Abstract
We report the discovery of two transiting hot Jupiters, WASP-65b (Mpl = 1.55 ± 0.16 MJ; Rpl = 1.11 ± 0.06 RJ), and WASP-75b
(Mpl = 1.07 ± 0.05 MJ; Rpl = 1.27 ± 0.05 RJ). They orbit their host star every ∼2.311, and ∼2.484 days, respectively. The planet host
WASP-65 is a G6 star (Teff = 5600 K, [Fe/H] = −0.07 ± 0.07, age 8 Gyr); WASP-75 is an F9 star (Teff = 6100 K, [Fe/H] = 0.07 ±
0.09, age ∼ 3 Gyr). WASP-65b is one of the densest known exoplanets in the mass range 0.1 and 2.0 MJ (ρpl = 1.13 ± 0.08 ρJ), a mass
range where a large fraction of planets are found to be inflated with respect to theoretical planet models. WASP-65b is one of only
a handful of planets with masses of ∼1.5 MJ, a mass regime surprisingly underrepresented among the currently known hot Jupiters.
The radius of WASP-75b is slightly inflated (10%) as compared to theoretical planet models with no core, and has a density similar
to that of Saturn (ρpl = 0.52 ± 0.06 ρJ).
Key words. planetary systems – stars: individual:
Original language | English |
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Article number | A36 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Astronomy and Astrophysics |
Volume | 559 |
Early online date | 01 Nov 2013 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2013 |
Keywords
- astro-ph.EP
- astro-ph.SR
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science