The oblique orbit of the super-Neptune HAT-P-11b

The oblique orbit of the super-Neptune HAT-P-11b

We find the orbit of the Neptune-sized exoplanet HAT-P-11b to be highly inclined relative to the equatorial plane of its host star. This conclusion is based on spectroscopic observations of two transits, which allowed the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect to be detected with an amplitude of 1.5 m s[supersc...

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Main Authors: Winn, Joshua Nathan (Contributor), Johnson, John Asher (Author), Howard, Andrew W. (Author), Marcy, Geoffrey W. (Author), Isaacson, Howard (Author), Shopper, Avi (Author), Bakos, Gaspar A. (Author), Hartman, Joel D. (Author), Albrecht, Simon H. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing, 2011-03-24T13:17:10Z.
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