The follow-up observations for the transit events of WASP-12b
Abstract
The four new transit light curves of WASP-12b are analyzed by using MCMC simulation so as to derive the system parameters. If the apsidal precession exists in the orbit of WASP-12b, according to the theory of Gimenez & Bastero (1995), the rate of precession is estimated as 0.0076 degrees per cycle in the case of orbit with an inclination of 90°.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysics of Planetary Systems: Formation, Structure, and Dynamical Evolution
- Pub Date:
- November 2011
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921311020825
- Bibcode:
- 2011IAUS..276..465W
- Keywords:
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- planetary systems;
- celestial mechanics;
- eclipses