OGLE-TR-113

OGLE-TR-113

OGLE-TR-113

Star in the constellation Carina


OGLE-TR-113 is a dim, distant magnitude 16 binary star in the star fields of the constellation Carina. Because of its distance of about 1170 light years,[3] and location in a crowded field it was not notable in any way. Its apparent brightness changes when one of its planets transits, so the star has been given the variable star designation V752 Carinae. Spectral type of the star is type K dwarf star, slightly cooler and less luminous than the Sun.[1]

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Planetary system

However, in 2002 the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) detected periodic dimming in the star's light curve indicating a transiting, planetary-sized object.[5] Since low-mass red dwarfs and brown dwarfs may mimic a planet radial velocity measurements were necessary to calculate the mass of the body. In 2004 the object was proved to be a new transiting extrasolar planet, OGLE-TR-113b.[6]

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See also


References

  1. "SIMBAD query result: SBC9 2451 -- Spectroscopic binary". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  2. Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S. 1. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
  3. Bouchy, F.; et al. (2004). "Two new "very hot Jupiters" among the OGLE transiting candidates". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 421 (1): L13–L16. arXiv:astro-ph/0404264. Bibcode:2004A&A...421L..13B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20040170. S2CID 16245079. Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-12-07.



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