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Global Climate and Atmospheric Composition of the Ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-103b from HST and Spitzer Phase Curve Observations

  • Authors: Laura Kreidberg, Michael R. Line, Vivien Parmentier, Kevin B. Stevenson, Tom Louden, Mickäel Bonnefoy, Jacqueline K. Faherty, Gregory W. Henry, Michael H. Williamson, Keivan Stassun, Thomas G. Beatty, Jacob L. Bean, Jonathan J. Fortney, Adam P. Showman, Jean-Michel Désert, and Jacob Arcangeli

2018 The Astronomical Journal 156 17.

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Figure 1.

Top: the normalized nightly Cousins R band photometric data set for WASP-103, acquired with the C14 automated imaging telescope at Fairborn Observatory. Vertical dashed lines denote separate observing seasons. Gaps are due to target visibility and the Arizona monsoon season (July–September). Middle: the frequency spectrum of the normalized data set suggests low-amplitude variability with a period of 6.814 days. Bottom: the normalized data set phased to the 6.814 day period, which we interpret as rotational modulation of a star spot or spots. A least-squares sine fit to the 6.814 day rotation period gives a peak-to-peak amplitude of just 0.005 mag.

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