A transiting giant planet with a temperature between 250 K and 430 K

Deeg, H. J.; Moutou, C.; Erikson, A.; Csizmadia, Sz.; Tingley, B.; Barge, P.; Bruntt, H.; Havel, M.; Aigrain, S.; Almenara, J. M.; Alonso, R.; Auvergne, M.; Baglin, A.; Barbieri, M.; Benz, W.; Bonomo, A. S.; Bordé, P.; Bouchy, F.; Cabrera, J.; Carone, L.; Carpano, S.; Ciardi, D.; Deleuil, M.; Dvorak, R.; Ferraz-Mello, S.; Fridlund, M.; Gandolfi, D.; Gazzano, J.-C.; Gillon, M.; Gondoin, P.; Guenther, E.; Guillot, T.; Hartog, R. den; Hatzes, A.; Hidas, M.; Hébrard, G.; Jorda, L.; Kabath, P.; Lammer, H.; Léger, A.; Lister, T.; Llebaria, A.; Lovis, C.; Mayor, M.; Mazeh, T.; Ollivier, M.; Pätzold, M.; Pepe, F.; Pont, F.; Queloz, D.; Rabus, M.; Rauer, H.; Rouan, D.; Samuel, B.; Schneider, J.; Shporer, A.; Stecklum, B.; Street, R.; Udry, S.; Weingrill, J.; Wuchterl, G.

