Transmission spectroscopy of a tidally distorted and extremely irradiated hot Jupiter
Abstract
We study the atmosphere of a very hot (2500 K) exoplanet through spectroscopic observations obtained during the passage of the planet between the observer and its host star. The planet is one of the closest-orbiting gas giants known, and is tidally distorted due to its extreme proximity to its host star. Our observations constitute the first transmission spectrum of this target and cover the prominent absorption features of sodium and potassium.
- Publication:
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European Planetary Science Congress
- Pub Date:
- September 2017
- Bibcode:
- 2017EPSC...11..651L