Spin-Orbit angle distribution and the origin of (mis)aligned hot Jupiters
May 5, 20148 pages
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- Astron.Astrophys. 567 (2014) A42
- Published: Jul 8, 2014
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- 1405.0960 [astro-ph.EP]
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Abstract: (EDP Sciences)
Context. For 61 transiting hot Jupiters, the projection of the anglebetween the orbital plane and the stellar equator (called the spin-orbit angle) has beenmeasured. For about half of them, a significant misalignment is detected, and retrogradeplanets have been observed. This challenges scenarios of the formation of hot Jupiters.Note:
- 8 pages, 8 figures. In press in Astronomy & Astrophysics
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