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Tennessee State University

1997

Planetary systems

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Properties Of Sun-Like Stars With Planets: 51 Pegasi, 47 Ursae Majoris, 70 Virginis, And Hd 114762, Gregory W. Henry, Sallie L. Baliunas, Robert A. Donahue, Willie H. Soon, Steven H. Saar Jan 1997

Properties Of Sun-Like Stars With Planets: 51 Pegasi, 47 Ursae Majoris, 70 Virginis, And Hd 114762, Gregory W. Henry, Sallie L. Baliunas, Robert A. Donahue, Willie H. Soon, Steven H. Saar

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Radial velocity variations have revealed planets orbiting 51 Peg, 47 UMa, and 70 Vir, and a low-mass companion orbiting HD 114762. We analyze parallel records of photometric measurements in Strömgren b and y and Johnson V, R, and I passbands and Ca II H and K fluxes in those stars. In the case of 51 Peg, the high precision of the differential photometric measurements made by the 0.75 m Automatic Photoelectric Telescope and the nonvariability of the star would allow the detection of a transit of a planet as small as Earth (corresponding to an amplitude of 0.0001 mag) if …


Properties Of Sun-Like Stars With Planets: Ρ1 Cancri, Τ Bootis, And Υ Andromedae, Sallie L. Baliunas, Gregory W. Henry, Robert A. Donahue, Francis C. Fekel, Willie Soon Jan 1997

Properties Of Sun-Like Stars With Planets: Ρ1 Cancri, Τ Bootis, And Υ Andromedae, Sallie L. Baliunas, Gregory W. Henry, Robert A. Donahue, Francis C. Fekel, Willie Soon

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Planets have been reported orbiting the Sun-like stars ρ1 Cnc, τ Boo, and υ And based on low-amplitude radial velocity variations. We have derived information on the first two stars from analysis of spectra, as well as parallel records of high-precision Strömgren b and y photometry and Ca II H + K fluxes. In the case of ρ1 Cnc, the upper limit (peak to peak) of nondetection of photometric variability at the orbital period is Δy ~ 0.0004 mag. The possibility of a planetary transit cannot be ruled out completely from the photometric data. Variations of the …