WASP-135b: A Highly Irradiated, Inflated Hot Jupiter Orbiting a G5V Star

J. J. Spake, D. J. A. Brown, A. P. Doyle, G. Hébrard, J. Mccormac, D. J. Armstrong, D. Pollacco, Y. Gómez Maqueo Chew, D. R. Anderson, S. C. C. Barros, F. Bouchy, P. Boumis, G. Bruno, A. Collier Cameron, B. Courcol, Guy Davies, F. Faedi, C. Hellier, K. W. F. Lam, A. LiakosT. Louden, P. F. L. Maxted, H. P. Osborn, E. Palle, J. Prieto Arranz, S. Udry, S. R. Walker, R. G. West, P. J. Wheatley, James Kirk

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Abstract

We report the discovery of a new transiting planet from the WASP survey. WASP-135b is a hot Jupiter with radius 1.30 ± 0.09 R Jup, mass 1.90 ± 0.08 M Jup, and an orbital period of 1.401 days. Its host is a Sun-like star, with a G5 spectral type and a mass and radius of 0.98 ± 0.06 M ☉ and 0.96 ± 0.05 R ☉, respectively. The proximity of the planet to its star means that WASP-135b receives high levels of insolation, which may be the cause of its inflated radius. Additionally, we report weak evidence of a transfer of angular momentum from the planet to its host star.
Original languageEnglish
Article number024401
JournalPublications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Volume128
Issue number960
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2016

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