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; D. Heyrovsky

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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, D. Heyrovsky

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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.

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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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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., ... Heyrovsky, D. (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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author = "Y. Muraki and C. Han and Bennett, {D. P.} and D. Suzuki and Monard, {L. A.G.} and R. Street and Jorgensen, {U. G.} and P. Kundurthy and J. Skowron and Becker, {A. C.} and Albrow, {M. D.} and P. Fouqu{\'e} and D. Heyrovsk and Barry, {R. K.} and Beaulieu, {J. P.} and Wellnitz, {D. D.} and Bond, {I. A.} and T. Sumi and S. Dong and Gaudi, {B. S.} and Bramich, {D. M.} and M. Dominik and F. Abe and Botzler, {C. S.} and M. Freeman and A. Fukui and K. Furusawa and F. Hayashi and Hearnshaw, {J. B.} and S. Hosaka and Y. Itow and K. Kamiya and Korpela, {A. V.} and Kilmartin, {P. M.} and W. Lin and Ling, {C. H.} and S. Makita and K. Masuda and Y. Matsubara and N. Miyake and K. Nishimoto and K. Ohnishi and Perrott, {Y. C.} and Rattenbury, {N. J.} and To Saito and L. Skuljan and Sullivan, {D. J.} and Sweatman, {W. L.} and Tristram, {P. J.} and K. Wada and Yock, {P. C.M.} and Christie, {G. W.} and Depoy, {D. L.} and E. Gorbikov and A. Gould and S. Kaspi and Lee, {C. U.} and F. Mallia and D. Maoz and J. McCormick and D. Moorhouse and T. Natusch and Park, {B. G.} and Pogge, {R. W.} and D. Polishook and A. Shporer and G. Thornley and Yee, {J. C.} and A. Allan and P. Browne and K. Horne and N. Kains and C. Snodgrass and I. Steele and Y. Tsapras and V. Batista and Bennett, {C. S.} and S. Brillant and Caldwell, {J. A.R.} and A. Cassan and A. Cole and R. Corrales and Ch Coutures and S. Dieters and {Dominis Prester}, D. and J. Donatowicz and J. Greenhill and D. Kubas and Marquette, {J. B.} and R. Martin and J. Menzies and Sahu, {K. C.} and I. Waldman and A. Williams and M. Zub and H. Bourhrous and Y. Matsuoka and T. Nagayama and N. Oi and Z. Randriamanakoto and V. Bozza and Burgdorf, {M. J.} and {Calchi Novati}, S. and S. Dreizler and F. Finet and M. Glitrup and K. Harps{\o}e and Hinse, {T. C.} and M. Hundertmark and C. Liebig and G. Maier and L. Mancini and M. Mathiasen and S. Rahvar and D. Ricci and G. Scarpetta and J. Skottfelt and J. Surdej and J. Southworth and J. Wambsganss and F. Zimmer and A. Udalski and R. Poleski and L. Wyrzykowski and K. Ulaczyk and Szyma{\'n}ski, {M. K.} and M. Kubiak and G. Pietrzy{\'n}ski and I. Soszy{\'n}ski and D. Heyrovsky",

note = "National Research Foundation of Korea [2009-0081561]; Czech Science Foundation [GACR P209/10/1318]; NSF [AST-0757888]; European Research Council [246678]; ESO [385.C-0797]; NASA [NNX06Af40G]; Communaute francaise de Belgique-Actions de recherche concertees-Academie universitaire Wallonie-Europe; [NASA-NNX10AI81G]; [NSFAST-0708890]; [AST-1009621]; [JSPS18253002]; [JSPS20340052]We acknowledge the following support: NASA-NNX10AI81G, NSFAST-0708890, and AST-1009621 (D. P. B.); National Research Foundation of Korea 2009-0081561 (C.H.); JSPS18253002 and JSPS20340052 (F.A.); Czech Science Foundation grant GACR P209/10/1318 (D.H.); NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (J.C.Y.); European Research Council Advanced Grant No. 246678 (A.U.); ESO Prog.ID 385.C-0797( A); NASA NNX06Af40G (B.S.G., A.G., R.W.P.); NSF AST-0757888 (A.G.). D.R. (boursier FRIA), F.F., and J.S. acknowledge support from the Communaute francaise de Belgique-Actions de recherche concertees-Academie universitaire Wallonie-Europe.",