A transiting giant planet with a temperature between 250 K and 430 K

H. J. Deeg (), C. Moutou, A. Erikson, Sz. Csizmadia, B. Tingley, P. Barge, H. Bruntt, M. Havel, S. Aigrain, J. M. Almenara, R. Alonso, M. Auvergne, A. Baglin, M. Barbieri, W. Benz, A. S. Bonomo, P. Bordé, F. Bouchy, J. Cabrera, L. Carone, S. Carpano, D. Ciardi, M. Deleuil, R. Dvorak, S. Ferraz-Mello, M. Fridlund, D. Gandolfi, J.-C. Gazzano, M. Gillon, P. Gondoin, E. Guenther, T. Guillot, R. den Hartog, A. Hatzes, M. Hidas, G. Hébrard, L. Jorda, P. Kabath, H. Lammer, A. Léger, T. Lister, A. Llebaria, C. Lovis, M. Mayor, T. Mazeh, M. Ollivier, M. Pätzold, F. Pepe, F. Pont, D. Queloz, M. Rabus, H. Rauer, D. Rouan, B. Samuel, J. Schneider, A. Shporer, B. Stecklum, R. Street, S. Udry, J. Weingrill and G. Wuchterl
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H. J. Deeg: Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, C. Via Lactea S/N, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
C. Moutou: Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, CNRS and Université de Provence, 38 rue Frédéric Joliot-Curie, F-13388 Marseille cedex 13, France
A. Erikson: Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center, Rutherfordstrasse 2, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
Sz. Csizmadia: Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center, Rutherfordstrasse 2, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
B. Tingley: Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, C. Via Lactea S/N, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
P. Barge: Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, CNRS and Université de Provence, 38 rue Frédéric Joliot-Curie, F-13388 Marseille cedex 13, France
H. Bruntt: LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, Place J. Janssen, 92195 Meudon cedex, France
M. Havel: Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, CNRS UMR 6202, 06304 Nice cedex 4, France
S. Aigrain: School of Physics, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QL, UK
J. M. Almenara: Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, C. Via Lactea S/N, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
R. Alonso: Observatoire de l’Université de Genève, 51 chemin des Maillettes, CH 1290 Sauverny, Switzerland
M. Auvergne: LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, Place J. Janssen, 92195 Meudon cedex, France
A. Baglin: LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, Place J. Janssen, 92195 Meudon cedex, France
M. Barbieri: Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, CNRS and Université de Provence, 38 rue Frédéric Joliot-Curie, F-13388 Marseille cedex 13, France
W. Benz: Universität Bern, Physics Institute, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH 3012 Bern, Switzerland
A. S. Bonomo: Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, CNRS and Université de Provence, 38 rue Frédéric Joliot-Curie, F-13388 Marseille cedex 13, France
P. Bordé: Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale, Université Paris XI
F. Bouchy: IAP, 98bis boulevard Arago, F-75014 Paris, France
J. Cabrera: Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center, Rutherfordstrasse 2, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
L. Carone: Rheinisches Institut für Umweltforschung an der Universität zu Köln, Aachener Strasse 209, D-50931, Köln, Germany
S. Carpano: ESTEC/ESA, PO Box 299, 2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
D. Ciardi: NASA Exoplanet Science Institute/Caltech, South Wilson Avenue, Mail Code 100-22, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
M. Deleuil: Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, CNRS and Université de Provence, 38 rue Frédéric Joliot-Curie, F-13388 Marseille cedex 13, France
R. Dvorak: University of Vienna, Institute of Astronomy, Türkenschanzstrasse 17, A-1180 Vienna, Austria
S. Ferraz-Mello: Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo
M. Fridlund: ESTEC/ESA, PO Box 299, 2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
D. Gandolfi: Thüringer Landessternwarte, Sternwarte 5, D-07778 Tautenburg, Germany
J.-C. Gazzano: Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, CNRS and Université de Provence, 38 rue Frédéric Joliot-Curie, F-13388 Marseille cedex 13, France
M. Gillon: University of Liège, Allée du 6 août 17, Sart Tilman, Liège 1, Belgium
P. Gondoin: ESTEC/ESA, PO Box 299, 2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
E. Guenther: Thüringer Landessternwarte, Sternwarte 5, D-07778 Tautenburg, Germany
T. Guillot: Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, CNRS UMR 6202, 06304 Nice cedex 4, France
R. den Hartog: ESTEC/ESA, PO Box 299, 2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
A. Hatzes: Thüringer Landessternwarte, Sternwarte 5, D-07778 Tautenburg, Germany
M. Hidas: Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, Inc., 6740 Cortona Drive, Suite 102, Santa Barbara, California 93117, USA
G. Hébrard: IAP, 98bis boulevard Arago, F-75014 Paris, France
L. Jorda: Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, CNRS and Université de Provence, 38 rue Frédéric Joliot-Curie, F-13388 Marseille cedex 13, France
P. Kabath: Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center, Rutherfordstrasse 2, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
H. Lammer: Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Science, Schmiedlstrasse 6, A-8042 Graz, Austria
A. Léger: Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale, Université Paris XI
T. Lister: Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, Inc., 6740 Cortona Drive, Suite 102, Santa Barbara, California 93117, USA
A. Llebaria: Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, CNRS and Université de Provence, 38 rue Frédéric Joliot-Curie, F-13388 Marseille cedex 13, France
C. Lovis: Observatoire de l’Université de Genève, 51 chemin des Maillettes, CH 1290 Sauverny, Switzerland
M. Mayor: Observatoire de l’Université de Genève, 51 chemin des Maillettes, CH 1290 Sauverny, Switzerland
T. Mazeh: School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University
M. Ollivier: Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale, Université Paris XI
M. Pätzold: Rheinisches Institut für Umweltforschung an der Universität zu Köln, Aachener Strasse 209, D-50931, Köln, Germany
F. Pepe: Observatoire de l’Université de Genève, 51 chemin des Maillettes, CH 1290 Sauverny, Switzerland
F. Pont: School of Physics, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QL, UK
D. Queloz: Observatoire de l’Université de Genève, 51 chemin des Maillettes, CH 1290 Sauverny, Switzerland
M. Rabus: Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, C. Via Lactea S/N, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
H. Rauer: Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center, Rutherfordstrasse 2, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
D. Rouan: LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, Place J. Janssen, 92195 Meudon cedex, France
B. Samuel: Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale, Université Paris XI
J. Schneider: LUTH, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS and Université Paris Diderot, 5 place Jules Janssen, F-92195 Meudon, France
A. Shporer: School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University
B. Stecklum: Thüringer Landessternwarte, Sternwarte 5, D-07778 Tautenburg, Germany
R. Street: Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, Inc., 6740 Cortona Drive, Suite 102, Santa Barbara, California 93117, USA
S. Udry: Observatoire de l’Université de Genève, 51 chemin des Maillettes, CH 1290 Sauverny, Switzerland
J. Weingrill: Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Science, Schmiedlstrasse 6, A-8042 Graz, Austria
G. Wuchterl: Thüringer Landessternwarte, Sternwarte 5, D-07778 Tautenburg, Germany

Nature, 2010, vol. 464, issue 7287, 384-387

Abstract: This exoplanet looks familiar About 70 of the more than 400 known extrasolar planets transit their central star, making it possible to observe their atmospheres and determine various key parameters. The transiting extra-solar planets so far discovered have had very short or eccentric orbits, so were either very hot or subject to extreme surface temperature variations. Now the CoRoT space observatory has discovered an exoplanet rather similar to the Solar System gas giants. The planet, CoRoT-9b, is in a 95-day low eccentricity orbit — resembling that of Mercury — around a Sun-like star. Its surface temperature is between about −20 and 150 °C, and based upon its density, its internal composition appears to resemble that of Jupiter and Saturn.

Date: 2010
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