- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/159/204
- Title:
- HAT-P-41b transmission spectra with HST WFC3/UVIS
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/159/204
- Date:
- 09 Dec 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The ultraviolet-visible wavelength range holds critical spectral diagnostics for the chemistry and physics at work in planetary atmospheres. To date, time-series studies of exoplanets to characterize their atmospheres have relied on several combinations of modes on the Hubble Space Telescope's STIS/COS instruments to access this wavelength regime. Here for the first time, we apply the Hubble WFC3/UVIS G280 grism mode to obtain exoplanet spectroscopy from 200 to 800nm in a single observation. We test the G280 grism mode on the hot Jupiter HAT-P-41b over two consecutive transits to determine its viability for the characterization of exoplanet atmospheres. We obtain a broadband transit depth precision of 29-33ppm and a precision of on average 200ppm in 10nm spectroscopic bins. Spectral information from the G280 grism can be extracted from both the positive and negative first-order spectra, resulting in a 60% increase in the measurable flux. Additionally, the first Hubble Space Telescope orbit can be fully utilized in the time-series analysis. We present detailed extraction and reduction methods for use by future investigations with this mode, testing multiple techniques. We find the results to be fully consistent with STIS measurements of HAT-P-41b from 310 to 800nm, with the G280 results representing a more observationally efficient and precise spectrum. HAT-P-41b's transmission spectrum is best fit with a model with Teq=2091K, high metallicity, and significant scattering and cloud opacity. With these first-of-their-kind observations, we demonstrate that WFC3/UVIS G280 is a powerful new tool to obtain UV-optical spectra of exoplanet atmospheres, adding to the UV legacy of Hubble and complementing future observations with the James Webb Space Telescope.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/735/24
- Title:
- HAT-P-30 follow-up photometry
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/735/24
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the discovery of HAT-P-30b, a transiting exoplanet orbiting the V=10.419 dwarf star GSC 0208-00722. The planet has a period P=2.810595+/-0.000005 days, transit epoch T_c_=2455456.46561+/-0.00037 (BJD), and transit duration 0.0887+/-0.0015 days. The host star has a mass of 1.24+/-0.04M_{sun}_, radius of 1.21+/-0.05R_{sun}_, effective temperature of 6304+/-88K, and metallicity [Fe/H]=+0.13+/-0.08. The planetary companion has a mass of 0.711+/-0.028M_J_ and radius of 1.340+/-0.065R_J_ yielding a mean density of 0.37+/-0.05g/cm^3^. We also present radial velocity measurements that were obtained throughout a transit that exhibit the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect. By modeling this effect, we measure an angle of {lambda}=73.5+/-9.0{deg} between the sky projections of the planet's orbit normal and the star's spin axis. HAT-P-30b represents another example of a close-in planet on a highly tilted orbit, and conforms to the previously noted pattern that tilted orbits are more common around stars with T_eff*_>~6250K.
