A Hot Jupiter in a Nearly Polar Orbit
Abstract
We measured the spin-orbit misalignment for WASP-79b, a transiting hot Jupiter from the WASP survey. Using the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect during the transit event, we determined the sky-projected obliquity to be λ = -106+10 -8○. This result indicates that the planet is in a nearly polar orbit.
- Publication:
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Exploring the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems
- Pub Date:
- January 2014
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2014IAUS..299..391A
- Keywords:
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- planets and satellites: formation;
- stars: individual (WASP-79);
- techniques: radial velocities