WASP-26b: a 1-Jupiter-mass planet around an early-G-type star

Don Pollacco

doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014705

WASP-26b: a 1-Jupiter-mass planet around an early-G-type star

Don Pollacco

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Abstract

We report the discovery of WASP-26b, a moderately over-sized Jupiter-mass exoplanet transiting its 11.3-mag early-G-type host star (1SWASP J001824.70-151602.3; TYC 5839-876-1) every 2.7566 days. A simultaneous fit to transit photometry and radial-velocity measurements yields a planetary mass of 1.02 ± 0.03 MJup and radius of 1.32 ± 0.08 RJup. The host star, WASP-26, has a mass of 1.12 ± 0.03 M? and a radius of 1.34 ± 0.06 R? and is in a visual double with a fainter K-type star. The two stars are at least a common-proper motion pair with a common distance of around 250 ± 15 pc and an age of 6 ± 2 Gy.

Original language	English
Article number	A56
Pages (from-to)	A56
Number of pages	1
Journal	Astronomy and Astrophysics
Volume	520
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014705
Publication status	Published - 04 Oct 2010

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Space and Planetary Science

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