1503. HAT-P-12 light curve
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/706/785
- Title:
- HAT-P-12 light curve
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/706/785
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report on the discovery of HAT-P-12b, a transiting extrasolar planet orbiting the moderately bright V~12.8 K4 dwarf GSC 03033-00706, with a period P=3.2130598+/-0.0000021d, transit epoch T_c_=2454419.19556+/-0.00020 (BJD), and transit duration 0.0974+/-0.0006d. The host star has a mass of 0.73+/-0.02M_{sun}_, radius of 0.70^+0.02^_-0.01_R_{sun}_, effective temperature 4650+/-60K, and metallicity [Fe/H]=-0.29+/-0.05. We find a slight correlation between the observed spectral line bisector spans and the radial velocity, so we consider, and rule out, various blend configurations including a blend with a background eclipsing binary, and hierarchical triple systems where the eclipsing body is a star or a planet. We conclude that a model consisting of a single star with a transiting planet best fits the observations, and show that a likely explanation for the apparent correlation is contamination from scattered moonlight. Based on this model, the planetary companion has a mass of 0.211+/-0.012M_J_ and radius of 0.959^+0.029^_-0.021_R_J_ yielding a mean density of 0.295+/-0.025g/cm^3^. Comparing these observations with recent theoretical models, we find that HAT-P-12b is consistent with a ~1-4.5Gyr, mildly irradiated, H/He-dominated planet with a core mass M_C_<~10M_{earth}_.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/477/3406
- Title:
- HATS-39b, 40b, 41b and 42b transit data
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/477/3406
- Date:
- 04 Feb 2022 06:26:57
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the discovery of four transiting hot Jupiters from the HATSouth survey: HATS-39b, HATS-40b, HATS-41b, and HATS-42b. These discoveries add to the growing number of transiting planets orbiting moderately bright (12.5<=V<=13.7) F dwarf stars on short (2-5d) periods. The planets have similar radii, ranging from 1.33^+0.29^_-0.20_R_J_ for HATS-41b to 1.58^+0.16^_-0.12_R_J_ for HATS-40b. Their masses and bulk densities, however, span more than an order of magnitude. HATS-39b has a mass of 0.63+/-0.13M_J_, and an inflated radius of 1.57+/-0.12R_J_, making it a good target for future transmission spectroscopic studies. HATS-41b is a very massive 9.7+/-1.6M_J_ planet and one of only a few hot Jupiters found to date with a mass over 5M_J_. This planet orbits the highest metallicity star ([Fe/H]=0.470+/-0.010) known to host a transiting planet and is also likely on an eccentric orbit. The high mass, coupled with a relatively young age (1.34^+0.31^_-0.51_Gyr) for the host star, is a factor that may explain why this planet's orbit has not yet circularized.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/558/A55
- Title:
- HATS-2b griz light curves
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/558/A55
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the discovery of HATS-2b, the second transiting extrasolar planet detected by the HATSouth survey. HATS- 2b is moving on a circular orbit around a V=13.6mag, K-type dwarf star (GSC 6665-00236), at a separation of 0.0230+/-0.0003AU and with a period of 1.3541-days. The planetary parameters have been robustly determined using a simultaneous t of the HATSouth, MPG/ESO 2.2m/GROND, Faulkes Telescope South/Spectral transit photometry, and MPG/ESO 2.2m/FEROS, Euler 1.2m/CORALIE, AAT 3.9m/CYCLOPS radial-velocity measurements.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/155/119
- Title:
- HATSouth-K2 C7 transiting/eclipsing systems
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/155/119
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report on the result of a campaign to monitor 25 HATSouth candidates using the Kepler space telescope during Campaign 7 of the K2 mission. We discover HATS-36b (EPIC 215969174b, K2-145b), an eccentric (e=0.105+/-0.028) hot Jupiter with a mass of 3.216+/-0.062 M_J_ and a radius of 1.235+/-0.043 R_J_, which transits a solar-type G0V star (V=14.386) in a 4.1752-day period. We also refine the properties of three previously discovered HATSouth transiting planets (HATS-9b, HATS-11b, and HATS-12b) and search the K2 data for TTVs and additional transiting planets in these systems. In addition, we also report on a further three systems that remain as Jupiter-radius transiting exoplanet candidates. These candidates do not have determined masses, however pass all of our other vetting observations. Finally, we report on the 18 candidates that we are now able to classify as eclipsing binary or blended eclipsing binary systems based on a combination of the HATSouth data, the K2 data, and follow-up ground-based photometry and spectroscopy. These range in periods from 0.7 day to 16.7 days, and down to 1.5 mmag in eclipse depths. Our results show the power of combining ground-based imaging and spectroscopy with higher precision space-based photometry, and serve as an illustration as to what will be possible when combining ground-based observations with TESS data.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/371/908
- Title:
- Havlen-Moffat No. 1 UBVRI photometry
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/371/908
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A deep CCD UBVRI photometric survey combined with UBVRI polarimetric observations of 21 bright stars was carried out in the region of the open cluster Havlen-Moffat No. 1. Our data reveal that the extinction law in this cluster es variable and that six cluster stars show very high polarisation values (>4%), probably because of the presence of a nearby small dust cloud. The cluster is at a distance of d=3300pc, it is 2-4Myr old and the initial mass function of its most massive stars (M>3M_{sun}_) has a flat slope of x about of 0.7. As an additional result, it was possible to reconcile the absolute magnitudes of the two WN7-type members using the R-values valid in the regions where they are located.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/201/19
- Title:
- Hawaii Infrared Parallax Program. I.
