HAT-P-13b

HAT-P-13b is an extrasolar planet approximately 700 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The planet was discovered when it transited across its sun, HAT-P-13. This planet is a hot Jupiter with 0.851 times the mass of Jupiter and 1.28 radius. The planet has a lower mass, but its overall size is larger than Jupiter.[1]

HAT-P-13b
Size comparison of HAT-P-13b with Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered byBakos et al.[1]
Discovery site United States
Discovery date21 July 2009
Transit
Radial velocity
Orbital characteristics
0.0426 AU (6,370,000 km)
Eccentricity0.021
2.91626 d
Inclination83.4
181
StarHAT-P-13
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
1.28 RJ
Mass0.851 MJ

    The study in 2012, utilizing a Rossiter–McLaughlin effect, have determined the planetary orbit is probably aligned with the rotational axis of the star, misalignment equal to 1.9±8.6°.[2]

    References

    1. Bakos, G. Á.; et al. (2009). "HAT-P-13b,c: A Transiting Hot Jupiter with a Massive Outer Companion on an Eccentric Orbit". The Astrophysical Journal. 707 (1): 446–456. arXiv:0907.3525. Bibcode:2009ApJ...707..446B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/707/1/446.
    2. Obliquities of Hot Jupiter host stars: Evidence for tidal interactions and primordial misalignments, 2012, arXiv:1206.6105

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