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KMT-2019-BLG-0842Lb: A Cold Planet below the Uranus/Sun Mass Ratio

Author
Udalski, Andrzej
Szymański, Michał
Skowron, Jan
Poleski, Radosław
Soszyński, Igor
Pietrukowicz, Paweł
Kozłowski, Szymon
Jung, Youn Kil
Zang, Weicheng
Bond, Ian A.
Publication date
2020
Abstract (EN)

We report the discovery of a cold planet with a very low planet/host mass ratio of q = (4.09 ± 0.27) × 10<SUP>-5</SUP>, which is similar to the ratio of Uranus/Sun (q = 4.37 × 10<SUP>-5</SUP>) in the solar system. The Bayesian estimates for the host mass, planet mass, system distance, and planet-host projected separation are M<SUB>host</SUB> = 0.76 ± 0.40M<SUB>⊙</SUB>, M<SUB>planet</SUB> = 10.3 ± 5.5M<SUB>⊕</SUB>, D<SUB>L</SUB> = 3.3 ± 1.3 kpc, and a<SUB>⊥</SUB> = 3.3 ± 1.4 au, respectively. The consistency of the color and brightness expected from the estimated lens mass and distance with those of the blend suggests the possibility that the most blended light comes from the planet host, and this hypothesis can be established if high-resolution images are taken during the next (2020) bulge season. We discuss the importance of conducting optimized photometry and aggressive follow-up observations for moderately or very high magnification events to maximize the detection rate of planets with very low mass ratios.

PBN discipline
astronomy
Journal
Astronomical Journal
Volume
160
Issue
6
Pages from-to
255
ISSN
0004-6256
Date release in open access
2019-12-09
Open access license
Other