Millimagnitude photometry for transiting extrasolar planetary candidates. III. Accurate radius and period for OGLE-TR-111-b 1

Minniti, D; Fernández J.M.; Zoccali, M; Diaz, R. F.; Udalski, A; Pietrzynski G.; Gieren, W.; Rojo, P; Ruiz M.T.

Abstract

We present accurate V-band photometry for a planetary transit of OGLE-TR-111 acquired with VIMOS at the ESO Very Large Telescope. The measurement of this transit allows us to refine the planetary radius, obtaining R p = 1.01 ± 0.06 R J. Given the mass of M p = 0.53 M J previously measured from radial velocities, we confirm that the density is ? p = 0.6 ± 0.2 g cm -3. We also revise the ephemeris for OGLE-TR-111-b, obtaining an accurate orbital period P = 4.014484 ± 0.000014 days and predicting that the next observable transits would occur around December 2006, and after that only in mid-2008. Even though this period is different from previously published values, we cannot yet rule out a constant period. © 2007. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

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Título de la Revista: ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS
Volumen: 660
Número: 1 I
Editorial: IOP PUBLISHING LTD
Fecha de publicación: 2007
Página de inicio: 858
Página final: 862
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