WASP-52b, WASP-58b, WASP-59b, and WASP-60b: Four new transiting close-in giant planets

Hébrard, G.; Collier Cameron, A.; Brown, D. J. A.; Díaz, R. F.; Faedi, F.; Smalley, B.; Anderson, D. R.; Armstrong, D.; Barros, S. C. C.; Bento, J.; Bouchy, F.; Doyle, A. P.; Enoch, B.; Gómez Maqueo Chew, Y.; Hébrard, É. M.; Hellier, C.; Lendl, M.; Lister, T. A.; Maxted, P. F. L.; McCormac, J.; Moutou, C.; Pollacco, D.; Queloz, D.; Santerne, A.; Skillen, I.; Southworth, J.; Tregloan-Reed, J.; Triaud, A. H. M. J.; Udry, S.; Vanhuysse, M.; Watson, C. A.; West, R. G.; Wheatley, P. J.

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The GAPS programme with HARPS-N at TNG: I. Observations of the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect and characterisation of the transiting system Qatar-1⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ (2013)
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Covino, E., Esposito, M., Barbieri, M., Mancini, L., Nascimbeni, V., Claudi, R., …Turrini, D. (2013). The GAPS programme with HARPS-N at TNG: I. Observations of the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect and characterisation of the transiting system Qatar-1⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 554, Article A28. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321298

Context. Our understanding of the formation and evolution of planetary systems is still fragmentary because most of the current data provide limited information about the orbital structure and dynamics of these systems. The knowledge of the orbital p... Read More about The GAPS programme with HARPS-N at TNG: I. Observations of the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect and characterisation of the transiting system Qatar-1⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆.

The GAPS programme with HARPS-N at TNG: II. No giant planets around the metal-poor star HIP 11952⋆⋆⋆ (2013)
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Desidera, S., Sozzetti, A., Bonomo, A. S., Gratton, R., Poretti, E., Claudi, R., …Southworth, J. (2013). The GAPS programme with HARPS-N at TNG: II. No giant planets around the metal-poor star HIP 11952⋆⋆⋆. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 554, Article A29. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321155

In the context of the programme Global Architecture of Planetary Systems (GAPS), we have performed radial velocity monitoring of the metal-poor star HIP 11952 on 35 nights during about 150 days using the newly installed high-resolution spectrograph H... Read More about The GAPS programme with HARPS-N at TNG: II. No giant planets around the metal-poor star HIP 11952⋆⋆⋆.

Two new SB2 binaries with main sequence B-type pulsators in theKeplerfield (2013)
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Pápics, P. I., Tkachenko, A., Aerts, C., Briquet, M., Marcos-Arenal, P., Beck, P. G., …Debosscher, J. (2013). Two new SB2 binaries with main sequence B-type pulsators in theKeplerfield. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 553, A127. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321088

Context. OB stars are important in the chemistry and evolution of the Universe, but the sample of targets that is well understood from an asteroseismological point of view is still too limited to provide feedback on the current evolutionary models.... Read More about Two new SB2 binaries with main sequence B-type pulsators in theKeplerfield.

EMCCD photometry reveals two new variable stars in the crowded central region of the globular cluster NGC 6981 (2013)
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Skottfelt, J., Bramich, D. M., Figuera Jaimes, R., Jørgensen, U. G., Kains, N., W Harpsøe, K. B., …Williams, A. (2013). EMCCD photometry reveals two new variable stars in the crowded central region of the globular cluster NGC 6981. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 553, Article A111. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321430

Two previously unknown variable stars in the crowded central region of the globular cluster NGC 6981 are presented. The observations were made using the electron multiplying CCD (EMCCD) camera at the Danish 1.54 m Telescope at La Silla, Chile. The tw... Read More about EMCCD photometry reveals two new variable stars in the crowded central region of the globular cluster NGC 6981.

Asteroseismology of KIC 11754974: a high-amplitude SX Phe pulsator in a 343-d binary system (2013)
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Murphy, S. J., Pigulski, A., Kurtz, D. W., Suárez, J. C., Handler, G., Balona, L. A., …Southworth, J. (2013). Asteroseismology of KIC 11754974: a high-amplitude SX Phe pulsator in a 343-d binary system. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 432(3), 2284-2297. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt587

The candidate SX Phe star KIC 11754974 shows a remarkably high number of combination frequencies in the Fourier amplitude spectrum: 123 of the 166 frequencies in our multifrequency fit are linear combinations of independent modes. Predictable pattern... Read More about Asteroseismology of KIC 11754974: a high-amplitude SX Phe pulsator in a 343-d binary system.

MOA-2010-BLG-311: A PLANETARY CANDIDATE BELOW THE THRESHOLD OF RELIABLE DETECTION (2013)
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Yee, J. C., Hung, L., Bond, I. A., Allen, W., Monard, L. A. G., Albrow, M. D., …Consortium, T. M. (in press). MOA-2010-BLG-311: A PLANETARY CANDIDATE BELOW THE THRESHOLD OF RELIABLE DETECTION. Astrophysical Journal, 769(1), Article 77. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/769/1/77

We analyze MOA-2010-BLG-311, a high magnification (Amax > 600) microlensing event with complete data coverage over the peak, making it very sensitive to planetary signals. We fit this event with both a point lens and a two-body lens model and find th... Read More about MOA-2010-BLG-311: A PLANETARY CANDIDATE BELOW THE THRESHOLD OF RELIABLE DETECTION.

