Abstract
We report the discovery of a new transiting extrasolar planet, HAT-P-55b. The planet orbits a V = 13.207 ± 0:039 sun-like star with a mass of 1.013 ± 0.037 M⊙, a radius of 1:011 ± 0.036 R⊙, and a metallicity of 0.03 ± 0:08. The planet itself is a typical hot Jupiter with a period of 3.5852467 ± 0.0000064 days, a mass of 0.582 ± 0.056 MJ and a radius of 1.182 ± 0.055 RJ. This discovery adds to the increasing sample of transiting planets with measured bulk densities, which is needed to put constraints on models of planetary structure and formation theories.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 851-856 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific |
| Volume | 127 |
| Issue number | 955 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'HAT-P-55b: A hot jupiter transiting a sun-like star'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Cite this
- APA
- Author
- BIBTEX
- Harvard
- Standard
- RIS
- Vancouver