Discovery and mass measurements of a cold, 10 earth mass planet and its host star

Y. Muraki; C. Han; D. P. Bennett; D. Suzuki; L. A.G. Monard; R. Street; U. G. Jorgensen; P. Kundurthy; J. Skowron; A. C. Becker; M. D. Albrow; P. Fouqué; D. Heyrovsk; R. K. Barry; J. P. Beaulieu; D. D. Wellnitz; I. A. Bond; T. Sumi; S. Dong; B. S. Gaudi; D. M. Bramich; M. Dominik; F. Abe; C. S. Botzler; M. Freeman; A. Fukui; K. Furusawa; F. Hayashi; J. B. Hearnshaw; S. Hosaka; Y. Itow; K. Kamiya; A. V. Korpela; P. M. Kilmartin; W. Lin; C. H. Ling; S. Makita; K. Masuda; Y. Matsubara; N. Miyake; K. Nishimoto; K. Ohnishi; Y. C. Perrott; N. J. Rattenbury; To Saito; L. Skuljan; D. J. Sullivan; W. L. Sweatman; P. J. Tristram; K. Wada; P. C.M. Yock; G. W. Christie; D. L. Depoy; E. Gorbikov; A. Gould; S. Kaspi; C. U. Lee; F. Mallia; D. Maoz; J. McCormick; D. Moorhouse; T. Natusch; B. G. Park; R. W. Pogge; D. Polishook; A. Shporer; G. Thornley; J. C. Yee; A. Allan; P. Browne; K. Horne; N. Kains; C. Snodgrass; I. Steele; Y. Tsapras; V. Batista; C. S. Bennett; S. Brillant; J. A.R. Caldwell; A. Cassan; A. Cole; R. Corrales; Ch Coutures; S. Dieters; D. Dominis Prester; J. Donatowicz; J. Greenhill; D. Kubas; J. B. Marquette; R. Martin; J. Menzies; K. C. Sahu; I. Waldman; A. Williams; M. Zub; H. Bourhrous; Y. Matsuoka; T. Nagayama; N. Oi; Z. Randriamanakoto; V. Bozza; M. J. Burgdorf; S. Calchi Novati; S. Dreizler; F. Finet; M. Glitrup; K. Harpsøe; T. C. Hinse; M. Hundertmark; C. Liebig; G. Maier; L. Mancini; M. Mathiasen; S. Rahvar; D. Ricci; G. Scarpetta; J. Skottfelt; J. Surdej; J. Southworth; J. Wambsganss; F. Zimmer; A. Udalski; R. Poleski; L. Wyrzykowski; K. Ulaczyk; M. K. Szymański; M. Kubiak; G. Pietrzyński; I. Soszyński

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Discovery and mass measurements of a cold, 10 earth mass planet and its host star

Y. Muraki^*, C. Han, D. P. Bennett, D. Suzuki, L. A.G. Monard, R. Street, U. G. Jorgensen, P. Kundurthy, J. Skowron, A. C. Becker, M. D. Albrow, P. Fouqué, D. Heyrovsk, R. K. Barry, J. P. Beaulieu, D. D. Wellnitz, I. A. Bond, T. Sumi, S. Dong, B. S. GaudiD. M. Bramich, M. Dominik, F. Abe, C. S. Botzler, M. Freeman, A. Fukui, K. Furusawa, F. Hayashi, J. B. Hearnshaw, S. Hosaka, Y. Itow, K. Kamiya, A. V. Korpela, P. M. Kilmartin, W. Lin, C. H. Ling, S. Makita, K. Masuda, Y. Matsubara, N. Miyake, K. Nishimoto, K. Ohnishi, Y. C. Perrott, N. J. Rattenbury, To Saito, L. Skuljan, D. J. Sullivan, W. L. Sweatman, P. J. Tristram, K. Wada, P. C.M. Yock, G. W. Christie, D. L. Depoy, E. Gorbikov, A. Gould, S. Kaspi, C. U. Lee, F. Mallia, D. Maoz, J. McCormick, D. Moorhouse, T. Natusch, B. G. Park, R. W. Pogge, D. Polishook, A. Shporer, G. Thornley, J. C. Yee, A. Allan, P. Browne, K. Horne, N. Kains, C. Snodgrass, I. Steele, Y. Tsapras, V. Batista, C. S. Bennett, S. Brillant, J. A.R. Caldwell, A. Cassan, A. Cole, R. Corrales, Ch Coutures, S. Dieters, D. Dominis Prester, J. Donatowicz, J. Greenhill, D. Kubas, J. B. Marquette, R. Martin, J. Menzies, K. C. Sahu, I. Waldman, A. Williams, M. Zub, H. Bourhrous, Y. Matsuoka, T. Nagayama, N. Oi, Z. Randriamanakoto, V. Bozza, M. J. Burgdorf, S. Calchi Novati, S. Dreizler, F. Finet, M. Glitrup, K. Harpsøe, T. C. Hinse, M. Hundertmark, C. Liebig, G. Maier, L. Mancini, M. Mathiasen, S. Rahvar, D. Ricci, G. Scarpetta, J. Skottfelt, J. Surdej, J. Southworth, J. Wambsganss, F. Zimmer, A. Udalski, R. Poleski, L. Wyrzykowski, K. Ulaczyk, M. K. Szymański, M. Kubiak, G. Pietrzyński, I. Soszyński

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We present the discovery and mass measurement of the cold, low-mass planet MOA-2009-BLG-266Lb, performed with the gravitational microlensing method. This planet has a mass of m_p = 10.4 1.7 M_⊕ and orbits a star of mass M _⊙ = 0.56 0.09 M_⊙ at a semimajor axis of AU and an orbital period of yrs. The planet and host star mass measurements are enabled by the measurement of the microlensing parallax effect, which is seen primarily in the light curve distortion due to the orbital motion of the Earth. But the analysis also demonstrates the capability to measure the microlensing parallax with the Deep Impact (or EPOXI) spacecraft in a heliocentric orbit. The planet mass and orbital distance are similar to predictions for the critical core mass needed to accrete a substantial gaseous envelope, and thus may indicate that this planet is a "failed" gas giant. This and future microlensing detections will test planet formation theory predictions regarding the prevalence and masses of such planets.

