- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/149/194
- Title:
- Differential BVR light curves of DK Cyg
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/149/194
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- New CCD photometry is presented for the hot overcontact binary DK Cyg together with reasonable explanations for the light and period variations. Historical light and velocity curves from 1962 to 2012 were simultaneously analyzed with the Wilson-Devinney (W-D) synthesis code. The brightness disturbances were satisfactorily modeled by applying a magnetic cool spot on the primary star. Based on 261 times of minimum light that include 116 new timings and span more than 87 years, a period study reveals that the orbital period has varied due to a periodic oscillation superimposed on an upward parabola. The period and semi-amplitude of the modulation are about 78.1years and 0.0037days, respectively. This detail is interpreted as a light-travel-time effect due to a circumbinary companion with a minimum mass of M_3_=0.065M_{sun}_, within the theoretical limit of ~0.07M_{sun}_ for a brown dwarf star. The observed period increase at a fractional rate of +2.74x10^-10^ is in excellent agreement with that calculated from our W-D synthesis. Mass transfer from the secondary to the primary component is mainly responsible for the secular period change. We examined the evolutionary status of the DK Cyg system from the absolute dimensions.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/145/100
- Title:
- Differential BVR light curves of EP And
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/145/100
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present new long-term CCD photometry for EP And acquired during the period 2007-2012. The light curves display total eclipses at primary minima and season-to-season light variability. Our synthesis for all available light curves indicates that the eclipsing pair is a W-type overcontact binary with parameters of q=2.578, i=83.3{deg}, {Delta}T=27K, f=28%, and l_3_=2%-3%. The asymmetric light curves in 2007 were satisfactorily modeled by a cool spot on either of the eclipsing components from a magnetic dynamo. Including our 95 timing measurements, a total of 414 times of minimum light spanning about 82yr was used for a period study. A detailed analysis of the eclipse timing diagram revealed that the orbital period of EP And has varied as a combination of an upward-opening parabola and two periodic variations, with cycle lengths of P_3_=44.6yr and P_4_=1.834yr and semi-amplitudes of K_3_=0.0100days and K_4_=0.0039days, respectively. The observed period increase at a fractional rate of +1.39*10^-10^ is in excellent agreement with that calculated from the W-D code and can be plausibly explained by some combination of mass transfer from the primary to the secondary star and angular momentum loss due to magnetic braking. The most reasonable explanation for both cycles is a pair of light-travel-time effects driven by the possible existence of a third and fourth component with projected masses of M_3_=0.25M_{sun}_ and M_4_=0.90M_{sun}_. The more massive companion could be revealed using high-resolution spectroscopic data extending over the course of a few years and could also be a binary itself. It is possible that the circumbinary objects may have played an important role in the formation and evolution of the eclipsing pair, which would cause it to have a short initial orbital period and thus evolve into an overcontact configuration by angular momentum loss.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/147/91
- Title:
- Differential BVR light curves of V407 Peg
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/147/91
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- New multiband CCD photometry is presented for V407 Peg; the R_C_ light curves are the first ever compiled. Our light curves, displaying a flat bottom at secondary minimum and an O'Connell effect, were simultaneously analyzed with the radial velocity (RV) curves given by Rucinski et al. The light changes of the system are best modeled using both a hot spot on the secondary star and a third light. The model also represents historical light curves. All available minimum epochs, including our six timing measurements, have been examined and they indicate that the eclipse timing variation is mainly caused by light asymmetries due to the spot activity detected in the light-curve synthesis. The hot spot may be produced as a result of the impact of the gas stream from the primary star. Our light and velocity solutions indicate that V407 Peg is a totally eclipsing A-type overcontact binary with values of q=0.251, i=87.6{deg}, {Delta}T=496K, f=61%, and l_3_=11~16%. Individual masses and radii of both components are determined to be M_1_=1.72M_{sun}_, M_2_=0.43M_{sun}_, R_1_=2.15R_{sun}_, and R_2_=1.21R_{sun}_. These results are very different from previous ones, which is probably caused by the light curves with distorted and inclined eclipses used in those other analyses. The fact that there are no objects optically related to the system and that the seasonal RVs show a large discrepancy in systemic velocity indicates that the third light source most likely arises from a tertiary component orbiting the eclipsing pair.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/146/113
