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Table 4

Kepler-43 system parameters.

Fitted system parameters Bonomo et al. (2012a) This work

Orbital period P [days] 3.024095 ± 0.000021 3.02409309 ± 0.00000020
Transit epoch T0 [BJDTDB − 2 454 900] 165.4159 ± 0.0006 195.45227 ± 0.00005
Transit duration T14 [h] 2.926 ± 0.019 2.900 ± 0.003
Radius ratio Rp/R 0.08647 ± 0.00019
Inclination i [deg]
Limb-darkening coefficient q1 0.36 ± 0.02
Limb-darkening coefficient q2 0.30 ± 0.04
0.061 ± 0.030
Orbital eccentricity e < 0.025
Argument of periastron [deg] ω
Radial-velocity semi-amplitude K [ m s-1] 375 ± 13 373 ± 9
Systemic velocity Vr [ km s-1] −37.591 ± 0.007 −37.591 ± 0.007
RV jitter [ m s-1] sj < 6
Derived transit parameters

a/R
Stellar density ρ [gcm-3]
Impact parameter b 0.648 ± 0.004
Limb-darkening coefficient ua 0.375 ± 0.026 a 0.36 ± 0.04
Limb-darkening coefficient ub 0.277 ± 0.015 a 0.24 ± 0.05
Atmospheric parameters of the star

Effective temperature Teff[K] 6041 ± 143 6050 ± 100
Spectroscopic surface gravity log g [cgs] 4.64 ± 0.13 4.4 ± 0.1
Derived surface gravity log g [cgs] 4.26 ± 0.05 4.26 ± 0.02
Metallicity [Fe/H] [dex] 0.33 ± 0.11 0.40 ± 0.10
Stellar rotational velocity Vsini [ km s-1] 5.5 ± 1.5 5.5 ± 1.5
Spectral type F8V F8V
Stellar and planetary physical parameters

Stellar mass [M] 1.32 ± 0.09 1.27 ± 0.04
Stellar radius [R] 1.42 ± 0.07
Planetary mass Mp [MJup] 3.23 ± 0.19 3.13 ± 0.10
Planetary radius Rp [RJup] 1.20 ± 0.06
Planetary density ρp [gcm-3] 2.33 ± 0.36
Planetary surface gravity log gp [cgs] 3.75 ± 0.04
Age t [Gyr]
Orbital semi-major axis a [au] 0.0449 ± 0.0010 0.0444 ± 0.0005
Equilibrium temperature Teq [K]b 1637 ± 47 1628 ± 33

Notes.

(a)

The limb-darkening coefficients were allowed to vary within their 1σ errors related to the uncertainties on stellar atmospheric parameters.

(b)

Black-body equilibrium temperature assuming a null Bond albedo and uniform heat redistribution to the night side.

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