WASP-7b

WASP-7b
Size comparison of WASP-7b with Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered byCameron et al. (SuperWASP)
Discovery siteSAAO
Discovery dateApril 1, 2008
Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.0618+0.0014
−0.0033
AU
Eccentricity0.0173+0.0009
−0.0011
[1]
4.954658+5.5e-5
−4.3e-5
d
Inclination89.6+0.4
−0.9
StarWASP-7
Physical characteristics
0.915+0.046
−0.04
RJ
Mass0.96+0.12
−0.18
MJ
Mean density
1.66 g/cm3[citation needed]
3.03 g
Temperature1393+80
−82
K[1]

WASP-7b is an extrasolar planet discovered in 2008. This 5-day period planet is slightly smaller than Jupiter, roughly the same mass and more dense.[2]

A study in 2012, utilizing the Rossiter–McLaughlin effect, determined the planetary orbit is strongly misaligned with the equatorial plane of the star, with misalignment equal to 86±8°, making the planetary orbit nearly polar.[3] The orbit is also slightly eccentric, which is surprising given the tidal circularization timescale of below 650 million years.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Wallack, Nicole L.; Knutson, Heather A.; Deming, Drake (2021), "Trends in Spitzer Secondary Eclipses", The Astronomical Journal, 162 (1): 36, arXiv:2103.15833, Bibcode:2021AJ....162...36W, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/abdbb2, S2CID 232417602
  2. ^ Hellier; et al. (December 11, 2008). "WASP-7: The brightest transiting-exoplanet system in the Southern hemisphere". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 690 (1): L89–L91. arXiv:0805.2600. Bibcode:2009ApJ...690L..89H. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/690/1/L89. S2CID 15962609.
  3. ^ Albrecht, Simon; Winn, Joshua N.; Johnson, John A.; Howard, Andrew W.; Marcy, Geoffrey W.; Butler, R. Paul; Arriagada, Pamela; Crane, Jeffrey D.; Shectman, Stephen A.; Thompson, Ian B.; Hirano, Teruyuki; Bakos, Gaspar; Hartman, Joel D. (2012), "Obliquities of Hot Jupiter Host Stars: Evidence for Tidal Interactions and Primordial Misalignments", The Astrophysical Journal, 757 (1): 18, arXiv:1206.6105, Bibcode:2012ApJ...757...18A, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/757/1/18, S2CID 17174530