WASP-135b: A Highly Irradiated, Inflated Hot Jupiter Orbiting a G5V Star. (14th January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Spake, J. J.; Brown, D. J. A.; Doyle, A. P.; Hébrard, G.; McCormac, J.; Armstrong, D. J.; Pollacco, D.; Chew, Y. Gómez Maqueo; Anderson, D. R.; Barros, S. C. C.; Bouchy, F.; Boumis, P.; Bruno, G.; Cameron, A. Collier; Courcol, B.; Davies, G. R.; Faedi, F.; Hellier, C.; Kirk, J.; Lam, K. W. F.; Liakos, A.; Louden, T.; Maxted, P. F. L.; Osborn, H. P.; Palle, E.; Arranz, J. Prieto; Udry, S.; Walker, S. R.; West, R. G.; Wheatley, P. J.
• Is Part Of: Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Volume 128:Number 960(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-01-14
• Subjects: planets and satellites: detection -- stars: individual (WASP-135) -- techniques: photometric -- techniques: radial velocities; Astronomy -- Periodicals; Astronomy; Periodicals; Periodicals; 520.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1538-3873/128/960/024401
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0004-6280

Abstract

Abstract: We report the discovery of a new transiting planet from the WASP survey. WASP-135b is a hot Jupiter with radius 1.30 ± 0.09 R Jup, mass 1.90 ± 0.08 M Jup, and an orbital period of 1.401 days. Its host is a Sun-like star, with a G5 spectral type and a mass and radius of 0.98 ± 0.06 M ☉ and 0.96 ± 0.05 R ☉, respectively. The proximity of the planet to its star means that WASP-135b receives high levels of insolation, which may be the cause of its inflated radius. Additionally, we report weak evidence of a transfer of angular momentum from the planet to its host star.