- Title:
- Differential griz photometry of HATS-3
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/146/113
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the discovery by the HATSouth survey of HATS-3b, a transiting extrasolar planet orbiting a V=12.4 F dwarf star. HATS-3b has a period of P=3.5479days, mass of M_p_=1.07M_J_, and radius of R_p_=1.38R _J_. Given the radius of the planet, the brightness of the host star, and the stellar rotational velocity (vsini=9.0km/s), this system will make an interesting target for future observations to measure the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect and determine its spin-orbit alignment. We detail the low-/medium-resolution reconnaissance spectroscopy that we are now using to deal with large numbers of transiting planet candidates produced by the HATSouth survey. We show that this important step in discovering planets produces logg and T_eff_ parameters at a precision suitable for efficient candidate vetting, as well as efficiently identifying stellar mass eclipsing binaries with radial velocity semi-amplitudes as low as 1km/s.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/147/144
- Title:
- Differential griz photometry of HATS-5
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/147/144
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the discovery of HATS-5b, a transiting hot Saturn orbiting a G-type star, by the HATSouth survey. HATS-5b has a mass of M_p_{approx}0.24M_J_, radius of R_p_{approx}0.91R_J_, and transits its host star with a period of P{approx}4.7634days. The radius of HATS-5b is consistent with both theoretical and empirical models. The host star has a V-band magnitude of 12.6, mass of 0.94M_{sun}_, and radius of 0.87R_{sun}_. The relatively high scale height of HATS-5b and the bright, photometrically quiet host star make this planet a favorable target for future transmission spectroscopy follow-up observations. We reexamine the correlations in radius, equilibrium temperature, and metallicity of the close-in gas giants and find hot Jupiter-mass planets to exhibit the strongest dependence between radius and equilibrium temperature. We find no significant dependence in radius and metallicity for the close-in gas giant population.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/153/211
- Title:
- Differential photometry of the F-subgiant HAT-P-67
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/153/211
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the discovery of HAT-P-67b, which is a hot-Saturn transiting a rapidly rotating F-subgiant. HAT-P-67b has a radius of R_p_=2.085_-0.071_^+0.096^ R_J_, and orbites a M_*_=1.642_-0.072_^+0.155^ M_{sun}_, R_*_=2.546_-0.084_^+0.099^ R_{sun}_ host star in a ~4.81 day period orbit. We place an upper limit on the mass of the planet via radial velocity measurements to be M_p_<0.59 M_J_, and a lower limit of >0.056 M_J_ by limitations on Roche lobe overflow. Despite being a subgiant, the host star still exhibits relatively rapid rotation, with a projected rotational velocity of vsini_*_=35.8+/-1.1 km/s, which makes it difficult to precisely determine the mass of the planet using radial velocities. We validated HAT-P-67b via two Doppler tomographic detections of the planetary transit, which eliminate potential eclipsing binary blend scenarios. The Doppler tomographic observations also confirm that HAT-P-67b has an orbit that is aligned to within 12{deg}, in projection, with the spin of its host star. HAT-P-67b receives strong UV irradiation and is among one of the lowest density planets known, which makes it a good candidate for future UV transit observations in the search for an extended hydrogen exosphere.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/813/111
- Title:
- Differential photometry of the K dwarf HATS-7
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/813/111
