Description
Repeated observations of exoplanet transits allow us to refine the planetary parameters and probe them for any time dependent variations. In particular deviations of the period from a strictly linear ephemeris, transit timing variations (TTVs), can indicate the presence of additional bodies in the planetary system. Aims: Our goal was to reexamine the largely unstudied OGLE2-TR-L9 system with high cadence, multi-color photometry in order to refine the planetary parameters and probe the system for TTVs. From our analysis we find that the semi-major axis and the inclination differ from the previously published values. With the newly observed transits, we were able to refine the ephemeris to 2454492.80008(+/-0.00014) +2.48553417(+/-6.4)x10^-7^E. The newly derived parameters are a=0.0418(+/-0.0015)AU, r_p_=1.67(+/-0.05) R_j_, and inc=82.47{deg}(+/-0.12), differing significantly in a and inc from the previously published values. Within our data, we find indications for TTVs.
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