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  • KELT-8b: A HIGHLY INFLATED ...
    Fulton, Benjamin J.; Collins, Karen A.; Gaudi, B. Scott; Stassun, Keivan G.; Pepper, Joshua; Beatty, Thomas G.; Siverd, Robert J.; Penev, Kaloyan; Howard, Andrew W.; Baranec, Christoph; Corfini, Giorgio; Eastman, Jason D.; Gregorio, Joao; Law, Nicholas M.; Lund, Michael B.; Oberst, Thomas E.; Penny, Matthew T.; Riddle, Reed; Rodriguez, Joseph E.; Stevens, Daniel J.; Zambelli, Roberto; Ziegler, Carl; Bieryla, Allyson; D'Ago, Giuseppe; DePoy, Darren L.; Jensen, Eric L. N.; Kielkopf, John F.; Latham, David W.; Manner, Mark; Marshall, Jennifer; McLeod, Kim K.; Reed, Phillip A.

    The Astrophysical journal, 09/2015, Letnik: 810, Številka: 1
    Journal Article

    ABSTRACT We announce the discovery of a highly inflated transiting hot Jupiter by the KELT-North survey. A global analysis including constraints from isochrones indicates that the V = 10.8 host star (HD 343246) is a mildly evolved, G dwarf with K, , , an inferred mass , and radius . The planetary companion has a mass MJ, radius RJ, surface gravity , and density g cm−3. The planet is on a roughly circular orbit with semimajor axis AU and eccentricity . The best-fit linear ephemeris is and days. This planet is one of the most inflated of all known transiting exoplanets, making it one of the few members of a class of extremely low density, highly irradiated gas giants. The low stellar and large implied radius are supported by stellar density constraints from follow-up light curves, as well as an evolutionary and space motion analysis. We also develop a new technique to extract high-precision radial velocities from noisy spectra that reduces the observing time needed to confirm transiting planet candidates. This planet boasts deep transits of a bright star, a large inferred atmospheric scale height, and a high equilibrium temperature of K, assuming zero albedo and perfect heat redistribution, making it one of the best targets for future atmospheric characterization studies.