Original language	English
Article number	22
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	741
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/741/1/22
State	Published - 1 Nov 2011

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National Science Foundation	0708890, 1009621, 0757888
National Science Foundation
Seventh Framework Programme	246678
Seventh Framework Programme
Science and Technology Facilities Council	PP/E002137/1, PP/E001149/1, ST/H002391/1, ST/G001987/1, ST/G002355/1, PP/F000057/1, PP/D000955/1, ST/J000035/1
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science	23340044, 10J07272, 23340064, 23540339, 22403003, 23654082, 23103002
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

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Muraki, Y., Han, C., Bennett, D. P., Suzuki, D., Monard, L. A. G., Street, R., Jorgensen, U. G., Kundurthy, P., Skowron, J., Becker, A. C., Albrow, M. D., Fouqué, P., Heyrovsk, D., Barry, R. K., Beaulieu, J. P., Wellnitz, D. D., Bond, I. A., Sumi, T., Dong, S., ... Soszyński, I. (2011). Discovery and mass measurements of a cold, 10 earth mass planet and its host star. Astrophysical Journal, 741(1), Article 22. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/741/1/22

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AU - Muraki, Y.

AU - Han, C.

AU - Bennett, D. P.

AU - Suzuki, D.

AU - Monard, L. A.G.

AU - Street, R.

AU - Jorgensen, U. G.

AU - Kundurthy, P.

AU - Skowron, J.

AU - Becker, A. C.

AU - Albrow, M. D.

AU - Fouqué, P.

AU - Heyrovsk, D.

AU - Barry, R. K.

AU - Beaulieu, J. P.

AU - Wellnitz, D. D.

AU - Bond, I. A.

AU - Sumi, T.

AU - Dong, S.

AU - Gaudi, B. S.

AU - Bramich, D. M.

AU - Dominik, M.

AU - Abe, F.

AU - Botzler, C. S.

AU - Freeman, M.

AU - Fukui, A.

AU - Furusawa, K.

AU - Hayashi, F.

AU - Hearnshaw, J. B.

AU - Hosaka, S.

AU - Itow, Y.

AU - Kamiya, K.

AU - Korpela, A. V.

AU - Kilmartin, P. M.

AU - Lin, W.

AU - Ling, C. H.

AU - Makita, S.

AU - Masuda, K.

AU - Matsubara, Y.

AU - Miyake, N.

AU - Nishimoto, K.

AU - Ohnishi, K.

AU - Perrott, Y. C.

AU - Rattenbury, N. J.

AU - Saito, To

AU - Skuljan, L.

AU - Sullivan, D. J.

AU - Sweatman, W. L.

AU - Tristram, P. J.

AU - Wada, K.

AU - Yock, P. C.M.

AU - Christie, G. W.

AU - Depoy, D. L.

AU - Gorbikov, E.

AU - Gould, A.

AU - Kaspi, S.

AU - Lee, C. U.

AU - Mallia, F.

AU - Maoz, D.

AU - McCormick, J.

AU - Moorhouse, D.

AU - Natusch, T.

AU - Park, B. G.

AU - Pogge, R. W.

AU - Polishook, D.

AU - Shporer, A.

AU - Thornley, G.

AU - Yee, J. C.

AU - Allan, A.

AU - Browne, P.

AU - Horne, K.

AU - Kains, N.

AU - Snodgrass, C.

AU - Steele, I.

AU - Tsapras, Y.

AU - Batista, V.

AU - Bennett, C. S.

AU - Brillant, S.

AU - Caldwell, J. A.R.

AU - Cassan, A.

AU - Cole, A.

AU - Corrales, R.

AU - Coutures, Ch

AU - Dieters, S.

AU - Dominis Prester, D.

AU - Donatowicz, J.

AU - Greenhill, J.

AU - Kubas, D.

AU - Marquette, J. B.

AU - Martin, R.

AU - Menzies, J.

AU - Sahu, K. C.

AU - Waldman, I.

AU - Williams, A.

AU - Zub, M.

AU - Bourhrous, H.

AU - Matsuoka, Y.

AU - Nagayama, T.

AU - Oi, N.

AU - Randriamanakoto, Z.

AU - Bozza, V.

AU - Burgdorf, M. J.

AU - Calchi Novati, S.

AU - Dreizler, S.

AU - Finet, F.

AU - Glitrup, M.

AU - Harpsøe, K.

AU - Hinse, T. C.

AU - Hundertmark, M.

AU - Liebig, C.

AU - Maier, G.

AU - Mancini, L.

AU - Mathiasen, M.

AU - Rahvar, S.

AU - Ricci, D.

AU - Scarpetta, G.

AU - Skottfelt, J.

AU - Surdej, J.

AU - Southworth, J.

AU - Wambsganss, J.

AU - Zimmer, F.

AU - Udalski, A.

AU - Poleski, R.

AU - Wyrzykowski, L.

AU - Ulaczyk, K.

AU - Szymański, M. K.

AU - Kubiak, M.

AU - Pietrzyński, G.

AU - Soszyński, I.

PY - 2011/11/1

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