Evidence for Hidden Nearby Companions to Hot Jupiters

The first discovered extrasolar worlds—giant, “hot Jupiter” planets on short-period orbits—came as a surprise to solar system–centric models of planet formation, prompting the development of new theories for planetary system evolution. The near absence of observed nearby planetary companions to hot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dong-Hong Wu, Malena Rice, Songhu Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astronomical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/acbf3f