Brightness "dips" caused by two transiting exoplanets

Brightness "dips" of the stars OGLE-TR-113 (upper) and OGLE-TR-132 (lower), as observed during the OGLE survey. It is now known that they are caused by transiting extra-solar planets (exoplanets) of the new "very hot Jupiter" class. The abscissa represents the orbital phase (one revolution = 1) and the ordinate the relative brightness. As can be seen the brightness variations are of the order of 3 % (upper) and 1% (lower), respectively.

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À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0415c
Type:Graphique
Date de publication:7 mai 2004
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0415
Taille:800 x 786 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:OGLE-TR-113, OGLE-TR-132
Type:Milky Way : Planet : Special Cases : Hot Jupiter
Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System
Catégorie:Exoplanets

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