Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission VI. CoRoT-Exo-3b: the first secure inhabitant of the brown-dwarf desert

Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission VI. CoRoT-Exo-3b: the first secure inhabitant of the brown-dwarf desert

Context. The CoRoT space mission routinely provides high-precision photometric measurements of thousands of stars that have been continuously observed for months.Aims. The discovery and characterization of the first very massive transiting planetary companion with a short orbital period is reported....

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Main Authors: Deleuil, M, Deeg, H, Alonso, R, Bouchy, F, Rouan, D, Auvergne, M, Baglin, A, Aigrain, S, Almenara, J, Barbieri, M, Barge, P, Bruntt, H, Borde, P, Cameron, A, Csizmadia, S, De la Reza, R, Dvorak, R, Erikson, A, Fridlund, M, Gandolfi, D, Gillon, M, Guenther, E, Guillot, T, Hatzes, A, Hebrard, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008

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