A hot jupiter in a nearly polar orbit
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Addison, Brett C.
Tinney, Chris G.
Wright, Duncan J.
Bayliss, Daniel
Zhou, George
Hartman, Joel D.
Bakos, Gáspár Á
Schmidt, Brian
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Cambridge University Press
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We measured the spin-orbit misalignment for WASP-79b, a transiting hot Jupiter from the WASP survey. Using the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect during the transit event, we determined the sky-projected obliquity to be λ = -106+10-8°. This result indicates that the planet is in a nearly polar orbit.
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Exploring the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems
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