Planet WASP-76 b
| Name | WASP-76 b | ||
| Planet Status | Confirmed | ||
| Discovered in | 2013 | ||
| Mass | 0.92 ( -0.03 +0.03 ) MJ |  |
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| Mass*sin(i) | — | ||
| Semi-Major Axis | 0.033 (± 0.0005) AU | |
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| Orbital Period | 1.809886 (± 1e-06) day | |
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| Eccentricity | 0.0 | |
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| ω | — | ||
| Tperi | — | ||
| Radius | 1.83 ( -0.06 +0.06 ) RJ | |
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| Inclination | 88.0 (± 1.6) deg | |
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| Update | 2021-09-02 | ||
| Detection Method | Primary Transit | ||
| Mass Detection Method | — | ||
| Radius Detection Method | — | ||
| Primary transit | 2456107.85507 (± 0.00034) JD | |
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| Secondary transit | — | ||
| λ | — | ||
| Impact Parameter b | — | ||
| Time Vr=0 | — | ||
| Velocity Semiamplitude K | — | ||
| Calculated temperature | 2190.0 K | |
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| Measured temperature | — | ||
| Hottest point longitude | — | ||
| Geometric albedo | — | ||
| Surface gravity log(g/gH) | — | ||
| Alternate Names | — |
Star
WASP-76| Name | WASP-76 | ||
| Distance | 195.3 (± 0.5) pc | ||
| Spectral type | F7 | ||
| Apparent magnitude V | 9.5 | ||
| Mass | 1.46 (± 0.07) MSun | |
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| Age | — | ||
| Effective temperature | 6250.0 (± 100.0) K | |
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| Radius | 1.73 (± 0.04) RSun | |
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| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.23 (± 0.1) | |
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| Detected Disc | — | ||
| Magnetic Field | — | ||
| RA2000 | 01:46:32.0 | ||
| Dec2000 | +02:42:02 | ||
| Alternate Names | |||
| Planetary system | 1 planet |
Atmospheric parameters
Temperatures
| Data Source | Type | Result Value | Result Figure | Notes | Reference |
Molecules
| Molecule | Data Source | Type | Result Value | Result Figure | Notes | Reference |
| Ca | Measurements | Detected | 2021 - CASASAYAS-BARRIS N. | |||
| Modeling | 2020 - LOTHRINGER J. | |||||
| Fe | Measurements | Detected | 2020 - EHRENREICH D. | |||
| Modeling | 2020 - LOTHRINGER J. | |||||
| H2O | Measurements | Detected | 2020 - EDWARDS B. | |||
| He | Measurements | Detected | 2021 - CASASAYAS-BARRIS N. | |||
| Na | Measurements | Detected | 2020 - GEBEK A. & OZA A. | |||
| Measurements | Detected | 2020 - von ESSEN C. | ||||
| Measurements | Detected | 2019 - SEIDEL J. | ||||
| Ni | Modeling | 2020 - LOTHRINGER J. | ||||
| SiO | Modeling | 2020 - LOTHRINGER J. | ||||
| Ti | Modeling | 2020 - LOTHRINGER J. | ||||
| TiO | Measurements | Detected | 2020 - EDWARDS B. | |||
| VO | Measurements | Detected | 2020 - EDWARDS B. | |||
Observability Predictor 
Remarks
11 March :Ehrenreich et al. (2020) have detected a 5 km/s wind on te planet
Related publications
Confirmation of Asymmetric Iron Absorption in WASP-76b with HARPS
2021
KESSELI A. & SNELLEN I.
ApJ. Lett., 908, L17
paper arxiv
Detection of Ionized Calcium in the Atmosphere of the Ultra-Hot Jupiter WASP-76b
2021
DEIBERT E., de MOOIJ E., JAWARDHANA R., TURNER J., RIDDEN-HARPER A. et al.
ApJ. Letters, accepted
arxiv
No umbrella needed: Confronting the hypothesis of iron rain on WASP-76b with post-processed general circulation models
2021
SAVEL A., KEMPTON E., MALIK M., KOMACEK Th., BEAN J. et al.
Astron. J., submitted
arxiv
CARMENES detection of the Ca ii infrared triplet and possible evidence of He i in the atmosphere of WASP-76b
2021
CASASAYAS-BARRIS N., ORELL-MIQUEL J., STANGRET M., NORTMANN L, YAN F. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., in press
paper arxiv
Into the Storm: Diving into the winds of the ultra hot Jupiter WASP-76 b with HARPS and ESPRESSO
2021
SEIDEL J., EHRENREICH D., ALLART A., HOEIJMAKERS H., LOVIS Ch. et al
Astron. & Astrophys., 653, A73
paper arxiv
Spitzer phase curve observations and circulation models of the inflated ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-76b
2021
MAY E., KOMACEK Th., STEVENSON K., KEMPTON E., BEAN J. et al.