Refined physical properties andg′,r′,i′,z′,J, H, Ktransmission spectrum of WASP-23b from the ground (2013)
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Nikolov, N., Chen, G., Fortney, J. J., Mancini, L., Southworth, J., van Boekel, R., & Henning, T. (2013). Refined physical properties andg′,r′,i′,z′,J, H, Ktransmission spectrum of WASP-23b from the ground. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 553, Article A26. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321084

Context. Multi-band observations of planetary transits using the telescope defocus technique may yield high-quality light curves suitable for refining the physical properties of exoplanets even with small or medium size telescopes. Such observations... Read More about Refined physical properties andg′,r′,i′,z′,J, H, Ktransmission spectrum of WASP-23b from the ground.

MICROLENSING DISCOVERY OF A POPULATION OF VERY TIGHT, VERY LOW MASS BINARY BROWN DWARFS (2013)
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Choi, J., Han, C., Udalski, A., Sumi, T., Gaudi, B. S., Gould, A., …The RoboNet Collaboration. (in press). MICROLENSING DISCOVERY OF A POPULATION OF VERY TIGHT, VERY LOW MASS BINARY BROWN DWARFS. Astrophysical Journal, 768(2), Article 129. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/768/2/129

Although many models have been proposed, the physical mechanisms responsible for the formation of low-mass brown dwarfs (BDs) are poorly understood. The multiplicity properties and minimum mass of the BD mass function provide critical empirical diagn... Read More about MICROLENSING DISCOVERY OF A POPULATION OF VERY TIGHT, VERY LOW MASS BINARY BROWN DWARFS.

Warm Spitzer Occultation Photometry of WASP-26b at 3.6{\mu}m and 4.5{\mu}m (2013)
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Mahtani, D. P., Mahtani, D. P., Maxted, P. F. L., Anderson, D. R., Smith, A. M. S., Smalley, B., …West, R. G. (2013). Warm Spitzer Occultation Photometry of WASP-26b at 3.6{\mu}m and 4.5{\mu}m. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 432(1), 693-701. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt505

We present new warm Spitzer occultation photometry of WASP-26 at 3.6{\mu}m and 4.5{\mu}m along with new transit photometry taken in the g,r and i bands. We report the first detection of the occultation of WASP-26b, with occultation depths at 3.6{\mu}... Read More about Warm Spitzer Occultation Photometry of WASP-26b at 3.6{\mu}m and 4.5{\mu}m.

WASP-71b: a bloated hot Jupiter in a 2.9-day, prograde orbit around an evolved F8 star (2013)
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Smith, A. M. S., Anderson, D. R., Bouchy, F., Collier Cameron, A., Doyle, A. P., Fumel, A., …West, R. G. (2013). WASP-71b: a bloated hot Jupiter in a 2.9-day, prograde orbit around an evolved F8 star. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 552, Article A120. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220727

We report the discovery by the WASP transit survey of a highly-irradiated, massive (2.242 ± 0.080 MJup) planet which transits a bright (V = 10.6), evolved F8 star every 2.9 days. The planet, WASP-71b, is larger than Jupiter (1.46 ± 0.13 RJup), but le... Read More about WASP-71b: a bloated hot Jupiter in a 2.9-day, prograde orbit around an evolved F8 star.

WASP-64 b and WASP-72 b: two new transiting highly irradiated giant planets (2013)
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Gillon, M., Anderson, D. R., Collier-Cameron, A., Doyle, A. P., Fumel, A., Hellier, C., …West, R. G. (2013). WASP-64 b and WASP-72 b: two new transiting highly irradiated giant planets. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 552, Article A82. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220561

We report the discovery by the WASP transit survey of two new highly irradiated giant planets. WASP-64 b is slightly more massive (1.271 ± 0.068 MJup) and larger (1.271 ± 0.039 RJup) than Jupiter, and is in very-short (a = 0.02648 ± 0.00024 AU, P = 1... Read More about WASP-64 b and WASP-72 b: two new transiting highly irradiated giant planets.

A giant planet beyond the snow line in microlensing event OGLE-2011-BLG-0251 (2013)
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Kains, N., Street, R. A., Choi, J., Han, C., Udalski, A., Almeida, L. A., …Zub, M. (2013). A giant planet beyond the snow line in microlensing event OGLE-2011-BLG-0251. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 552, Article A70. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220626

Aims. We present the analysis of the gravitational microlensing event OGLE-2011-BLG-0251. This anomalous event was observed by several survey and follow-up collaborations conducting microlensing observations towards the Galactic bulge. Methods. Ba... Read More about A giant planet beyond the snow line in microlensing event OGLE-2011-BLG-0251.

