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Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission. I. CoRoT-Exo-1b: a low-density short-period planet around a G0V star
Barge, P.; Baglin, A.; Auvergne, M. et al.
2008In Astronomy and Astrophysics, 482, p. 17-L20
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Keywords :
planetary systems; techniques: photometry; techniques: radial velocity
Abstract :
[en] Context: The pioneer space mission for photometric planet searches, CoRoT, steadily monitors about 12 000 stars in each of its fields of view. Transit candidates can be detected early in the processing of the data and before the end of a run of observation. Aims: We report the detection of the first planet discovered by CoRoT and characterizing it with the help of follow-up observations. Methods: Raw data were filtered from outliers and residuals at the orbital period of the satellite. The orbital parameters and the radius of the planet were estimated by best fitting the phase folded light curve with 34 successive transits. Doppler measurements with the SOPHIE spectrograph permitted us to secure the detection against binaries and to estimate the mass of the planet. Results: The accuracy of the data is very high with a dispersion in the 2.17 min binned phase-folded light curve that does not exceed ~3.×10[SUP]-4[/SUP] in flux unit. The planet orbits a mildly metal-poor G0V star of magnitude V=13.6 in 1.5 days. The estimated mass and radius of the star are 0.95±0.15 M[SUB]o[/SUB] and 1.11±0.05 R[SUB]o[/SUB]. We find the planet has a radius of 1.49±0.08 R_Jup, a mass of 1.03±0.12 M_Jup, and a particularly low mean density of 0.38±0.05 g cm[SUP]-3[/SUP]. The CoRoT space mission, launched on Dec. 27th, 2006, was developed and is operated by the CNES, with participation of the Science Program of ESA, ESTEC/RSSD, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Germany and Spain. Based in part on observations with the SOPHIE spectrograph at Obs. de Haute Provence, France. Table [see full text] is only available in electronic form at http://www.aanda.org Individual photometric measurements are only available in electronic form at the CDS via anonymous ftp to cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr (130.79.128.5) or via http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/cgi-bin/qcat?J/A+A/482/L17
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Barge, P.;  Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, UMR6110, CNRS/Université de Provence, BP 8, 13376 Marseille Cedex 12, France
Baglin, A.;  LESIA, Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, France
Auvergne, M.;  LESIA, Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, France
Rauer, H.;  Institute of Planetary Research, DLR, Rutherfordstr. 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany ; Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, TU Berlin, Hardenbergstr. 36, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Léger, A.;  Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, Université Paris XI, 91405 Orsay, France
Schneider, J.;  LUTH, Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, France
Pont, F.;  Observatoire de Genève, Université de Genève, 51 chemin des Maillettes, 1290 Sauverny, Switzerland
Aigrain, S.;  School of Physics, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QL, UK
Almenara, J*-M;  Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Alonso, R.;  Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, UMR6110, CNRS/Université de Provence, BP 8, 13376 Marseille Cedex 12, France
Barbieri, M.;  Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, UMR6110, CNRS/Université de Provence, BP 8, 13376 Marseille Cedex 12, France
Bordé, P.;  Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, Université Paris XI, 91405 Orsay, France
Bouchy, F.;  Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, Université Pierre & Marie Curie, 98bis Bd Arago, 75014 Paris, France
Deeg, H. J.;  Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
La Reza, De;  Observatório Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Deleuil, M.;  Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, UMR6110, CNRS/Université de Provence, BP 8, 13376 Marseille Cedex 12, France
Dvorak, R.;  University of Vienna, Institute of Astronomy, Türkenschanzstr. 17, 1180 Vienna, Austria
Erikson, A.;  Institute of Planetary Research, DLR, Rutherfordstr. 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
Fridlund, M.;  Research and Scientific Support Department, ESTEC/ESA, 2200 Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Gillon, Michaël  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Astrophysique et traitement de l'image
Gondoin, P.;  Research and Scientific Support Department, ESTEC/ESA, 2200 Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Guillot, T.;  Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Laboratoire Cassiopée, BP 4229, 06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
Hatzes, A.;  Thüringer Landessternwarte, Sternwarte 5, Tautenburg 5, 07778 Tautenburg, Germany
Hebrard, G.;  Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, Université Pierre & Marie Curie, 98bis Bd Arago, 75014 Paris, France
Jorda, L.;  Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, UMR6110, CNRS/Université de Provence, BP 8, 13376 Marseille Cedex 12, France
Kabath, P.;  Institute of Planetary Research, DLR, Rutherfordstr. 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
Lammer, H.;  Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Science, Schmiedlstr. 6, 8042 Graz, Austria
Llebaria, A.;  Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, UMR6110, CNRS/Université de Provence, BP 8, 13376 Marseille Cedex 12, France
Loeillet, B.;  Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, UMR6110, CNRS/Université de Provence, BP 8, 13376 Marseille Cedex 12, France
Magain, Pierre  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Astrophysique et traitement de l'image
Mazeh, T.;  School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
Moutou, C.;  Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, UMR6110, CNRS/Université de Provence, BP 8, 13376 Marseille Cedex 12, France
Ollivier, M.;  Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, Université Paris XI, 91405 Orsay, France
Pätzold, M.;  Rheinisches Institut für Umweltforschung an der Universität zu Köln, Aachener Strasse 209, 50931, Germany
Queloz, D.;  Observatoire de Genève, Université de Genève, 51 chemin des Maillettes, 1290 Sauverny, Switzerland
Rouan, D.;  LESIA, Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, France
Shporer, A.;  School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
Wuchterl, G.;  Thüringer Landessternwarte, Sternwarte 5, Tautenburg 5, 07778 Tautenburg, Germany
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Language :
English
Title :
Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission. I. CoRoT-Exo-1b: a low-density short-period planet around a G0V star
Publication date :
01 May 2008
Journal title :
Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISSN :
0004-6361
eISSN :
1432-0746
Publisher :
EDP Sciences, Les Ulis, France
Volume :
482
Pages :
L17-L20
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Commentary :
http://de.arxiv.org/abs/0803.3202
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