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B Scott Gaudi1, Keivan G Stassun2,3, Karen A Collins2
1Department of Astronomy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
Nature
|June 6, 2017
Resumen
Los astrónomos descubrieron KELT-9b, un planeta gigante de gas ultra caliente que orbita una estrella en el límite tipo A / B. Este exoplaneta extremo probablemente pierde su atmósfera debido a la intensa radiación estelar.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencia de los exoplanetas
- Astrofísica estelar
- Las atmósferas planetarias
Sus antecedentes:
- La irradiación del planeta y la ablación dependen de la temperatura de la estrella anfitriona.
- Pocos exoplanetas orbitan alrededor de estrellas calientes de tipo A; ninguno orbita alrededor de estrellas de tipo B.
- WASP-33b orbita una estrella de tipo A, mostrando un alto calor y inflación debido a la insolación.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para informar sobre el descubrimiento de un planeta gigante en tránsito orbitando la brillante estrella HD 195689 (KELT-9).
- Para caracterizar el planeta KELT-9b y su estrella madre.
- Para investigar las condiciones atmosféricas y las tasas de pérdida de masa de KELT-9b.
Principales métodos:
- Observaciones de la estrella HD 195689 (KELT-9).
- Detección de un planeta gigante en tránsito, KELT-9b.
- Medición de la temperatura de la estrella anfitriona y la temperatura diurna del planeta.
Principales resultados:
- KELT-9b orbita su estrella anfitriona con un período de aproximadamente 1,48 días.
- La estrella anfitriona KELT-9 tiene una temperatura de ~ 10.170 K, en el límite de tipo A / B.
- KELT-9b tiene una temperatura diurna de ~ 4,600 K, con metales atómicos como fuentes de opacidad.
- KELT-9b recibe 700 veces más radiación ultravioleta extrema que WASP-33b.
Conclusiones:
- KELT-9b es un gigante gaseoso ultra-caliente con una atmósfera probablemente dominada por metales atómicos.
- La intensa radiación ultravioleta sugiere una importante ablación atmosférica y pérdida de masa.
- KELT-9b puede ser despojado en gran medida de su envolvente durante la vida de la secuencia principal de su estrella anfitriona.
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