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The observational case for Jupiter being a typical massive planet.

Charles H Lineweaver1, Daniel Grether

  • 1School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Australian Centre for Astrobiology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. charley@bat.phys.unsw.edu.au

Astrobiology
|January 18, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Jupiter is a typical massive planet, not an outlier, according to new analysis of extrasolar planets. This study reveals that planets with Jupiter

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Area of Science:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Exoplanetary Science
  • Planetary Science

Background:

  • Extrasolar planet detection methods introduce selection biases.
  • Previous studies have suggested Jupiter might be an unusual massive planet.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify a subsample of exoplanets minimally affected by Doppler detection biases.
  • To reassess Jupiter's typicality among massive exoplanets.

Main Methods:

  • Identified a bias-minimized exoplanet subsample.
  • Analyzed surface density trends in the period-Msin(i) plane.
  • Extrapolated trends to place Jupiter within the parameter space.

Main Results:

  • Jupiter occupies a densely populated region in the period-Msin(i) parameter space.

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  • Exoplanets with masses similar to Jupiter's (MJup) are three times more common than previously estimated (2 MJup).

    • Conclusions:

    • Jupiter is a typical example of a massive exoplanet.
    • The frequency of Jupiter-mass exoplanets is higher than previously reported.