Astron. J., 162, 158
paper arxiv
Decomposing the Iron Cross-Correlation Signal of the Ultra-Hot Jupiter WASP-76b in Transmission using 3D Monte-Carlo Radiative Transfer
2021
WARDENIER J., PARMENTIER V., LEE E., LINE M. & GHARIB-NEZHAD E.
MNRAS, 506, 1258
paper arxiv
Hot Jupiters: Origins, Structure, Atmospheres
2021
FORTNEY J., DAWSON R. & KOMACEK Th.
JGR Planets, accepted
arxiv
Nightside condensation of iron in an ultrahot giant exoplanet
2020
EHRENREICH D., LOVIS Ch., ALLART R., ZAPATERO OSORIO M.-R., PEPE F. et al.
Nature, 580, 597
paper arxiv
A multiplicity study of transiting exoplanet host stars. II. Revised properties of transiting planetary systems with companions
2020
SOUTHWORTH J., BOHN A., KENWORTHY M., GINSKI C. & MANCINI L.
Astron. & Astrophys., 635, A74
paper arxiv
Unresolved stellar companions withGaiaDR2 astrometry
2020
BELUKUROV V., PENOYRE Z., OH S., IORIO G., HODGKIN S. et al
MNRAS, submitted
arxiv
HST/STIS transmission spectrum of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-76 b confirms the presence of sodium in its atmosphere
2020
von ESSEN C., MALLON M., HERMANSEN S., NIXON M., MADHUSUDHAN N. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 637, A76
paper arxiv
ARES I: WASP-76 b, A Tale of Two HST Spectra
2020
EDWARDS B., CHANGEAT Q., AYENS R., TSIARAS A., AL-REFAIE A. et al.
Astron. J., 160, 8
paper arxiv
The Hubble PanCET program: Transit and Eclipse Spectroscopy of the Strongly Irradiated Giant Exoplanet WASP-76b
2020
FU G., DEMING D., LOTHRINGER J., NIKOLOV N., SING D. et al.
Astron. J., 162, 108
paper arxiv
Alkaline Exospheres of Exoplanet Systems: Evaporative Transmission Spectra
2020
GEBEK A. & OZA A.
MNRAS, 497, 5271
paper arxiv
UV Exoplanet Transmission Spectral Features as Probes of Metals and Rainout
2020
LOTHRINGER J., FU G., SING D. & BARMAN T.
ApJ. Letters, 898, L14
paper arxiv
Tracing bulk elemental ratios in exoplanetary atmospheres with TiO chemistry
2020
RAMIREZ V., CRIDLAND A. & MOLLIERE P.
Astron. & Astrophys., 641, A87
paper arxiv
Coupled Day-Night Models of Exoplanetary Atmospheres
2020
GANDHI S. & JERMYN A.
MNRAS, in press
paper
ESPRESSO high resolution transmission spectroscopy of WASP-76b
2020
TABERNERO H., ZAPATERO-OSORIO M.-R., ALLART R., BORSA F., CASASAYAS-BARRIS N. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 646
paper arxiv
Analyzing Eight Years of Transiting Exoplanet Observations Using WFC3's Spatial Scan Monitor
2019
STEVENSON K. & FOWLER J.
Instrument Science Report WFC3 2019-12
Hot Exoplanet Atmospheres Resolved with Transit Spectroscopy (HEARTS) - II. A broadened sodium feature on the ultra-hot giant WASP-76b
2019
SEIDEL J., EHRENREICH D., WYTTENBACH A., ALLART R., LENDL M. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 623, A161
paper arxiv
Detection limits of exoplanetary atmospheres with 2-m class telescopes
2019
KABATH P., ZAK J., BOFFIN H., IVANOV V., JONES D. & SKARKA M.
PASP, 131, 085001
paper arxiv
High-resolution Transmission Spectroscopy of Four Hot Inflated Gas Giant Exoplanets
2019
ZAK J., KABATH P., BOFFIN H., IVANOV M. & SKARKA M.
Astron. J., 158, 120
paper
Rossiter--McLaughlin models and their effect on estimates of stellar rotation, illustrated using six WASP systems
2017
BROWN D., TRIAUD A., DOYLE A., GILLON M., LENDL M. et al.
MNRAS, 464, 810
paper arxiv
Observing transiting planets with JWST -- Prime targets and their synthetic spectral observations
2017
MOLLIERE P., van BOEKEL R., BOUWMAN J., HENNING Th., LAGAGE P.-O. & MIN M.
Astron. & Astrophy., 600, A10
paper arxiv ADS
Three irradiated and bloated hot Jupiters: WASP-76b, WASP-82b & WASP-90b
2016
WEST R., HELLIER C., ALMENARA J.-M., ANDERSON D., BARROS S. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 585
paper arxiv ADS
Secondary eclipse observations for seven hot-Jupiters from the Anglo-Australian Telescope
2015
ZHOU G., BAYLISS D., KEDZIORA-CHUDCZER L., TINNEY Ch., BAILEY J. et al.
MNRAS, 454, 3002
paper
arxiv
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