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Wasp-7: A Bright Transiting-Exoplanet System in the Southern Hemisphere

  • C. Hellier
  • , D.~R. Anderson
  • , M. Gillon
  • , T.~A. Lister
  • , P.~F.~L. Maxted
  • , D. Queloz
  • , B. Smalley
  • , A.~H.~M.~J. Triaud
  • , R.~G. West
  • , D.~M. Wilson
  • , K. Alsubai
  • , S.~J. Bentley
  • , A. Collier Cameron
  • , L. Hebb
  • , K. Horne
  • , J. Irwin
  • , S.~R. Kane
  • , M. Mayor
  • , F. Pepe
  • , D. Pollacco
  • I. Skillen, S. Udry, P.~J. Wheatley, D.~J. Christian, R. Enoch, C.~A. Haswell, Y.~C. Joshi, A.~J. Norton, N. Parley, R. Ryans, R.~A. Street, I. Todd

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Abstract

We report that a Jupiter-mass planet, WASP-7b, transits the V = 9.5 star HD 197286 every 4.95 d. This is the brightest discovery from the WASP-South transit survey so far and is currently the brightest transiting-exoplanet system in the southern hemisphere. WASP-7b is among the densest of the known Jupiter-mass planets, suggesting that it has a massive core. The planet mass is 0.96$^+0.12$ $_-0.18$ M $_Jup$, the radius is 0.915$^+0.046$ $_-0.040$ R $_Jup$, and the density is 1.26$^+0.25$ $_-0.21$ $$_Jup$ (1.67$^+0.33$ $_-0.28$ g cm$^-3$).
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)L89-L91
JournalAstrophysical Journal Letters
Volume690
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2009

Keywords

  • stars: individual: WASP-7 HD 197286, planetary systems

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