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  • WASP-12b AND HAT-P-8b ARE M...
    Bechter, Eric B; CREPP, JUSTIN R; Ngo, Henry; Knutson, Heather A; BATYGIN, KONSTANTIN; Hinkley, Sasha; Muirhead, Philip S; Johnson, John Asher; Howard, Andrew W; Montet, Benjamin T; Matthews, Christopher T; Morton, Timothy D

    Astrophysical journal/˜The œAstrophysical journal, 06/2014, Letnik: 788, Številka: 1
    Journal Article

    We present high spatial resolution images that demonstrate that WASP-12b and HAT-P-8b orbit the primary stars of hierarchical triple star systems. In each case, two distant companions with colors and brightnesses consistent with Mdwarfs co-orbit the hot Jupiter planet host as well as one another. Our adaptive optics images spatially resolve the secondary around WASP-12, previously identified by Bergfors et al. and Crossfield et al. into two distinct sources separated by 84.3+ or -0.6 mas (21+ or -3 AU).We find that the secondary to HAT-P-8, also identified by Bergfors et al., is in fact composed of two stars separated by 65.3+ or -0.5 mas (15+ or -1 AU). Our follow-up observations demonstrate physical association through common proper motion. HAT-P-8 C has a particularly low mass, which we estimate to be 0.18 + or - 0.02 M sub(middot in circle) using photometry. Due to their hierarchy, WASP-12 BC and HAT-P-8 BC will enable the first dynamical mass determination for hot Jupiter stellar companions. These previously well studied planet hosts now represent higher-order multi-star systems with potentially complex dynamics, underscoring the importance of diffraction-limited imaging and providing additional context for understanding the migrant population of transiting hot Jupiters.