Differential photometry of HAT-P-14

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We report the discovery of HAT-P-14b, a fairly massive transiting extrasolar planet orbiting the moderately bright star GSC 3086-00152 (V=9.98), with a period of P=4.627669+/-0.000005 days. The transit is close to grazing (impact parameter 0.891^+0.007^-0.008) and has a duration of 0.0912+/-0.0017 days, with a reference epoch of mid-transit of T_c_=2454875.28938+/-0.00047 (BJD). The orbit is slightly eccentric (e=0.107+/-0.013), and the orientation is such that occultations are unlikely to occur. The host star is a slightly evolved mid-F dwarf with a mass of 1.386+/-0.045M_{sun}, a radius of 1.468+/-0.054R{sun}, effective temperature 6600+/-90K, and a slightly metal-rich composition corresponding to [Fe/H]=+0.11+/-0.08. The planet has a mass of 2.232+/-0.059M_J and a radius of 1.150+/-0.052R_J_, implying a mean density of 1.82+/-0.24g/cm^3^. Its radius is well reproduced by theoretical models for the 1.3Gyr age of the system if the planet has a heavy-element fraction of about 50M_{earth}_ (7% of its total mass). The brightness, near-grazing orientation, and other properties of HAT-P-14 make it a favorable transiting system to look for changes in the orbital elements or transit timing variations induced by a possible second planet, and also to place meaningful constraints on the presence of sub-Earth mass or Earth-mass exomoons, by monitoring it for transit duration variations.

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DOI http://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.17150458
Source https://dc.g-vo.org/rr/q/lp/custom/CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/715/458
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Provenance
Creator Torres G.; Bakos G.A.; Hartman J.; Kovacs G.; Noyes R.W.; Latham D.W.,Fischer D.A.; Johnson J.A.; Marcy G.W.; Howard A.W.; Sasselov D.D.,Kipping D.; Sipocz B.; Stefanik R.P.; Esquerdo G.A.; Everett M.E.,Lazar J.; Papp I.; Sari P.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2012
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Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics; Solar System Astronomy; Stellar Astronomy