A J-band detection of the sub-stellar mass donor in SDSS J1433+1011 (2013)
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Littlefair, S. P., Savoury, C. D. J., Dhillon, V. S., Marsh, T. R., Gänsicke, B. T., Butterleym, T., …Watson, C. A. (2013). A J-band detection of the sub-stellar mass donor in SDSS J1433+1011. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 431(3), 2820-2825. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt378

We present time-resolved J-band spectroscopy of the short-period cataclysmic variable SDSS J143317.78+101123.3. We detect absorption lines from the sub-stellar donor star in this system, which contributes 38 ± 5 per cent to the J-band light. From the... Read More about A J-band detection of the sub-stellar mass donor in SDSS J1433+1011.

An extremely high photometric precision in ground-based observations of two transits in the WASP-50 planetary system (2013)
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Tregloan-Reed, J., & Southworth, J. (2013). An extremely high photometric precision in ground-based observations of two transits in the WASP-50 planetary system. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 431(1), 966-971. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt227

We present photometric observations of two transits in the WASP-50 planetary system, obtained using the ESO New Technology Telescope and the defocused-photometry technique. The rms scatters for the two data sets are 258 and 211 ppm with a cadence of... Read More about An extremely high photometric precision in ground-based observations of two transits in the WASP-50 planetary system.

Multi-site campaign for transit timing variations of WASP-12 b: possible detection of a long-period signal of planetary origin (2013)
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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

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 syst... Read More about Multi-site campaign for transit timing variations of WASP-12 b: possible detection of a long-period signal of planetary origin.

Flux and color variations of the doubly imaged quasar UM673 (2013)
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Ricci, D., Elyiv, A., Finet, F., Wertz, O., Alsubai, K., Anguita, T., …Surdej, J. (2013). Flux and color variations of the doubly imaged quasar UM673. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 551, Article A104. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201118755

Aims. With the aim of characterizing the flux and color variations of the multiple components of the gravitationally lensed quasar UM673 as a function of time, we have performed multiepoch and multiband photometric observations with the Danish telesc... Read More about Flux and color variations of the doubly imaged quasar UM673.

Physical properties of the WASP-44 planetary system from simultaneous multi-colour photometry (2013)
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Mancini, L., Nikolov, N., Southworth, J., Chen, G., Fortney, J. J., Tregloan-Reed, J., …Henning, T. (2013). Physical properties of the WASP-44 planetary system from simultaneous multi-colour photometry. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 430(4), 2932-2942. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt095

We present ground-based broad-band photometry of two transits in the WASP-44 planetary system obtained simultaneously through four optical (Sloan g′, r′, i′, z′) and three near-infrared (NIR; J, H, K) filters. We achieved low scatters of 1–2 mmag per... Read More about Physical properties of the WASP-44 planetary system from simultaneous multi-colour photometry.

A lower radius and mass for the transiting extrasolar planet HAT-P-8 b (2013)
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Mancini, L., Southworth, J., Ciceri, S., Fortney, J. J., Morley, C. V., Dittmann, J. A., …Henning, T. (2013). A lower radius and mass for the transiting extrasolar planet HAT-P-8 b. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 551, Article A11. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220291

Context. The extrasolar planet HAT-P-8 b was thought to be one of the more inflated transiting hot Jupiters. Aims. By using new and existing photometric data, we computed precise estimates of the physical properties of the system. Methods. We p... Read More about A lower radius and mass for the transiting extrasolar planet HAT-P-8 b.

MOA-2010-BLG-523: “FAILED PLANET” = RS CVn STAR (2013)
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Gould, A., Yee, J. C., Bond, I. A., Udalski, A., Han, C., Jørgensen, U. G., …The PLANET Collaboration. (in press). MOA-2010-BLG-523: “FAILED PLANET” = RS CVn STAR. Astrophysical Journal, 763(2), Article 141. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/763/2/141

The Galactic bulge source MOA-2010-BLG-523S exhibited short-term deviations from a standard microlensing light curve near the peak of an Amax ∼ 265 high-magnification microlensing event. The deviations originally seemed consistent with expectations f... Read More about MOA-2010-BLG-523: “FAILED PLANET” = RS CVn STAR.

WASP-52b, WASP-58b, WASP-59b, and WASP-60b: Four new transiting close-in giant planets (2013)
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Hébrard, G., Collier Cameron, A., Brown, D. J. A., Díaz, R. F., Faedi, F., Smalley, B., …Wheatley, P. J. (2013). WASP-52b, WASP-58b, WASP-59b, and WASP-60b: Four new transiting close-in giant planets. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 549, Article A134. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201220363

We present the discovery of four new transiting hot Jupiters, detected mainly from SuperWASP-North and SOPHIE observations. These new planets, WASP-52b, WASP-58b, WASP-59b, and WASP-60b, have orbital periods ranging from 1.7 to 7.9 days, masses betwe... Read More about WASP-52b, WASP-58b, WASP-59b, and WASP-60b: Four new transiting close-in giant planets.

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