OGLE2-TR-L9b is an extrasolar planet discovered by three undergraduate students from Leiden University, Netherlands. The planet is about 4.5 times as massive as Jupiter and is the first discovered planet orbiting a fast-rotating hot star.[1]
 Size comparison of OGLE2-TR-L9b with Jupiter. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Meta de Hoon Remco van der Burg Francis Vuijsje |
| Discovery date | December 2, 2008 |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 2.4855335 ± 0.0000007 d 59.6528 h | |
| Star | OGLE2-TR-L9 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.61 ± 0.04 RJ |
| Mass | 4.5 ± 1.5 MJ |
Initially discovered while testing a method for investigating light fluctuations in the OGLE database, the planet's existence was later confirmed by follow-up observations from the ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile.[1]
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References edit
- ^ a b Snellen; Koppenhoefer, J.; Van Der Burg, R. F. J.; Dreizler, S.; Greiner, J.; De Hoon, M. D. J.; Husser, T. O.; Krühler, T.; Saglia, R. P.; Vuijsje, F. N. (2009). "OGLE2-TR-L9b: an exoplanet transiting a rapidly rotating F3 star" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics. 497 (2): 545–550. arXiv:0812.0599. Bibcode:2009A&A...497..545S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200810917. S2CID 15639369.
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Media related to OGLE2-TR-L9 b at Wikimedia Commons
- "OGLE2-TR-L9". Exoplanets. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- Students Discover Unique Planet
- "Students find planet outside our solar system". NBC News. 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
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