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Table 6

Median and 1-σ limits of the marginalized posterior distributions obtained for the WASP-72 system parameters as derived from our MCMC analysis.

WASP-72

Free parameters e ≥ 0 e = 0 (adopted)

Planet/star area ratio (Rp/R)2 [%]
b′ = acosip/R [R]
Transit width W [d] 0.1552 ± 0.0029
T0 − 2 450 000 [HJDTDB] 5583.6525 ± 0.0021 5583.6529 ± 0.0021
Orbital period P [d] 2.2167421 ± 0.0000081
RV K2 [m s-1 d1/3] 236.6 ± 5.6 236.1 ± 5.5
RV γ [km s-1] 35.923 ± 0.015 35.919 ± 0.014
RV slope [m s-1 y-1] −44 ± 19 −39 ± 17
−0.022 ± 0.071 0 (fixed)
−0.06 ± 0.11 0 (fixed)
c1Gunn − r 0.938 ± 0.026 0.936 ± 0.026
c2Gunn − r −0.318 ± 0.016 −0.319 ± 0.017
c1BB 0.820 ± 0.082 0.818 ± 0.078
c2BB −0.352 ± 0.046 −0.352 ± 0.042
c1I + z 0.713 ± 0.041 0.710 ± 0.042
c2I + z −0.382 ± 0.028 −0.383 ± 0.027
Teff [K]a 6250 ± 100 6250 ± 100
[Fe/H]a −0.06 ±  0.09 −0.06 ±  0.09

Deduced stellar parameters

Surface gravity log g [cgs]a 3.99 ± 0.10
Density ρ [ρ]
Mass M [M] 1.382 ± 0.053 1.386 ± 0.055
Radius R [R] 1.97 ± 0.23 1.98 ± 0.24
Luminosity L [L]
u1Gunn − r 0.311 ± 0.013 0.311 ± 0.013
u2Gunn − r 0.3148 ± 0.0063 0.3147 ± 0.0060
u1BB 0.257 ± 0.043 0.256 ± 0.041
u2BB 0.305 ± 0.013 0.305 ± 0.014
u1I + z 0.209 ± 0.022 0.208 ± 0.022
u2I + z 0.295 ± 0.012 0.295 ± 0.013

Deduced planet parameters

RV K [m s-1] 181.3 ± 4.2 181.0 ± 4.2
Rp/R 0.0650 ± 0.0029 0.0656 ± 0.0031
btr [R]
boc [R]
Toc − 2 450 000 [HJDTDB] 5584.758 ± 0.042 5584.7612 ± 0.0021
Orbital semi-major axisa [AU] 0.03705 ± 0.00047 0.03708 ± 0.00050
a/R
Orbital inclination ip [deg]
Orbital eccentricitye , < 0.079 (95%) 0 (fixed)
Argument of periastron ω [deg]
Equilibrium temperature Teq [K]b
Density ρp [ρJup]
Surface gravity log gp [cgs] 3.36 ± 0.12
Mass Mp [MJup] 1.459 ± 0.056
Radius Rp [RJup] 1.25 ± 0.19 1.27 ± 0.20

Notes. 

(a)

Using as priors the spectroscopic values given in Table 3.

(b)

Assuming a null Bond albedo (AB = 0) and isotropic reradiation (f = 1/4).

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