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CHEOPS Precision Phase Curve of the Super-Earth 55 Cnc e
Morris, B. M.; Delrez, Laetitia; Brandeker, A. et al.
2021In Astronomy and Astrophysics, p. 2106.07443
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Keywords :
Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Abstract :
[en] 55 Cnc e is a transiting super-Earth (radius $1.88\rm\,R_\oplus$ and mass $8\rm\, M_\oplus$) orbiting a G8V host star on a 17-hour orbit. Spitzer observations of the planet's phase curve at 4.5 µm revealed a time-varying occultation depth, and MOST optical observations are consistent with a time-varying phase curve amplitude and phase offset of maximum light. Both broadband and high-resolution spectroscopic analyses are consistent with either a high mean molecular weight atmosphere or no atmosphere for planet e. A long term photometric monitoring campaign on an independent optical telescope is needed to probe the variability in this system. We seek to measure the phase variations of 55 Cnc e with a broadband optical filter with the 30 cm effective aperture space telescope CHEOPS and explore how the precision photometry narrows down the range of possible scenarios. We observed 55 Cnc for 1.6 orbital phases in March of 2020. We designed a phase curve detrending toolkit for CHEOPS photometry which allows us to study the underlying flux variations of the 55 Cnc system. We detected a phase variation with a full-amplitude of $72 \pm 7$ ppm but do not detect a significant secondary eclipse of the planet. The shape of the phase variation resembles that of a piecewise-Lambertian, however the non-detection of the planetary secondary eclipse, and the large amplitude of the variations exclude reflection from the planetary surface as a possible origin of the observed phase variations. They are also likely incompatible with magnetospheric interactions between the star and planet but may imply that circumplanetary or circumstellar material modulate the flux of the system. Further precision photometry of 55 Cnc from CHEOPS will measure variations in the phase curve amplitude and shape over time this year.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Morris, B. M.
Delrez, Laetitia ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Exotic
Brandeker, A.
Cameron, A. C.
Simon, A.
Futyan, D.
Olofsson, G.
Hoyer, S.
Fortier, A.
Demory, B.-O.
Lendl, M.
Wilson, T. G.
Oshagh, M.
Heng, K.
Ehrenreich, D.
Sulis, S.
Alibert, Y.
Alonso, R.
Anglada Escudé, G.
Barrado, D.
Barros, S. C. C.
Baumjohann, W.
Beck, M.
Beck, T.
Bekkelien, A.
Benz, W.
Bergomi, M.
Billot, N.
Bonfils, X.
Bourrier, V.
Broeg, C.
Bárczy, T.
Cabrera, J.
Charnoz, S.
Davies, M. B.
Ferreras, D. De Miguel
Deleuil, M.
Deline, A.
Demangeon, O. D. S.
Erikson, A.
Floren, H. G.
Fossati, L.
Fridlund, M.
Gandolfi, D.
García Muñoz, A.
Gillon, Michaël  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Exotic
Guedel, M.
Guterman, P.
Isaak, K.
Kiss, L.
Laskar, J.
Lecavelier des Etangs, A.
Lieder, M.
Lovis, C.
Magrin, D.
Maxted, P. F. L.
Nascimbeni, V.
Ottensamer, R.
Pagano, I.
Pallé, E.
Peter, G.
Piotto, G.
Pizarro Rubio, A.
Pollacco, D.
Queloz, D.
Ragazzoni, R.
Rando, N.
Rauer, H.
Ribas, I.
Santos, N. C.
Scandariato, G.
Smith, A. M. S.
Sousa, S. G.
Steller, M.
Szabó, Gy M.
Ségransan, D.
Thomas, N.
Udry, S.
Ulmer, B.
Van Grootel, Valérie  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Astrophysique stellaire théorique et astérosismologie
Walton, N. A.
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Language :
English
Title :
CHEOPS Precision Phase Curve of the Super-Earth 55 Cnc e
Publication date :
2021
Journal title :
Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISSN :
0004-6361
eISSN :
1432-0746
Publisher :
EDP Sciences, Les Ulis, France
Pages :
arXiv:2106.07443
Peer reviewed :
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