MOA-2013-BLG-220Lb: Massive Planetary Companion to Galactic-disk Host
Abstract
We report the discovery of MOA-2013-BLG-220Lb, which has a super-Jupiter mass ratio q = 3.01 ± 0.02 × 10-3 relative to its host. The proper motion, μ = 12.5 ± 1 mas yr-1, is one of the highest for microlensing planets yet discovered, implying that it will be possible to separately resolve the host within ~7 yr. Two separate lines of evidence imply that the planet and host are in the Galactic disk. The planet could have been detected and characterized purely with follow-up data, which has important implications for microlensing surveys, both current and into the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) era.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- July 2014
- DOI:
- 10.1088/0004-637X/790/1/14
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1403.2134
- Bibcode:
- 2014ApJ...790...14Y
- Keywords:
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- gravitational lensing: micro;
- planetary systems;
- Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 2 tables, 2 figures