Journal article · Preprint article
Physical properties and transmission spectrum of theWASP-74 planetary system from multiband photometry
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy1
University of Salerno2
NYU Abu Dhabi3
University of Hamburg4
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile5
University of St Andrews6
Austrian Academy of Sciences7
Chungnam National University8
Heidelberg University 9
University of Manchester10
University of Coimbra11
Keele University12
Sharif University of Technology13
University of Edinburgh14
Astrophysics and Atmospheric Physics, National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark15
National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark16
University of Liege17
Leiden University18
Universidad de Antofagasta19
University of Graz20
Chinese Academy of Sciences21
Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna22
Stockholm University23
University of Copenhagen24
...and 14 moreWe present broad-band photometry of 11 planetary transits of the hot Jupiter WASP-74 b, using three medium-class telescopes and employing the telescope-defocusing technique. Most of the transits were monitored through I filters and one was simultaneously observed in five optical (U, g', r', i', z') and three near-infrared (J, H, K) passbands, for a total of 18 light curves.
We also obtained new high-resolution spectra of the host star. We used these new data to review the orbital and physical properties of the WASP-74 planetary system. We were able to better constrain the main system characteristics, measuring smaller radius and mass for both the hot Jupiter and its host star than previously reported in the literature.
Joining our optical data with those taken with the HST in the near infrared, we built up an observational transmission spectrum of the planet, which suggests the presence of strong optical absorbers, as TiO and VO gases, in its atmosphere.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2019 |
Pages: | 5168-5179 |
ISSN: | 13652966 and 00358711 |
Types: | Journal article and Preprint article |
DOI: | 10.1093/mnras/stz661 |
ORCIDs: | Tronsgaard, R. , 0000-0002-9428-8732 , 0000-0002-3202-0343 , 0000-0003-0529-1161 , 0000-0003-4436-0764 , 0000-0003-2935-7196 , 0000-0002-7084-5725 , 0000-0001-9328-2905 , 0000-0002-8109-033X and 0000-0001-7303-914X |