Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - IV. CoRoT-Exo-4b: a transiting planet in a 9.2 day synchronous orbit

CoRoT, the first space-based transit search, provides ultra-high-precision light curves with continuous time-sampling over periods of up to 5 months. This allows the detection of transiting planets with relatively long periods, and the simultaneous study of the host star's photometric variabili...

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Main Authors: Aigrain, S, Cameron, A, Ollivier, M, Pont, F, Jorda, L, Almenara, J, Alonso, R, Barge, P, Borde, P, Bouchy, F, Deeg, H, De la Reza, R, Deleuil, M, Dvorak, R, Erikson, A, Fridlund, M, Gondoin, P, Gillon, M, Guillot, T, Hatzes, A, Lammer, H, Lanza, A, Leger, A, Llebaria, A, Magain, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008