Abstract
HATS-18 b is a transiting planet with a large mass and a
short orbital period, and is one of the best candidates for the
detection of orbital decay induced by tidal effects. We present
extensive photometry of HATS-18 from which we measure 27 times of
mid-transit. Two further transit times were measured from
data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and three
more taken from the literature. The transit timings were
fitted with linear and quadratic ephemerides and an upper limit on
orbital decay was determined. This corresponds to a lower
limit on the modified stellar tidal quality factor of $Q_\star ^{\,
\prime } \gt 10^{5.11 \pm 0.04}$. This is at the cusp of constraining
the presence of enhanced tidal dissipation due to internal gravity
waves. We also refine the measured physical properties of the HATS-18 system,
place upper limits on the masses of third bodies, and compare the
relative performance of TESS and the 1.54 m Danish Telescope in measuring transit times for this system
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3212–3223 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Volume | 515 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2022 |
Keywords
- astro-ph.EP
- astro-ph.SR
Treatment code (Nähere Zuordnung)
- Basic - Fundamental (Grundlagenforschung)
Cooperations
- NAWI Graz