The Oblique Orbit of WASP-107b from K2 Photometry

Observations of nine transits of WASP-107 during the K2 mission reveal three separate occasions when the planet crossed in front of a starspot. The data confirm the stellar rotation period to be 17 days - approximately three times the planet's orbital period - and suggest that large spots persi...

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Main Authors: Winn, Joshua N. (Author), Dai, Fei (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Astronomical Society, 2017-11-20T20:16:04Z.
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