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Muraki, Y, Han, C, Bennett, DP, Suzuki, D, Monard, LAG, Street, R, Jorgensen, UG, Kundurthy, P, Skowron, J, Becker, AC, Albrow, MD, Fouqué, P, Heyrovsk, D, Barry, RK, Beaulieu, JP, Wellnitz, DD, Bond, IA, Sumi, T, Dong, S, Gaudi, BS, Bramich, DM, Dominik, M, Abe, F, Botzler, CS, Freeman, M, Fukui, A, Furusawa, K, Hayashi, F, Hearnshaw, JB, Hosaka, S, Itow, Y, Kamiya, K, Korpela, AV, Kilmartin, PM, Lin, W, Ling, CH, Makita, S, Masuda, K, Matsubara, Y, Miyake, N, Nishimoto, K, Ohnishi, K, Perrott, YC, Rattenbury, NJ, Saito, T, Skuljan, L, Sullivan, DJ, Sweatman, WL, Tristram, PJ, Wada, K, Yock, PCM, Christie, GW, Depoy, DL, Gorbikov, E, Gould, A, Kaspi, S, Lee, CU, Mallia, F, Maoz, D, McCormick, J, Moorhouse, D, Natusch, T, Park, BG, Pogge, RW, Polishook, D, Shporer, A, Thornley, G, Yee, JC, Allan, A, Browne, P, Horne, K, Kains, N, Snodgrass, C, Steele, I, Tsapras, Y, Batista, V, Bennett, CS, Brillant, S, Caldwell, JAR, Cassan, A, Cole, A, Corrales, R, Coutures, C, Dieters, S, Dominis Prester, D, Donatowicz, J, Greenhill, J, Kubas, D, Marquette, JB, Martin, R, Menzies, J, Sahu, KC, Waldman, I, Williams, A, Zub, M, Bourhrous, H, Matsuoka, Y, Nagayama, T, Oi, N, Randriamanakoto, Z, Bozza, V, Burgdorf, MJ, Calchi Novati, S, Dreizler, S, Finet, F, Glitrup, M, Harpsøe, K, Hinse, TC, Hundertmark, M, Liebig, C, Maier, G, Mancini, L, Mathiasen, M, Rahvar, S, Ricci, D, Scarpetta, G, Skottfelt, J, Surdej, J, Southworth, J, Wambsganss, J, Zimmer, F, Udalski, A, Poleski, R, Wyrzykowski, L, Ulaczyk, K, Szymański, MK, Kubiak, M, Pietrzyński, G, Soszyński, I & Heyrovsky, D 2011, 'Discovery and mass measurements of a cold, 10 earth mass planet and its host star', Astrophysical Journal, vol. 741, no. 1, 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.

AU - Heyrovsky, D.

N1 - National Research Foundation of Korea [2009-0081561]; Czech Science Foundation [GACR P209/10/1318]; NSF [AST-0757888]; European Research Council [246678]; ESO [385.C-0797]; NASA [NNX06Af40G]; Communaute francaise de Belgique-Actions de recherche concertees-Academie universitaire Wallonie-Europe; [NASA-NNX10AI81G]; [NSFAST-0708890]; [AST-1009621]; [JSPS18253002]; [JSPS20340052]We acknowledge the following support: NASA-NNX10AI81G, NSFAST-0708890, and AST-1009621 (D. P. B.); National Research Foundation of Korea 2009-0081561 (C.H.); JSPS18253002 and JSPS20340052 (F.A.); Czech Science Foundation grant GACR P209/10/1318 (D.H.); NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (J.C.Y.); European Research Council Advanced Grant No. 246678 (A.U.); ESO Prog.ID 385.C-0797( A); NASA NNX06Af40G (B.S.G., A.G., R.W.P.); NSF AST-0757888 (A.G.). D.R. (boursier FRIA), F.F., and J.S. acknowledge support from the Communaute francaise de Belgique-Actions de recherche concertees-Academie universitaire Wallonie-Europe.

PY - 2011/11/1

Y1 - 2011/11/1

N2 - 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 mp = 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.

AB - 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 mp = 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.

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