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the discovery by the HATSouth network of HATS-7b, a transiting Super-Neptune with a mass of 0.120+/-0.012M_J_, a radius of 0.563_-0.034_^+0.046^R_J_, and an orbital period of 3.1853 days. The host star is a moderately bright (V=13.340+/-0.010mag, Ks=10.976+/-0.026mag) K dwarf star with a mass of 0.849+/-0.027M_{sun}_, a radius of 0.815_-0.035_^+0.049^R_{sun}_, and a metallicity of [Fe/H]=+0.250+/-0.080. The star is photometrically quiet to within the precision of the HATSouth measurements, has low RV jitter, and shows no evidence for chromospheric activity in its spectrum. HATS-7b is the second smallest radius planet discovered by a wide-field ground-based transit survey, and one of only a handful of Neptune-size planets with mass and radius determined to 10% precision. Theoretical modeling of HATS-7b yields a hydrogen-helium fraction of 18+/-4% (rock-iron core and H_2_-He envelope), or 9+/-4% (ice core and H_2_-He envelope), i.e., it has a composition broadly similar to that of Uranus and Neptune, and very different from that of Saturn, which has 75% of its mass in H_2_-He. Based on a sample of transiting exoplanets with accurately (<20%) determined parameters, we establish approximate power-law relations for the envelopes of the mass-density distribution of exoplanets. HATS-7b, which, together with the recently discovered HATS-8b, is one of the first two transiting super-Neptunes discovered in the Southern sky, is a prime target for additional follow-up observations with Southern hemisphere facilities to characterize the atmospheres of Super-Neptunes (which we define as objects with mass greater than that of Neptune, and smaller than halfway between that of Neptune and Saturn, i.e., 0.054M_J_<M_p_<0.18M_J_).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/640/1018
- Title:
- Differential photometry of V1061 Cyg
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/640/1018
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present spectroscopic and photometric observations of the eclipsing system V1061 Cyg (P=2.35days). A third star is visible in the spectrum, and the system is a hierarchical triple.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/157/31
- Title:
- Differential photometry & radial velocities of HATS-70
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/157/31
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the discovery of HATS-70b, a transiting brown dwarf at the deuterium burning limit. HATS-70b has a mass of M_p_=12.9_-1.6_^+1.8^ M_Jup_ and a radius of R_p_=1.384_-0.074_^+0.079^ R_Jup_, residing in a close-in orbit with a period of 1.89 days. The host star is a M_*_=1.78+/-0.12 M_{sun}_ A star rotating at vsinI_*_=40.61_-0.35_^+0.32^ km/s, enabling us to characterize the spectroscopic transit of the brown dwarf via Doppler tomography. We find that HATS-70b, like other massive planets and brown dwarfs previously sampled, orbits in a low projected-obliquity orbit with {lambda}=8.9_-4.5_^+5.6o^. The low obliquities of these systems is surprising given all brown dwarf and massive planets with obliquities measured orbit stars hotter than the Kraft break. This trend is tentatively inconsistent with dynamically chaotic migration for systems with massive companions, though the stronger tidal influence of these companions makes it difficult to draw conclusions on the primordial obliquity distribution of this population. We also introduce a modeling scheme for planets around rapidly rotating stars, accounting for the influence of gravity darkening on the derived stellar and planetary parameters.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/156/216
- Title:
- Differential photometry & RVs of HATS-59
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/156/216
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the first discovery of a multi-planetary system by the HATSouth network, HATS-59b,c, a planetary system with an inner transiting hot Jupiter and an outer cold massive giant planet, which was detected via radial velocity. The inner transiting planet, HATS-59b, is on an eccentric orbit with e=0.129+/-0.049, orbiting a V=13.951+/-0.030 mag solar-like star (M_*_=1.038+/-0.039 M_{sun}_ and R_*_=1.036+/-0.067 R_{sun}_) with a period of 5.416081+/-0.000016 days. The outer companion, HATS-59c is on a circular orbit with msini=12.70+/-0.87 M_J_ and a period of 1422+/-14 days. The inner planet has a mass of 0.806+/-0.069 M_J_ and a radius of 1.126+/-0.077 R_J_, yielding a density of 0.70+/-0.16 g/cm^3^. Unlike most planetary systems that include only a single hot Jupiter, HATS-59b,c includes, in addition to the transiting hot Jupiter, a massive outer companion. The architecture of this system is valuable for understanding planet migration.
