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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ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0415c
Type:Kaart
Publicatiedatum:7 mei 2004
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0415
Grootte:800 x 786 px

Over het object

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

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