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/201/19
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Astrometry and photometry for 318 ultracool dwarfs in 265 systems that have measured trigonometric parallaxes. To be included in this tabulation, an object must have a spectral type >=M6 or a K-band absolute magnitude >8.5mag. Parallaxes, proper motions, and coordinates at a specified epoch are given for all objects. Photometric measurements in MKO, 2MASS, Spitzer, and WISE systems are given when available. Various other flags that provide additional information about the object or photometry are included.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/833/96
- Title:
- Hawaii infrared parallax program. II. Ultracool dwarfs
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/833/96
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a large, uniform analysis of young (~10-150Myr) ultracool dwarfs, based on new high-precision infrared (IR) parallaxes for 68 objects. We find that low-gravity (VL-G) late-M and L dwarfs form a continuous sequence in IR color-magnitude diagrams, separate from the field population and from current theoretical models. These VL-G objects also appear distinct from young substellar (brown dwarf and exoplanet) companions, suggesting that the two populations may have a different range of physical properties. In contrast, at the L/T transition, young, old, and spectrally peculiar objects all span a relatively narrow range in near-IR absolute magnitudes. At a given spectral type, the IR absolute magnitudes of young objects can be offset from ordinary field dwarfs, with the largest offsets occurring in the Y and J bands for late-M dwarfs (brighter than the field) and mid-/late-L dwarfs (fainter than the field). Overall, low-gravity (VL-G) objects have the most uniform photometric behavior, while intermediate gravity (INT-G) objects are more diverse, suggesting a third governing parameter beyond spectral type and gravity class. We examine the moving group membership for all young ultracool dwarfs with parallaxes, changing the status of 23 objects (including 8 previously identified planetary-mass candidates) and fortifying the status of another 28 objects. We use our resulting age-calibrated sample to establish empirical young isochrones and show a declining frequency of VL-G objects relative to INT-G objects with increasing age. Notable individual objects in our sample include high-velocity (>~100km/s) INT-G objects, very red late-L dwarfs with high surface gravities, candidate disk-bearing members of the MBM20 cloud and {beta} Pic moving group, and very young distant interlopers. Finally, we provide a comprehensive summary of the absolute magnitudes and spectral classifications of young ultracool dwarfs, using a combined sample of 102 objects found in the field and as substellar companions to young stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/159/257
- Title:
- Hawaii IR parallax program. IV. L0-T8 BDs with UKIRT
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/159/257
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present parallaxes, proper motions, and J-band photometry for 348 L and T dwarfs measured using the wide-field near-infrared camera (WFCAM) on the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT). This is the largest single batch of infrared parallaxes for brown dwarfs to date. Our parallaxes have a median uncertainty of 3.5mas, similar to most previous ground-based infrared parallax surveys. Our target list was designed to complete a volume-limited parallax sample of L0-T8 dwarfs out to 25pc spanning declinations -30{deg} to +60{deg} (68% of the sky). We report the first parallaxes for 165 objects, and we improve on previous measurements for another 53 objects. Our targets include 104 objects (mostly early-L dwarfs) having Gaia DR2 parallax measurements with which our parallaxes are consistent. We include an extensive comparison of previous literature parallaxes for L and T dwarfs with both our results and Gaia DR2 measurements, identifying systematic offsets for some previous surveys. Our parallaxes confirm that 14 objects previously identified as wide common proper motion companions to main-sequence stars have distances consistent with companionship. We also report new J_MKO_ photometry for our targets, including the first measurements for 193 of our targets and improvements over previously published J_MKO_ photometry for another 60 targets. Altogether, our parallaxes will enable the first population studies using a volume-limited sample spanning spectral types L0-T8 defined entirely by parallaxes.
