bloated planets. arXiv,

We report the discovery of two transiting planetary systems: a super dense, sub-Jupiter mass planet WASP-86b (Mpl = 0.82 ± 0.06 MJ; Rpl = 0.63 ± 0.01 RJ), and a bloated, Saturn-like planet WASP-102b (Mpl = 0.62 ± 0.04 MJ; Rpl = 1.27 ± 0.03 RJ). They... Read More about WASP-86b and WASP-102b: super-dense versus bloated planets.

Absolute parameters for AI Phoenicis using WASP photometry (2016)
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Maxted, & Hellier. (2016). Absolute parameters for AI Phoenicis using WASP photometry. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628581

Context. AI Phe is a double-lined, detached eclipsing binary, in which a K-type sub-giant star totally eclipses its main-sequence companion every 24.6 days. This configuration makes AI Phe ideal for testing stellar evolutionary models. Difficulties i... Read More about Absolute parameters for AI Phoenicis using WASP photometry.

Five transiting hot Jupiters discovered using WASP-South, Euler and TRAPPIST: WASP-119 b, WASP-124 b, WASP-126 b, WASP-129 b and WASP-133 b (2016)
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Maxted, P., Anderson, D., Collier Cameron, A., Delrez, L., Gillon, M., Hellier, C., …West, R. (2016). Five transiting hot Jupiters discovered using WASP-South, Euler and TRAPPIST: WASP-119 b, WASP-124 b, WASP-126 b, WASP-129 b and WASP-133 b. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 591, Article A55. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628250

We have used photometry from the WASP-South instrument to identify 5 stars showing planet-like transits in their light curves. The planetary nature of the companions to these stars has been confirmed using photometry from the EulerCam instrument on t... Read More about Five transiting hot Jupiters discovered using WASP-South, Euler and TRAPPIST: WASP-119 b, WASP-124 b, WASP-126 b, WASP-129 b and WASP-133 b.

WASP-121 b: a hot Jupiter close to tidal disruption transiting an active F star (2016)
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Hellier, Smalley, & Maxted. (2016). WASP-121 b: a hot Jupiter close to tidal disruption transiting an active F star. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 4025 - 4043. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw522

We present the discovery by the WASP-South survey of WASP-121 b, a new remarkable short-period transiting hot Jupiter. The planet has a mass of 1.183+0.064-0.062MJup, a radius of 1.865 ± 0.044 RJup, and transits every 1.2749255+0.0000020-0.0000025 da... Read More about WASP-121 b: a hot Jupiter close to tidal disruption transiting an active F star.

STARSPOTS ON WASP-85 (2016)
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Hellier. (2016). STARSPOTS ON WASP-85. Astronomical Journal, https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-6256/151/6/150

By analyzing K2 short-cadence observations, we detect starspots on WASP-85A, the host star of the hot Jupiter WASP-85Ab. The detection of recurring starspot occultation events indicates that the planet's orbit is aligned with the star's rotational ax... Read More about STARSPOTS ON WASP-85.

WASP-120 b, WASP-122 b, and WASP-123 b: Three Newly Discovered Planets from the WASP-South Survey (2016)
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Turner, O., Anderson, D., Collier Cameron, A., Delrez, L., Evans, D., Gillon, M., …West, R. (2016). WASP-120 b, WASP-122 b, and WASP-123 b: Three Newly Discovered Planets from the WASP-South Survey. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 128, Article 064401. https://doi.org/10.1088/1538-3873/128/964/064401

We present the discovery by the WASP-South survey of three planets transiting moderately bright stars (V ˜ 11). WASP-120 b is a massive (4.85 M Jup ) planet in a 3.6-day orbit that we find likely to be eccentric around an F5 star. WASP-122 b is a hot... Read More about WASP-120 b, WASP-122 b, and WASP-123 b: Three Newly Discovered Planets from the WASP-South Survey.

FORS2 observes a multi-epoch transmission spectrum of the hot Saturn-mass exoplanet WASP-49b (2016)
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Hellier. (2016). FORS2 observes a multi-epoch transmission spectrum of the hot Saturn-mass exoplanet WASP-49b. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527594

Context. Transmission spectroscopy has proven to be a useful tool for the study of exoplanet atmospheres, because the absorption and scattering signatures of the atmosphere manifest themselves as variations in the planetary transit depth. Several pla... Read More about FORS2 observes a multi-epoch transmission spectrum of the hot Saturn-mass exoplanet WASP-49b.

Hot Jupiters with relatives: discovery of additional planets in orbit around WASP-41 and WASP-47 (2016)
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Hellier. (2016). Hot Jupiters with relatives: discovery of additional planets in orbit around WASP-41 and WASP-47. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526965

We report the discovery of two additional planetary companions to WASP-41 and WASP-47. WASP-41 c is a planet of minimum mass 3.18 ± 0.20 MJup and eccentricity 0.29 ± 0.02, and it orbits in 421 ± 2 days. WASP-47 c is a planet of minimum mass 1.24 ± 0.... Read More about Hot Jupiters with relatives: discovery of additional planets in orbit around WASP-41 and WASP-47.

WASP-135b: A Highly Irradiated, Inflated Hot Jupiter Orbiting a G5V Star (2016)
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Spake, J. J., Brown, D. J. A., Doyle, A. P., Hébrard, G., McCormac, J., Armstrong, D. J., …Wheatley, P. J. (2016). WASP-135b: A Highly Irradiated, Inflated Hot Jupiter Orbiting a G5V Star. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 128(960), 024401. https://doi.org/10.1088/1538-3873/128/960/024401

We report the discovery of a new transiting planet from the WASP survey. WASP-135b is a hot Jupiter with radius 1.30 ± 0.09 RJup, mass 1.90 ± 0.08 MJup, and an orbital period of 1.401 days. Its host is a Sun-like star, with a G5 spectral type and a m... Read More about WASP-135b: A Highly Irradiated, Inflated Hot Jupiter Orbiting a G5V Star.

Three irradiated and bloated hot Jupiters: WASP-76b, WASP-82b, and WASP-90b (2016)
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West, R., Almenara, J., Anderson, D., Bouchy, F., Brown, D., Collier Cameron, A., …Udry, S. (2016). Three irradiated and bloated hot Jupiters: WASP-76b, WASP-82b, and WASP-90b. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 585, Article A126. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527276

We report on three new transiting hot Jupiter planets, discovered from the WASP surveys, which we combine with radial velocities from OHP/SOPHIE and Euler/CORALIE and photometry from Euler and TRAPPIST. The planets WASP-76b, WASP-82b, and WASP-90b ar... Read More about Three irradiated and bloated hot Jupiters: WASP-76b, WASP-82b, and WASP-90b.

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