The Discovery of Ellipsoidal Variations in the Kepler Light Curve of Hat-P-7

The Discovery of Ellipsoidal Variations in the Kepler Light Curve of Hat-P-7

We present an analysis of the early Kepler observations of the previously discovered transiting planet HAT-P-7b. The light curve shows the transit of the star, the occultation of the planet, and the orbit phase-dependent light from the planet. In addition, phase-dependent light from the star is pres...

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Main Authors: Seager, Sara, Welsh, William F., Orosz, Jerome A., Fortney, Jonathan J., Jenkins, Jon M., Rowe, Jason F., Koch, David, Borucki, William J.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: IOP Publishing 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74057
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6892-6948

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74057
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6892-6948

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