High-precision photometry by telescope defocussing. VI. WASP-24, WASP-25 and WASP-26

We present time-series photometric observations of thirteen transits in the planetary systems WASP-24, WASP-25 and WASP-26. All three systems have orbital obliquity measurements, WASP-24 and WASP-26 have been observed with Spitzer, and WASP-25 was previously comparatively neglected. Our light curves...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2014-07
Main Authors: Southworth, John, Hinse, T C, Burgdorf, M, Novati, S Calchi, Dominik, M, Galianni, P, Gerner, T, Giannini, E, S -H Gu, Hundertmark, M, Jorgensen, U G, Juncher, D, Kerins, E, Mancini, L, Rabus, M, Ricci, D, Schaefer, S, Skottfelt, J, Tregloan-Reed, J, X -B Wang, Wertz, O, Alsubai, K A, Andersen, J M, Bozza, V, Bramich, D M, Browne, P, Ciceri, S, D'Ago, G, Damerdji, Y, Diehl, C, Dodds, P, Elyiv, A, X -S Fang, Finet, F, R Figuera Jaimes, Hardis, S, Harpsoe, K, Jessen-Hansen, J, Kains, N, Kjeldsen, H, Korhonen, H, Liebig, C, Lund, M N, Lundkvist, M, Mathiasen, M, Penny, M T, Popovas, A, Proft, S, Rahvar, S, Sahu, K, Scarpetta, G, Schmidt, R W, Schoenebeck, F, Snodgrass, C, Street, R A, Surdej, J, Tsapras, Y, Vilela, C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Eclipsing binary stars
Ephemerides
Image resolution
Light curve
Photometry
Physical properties
Planetary systems
Transits
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Summary:We present time-series photometric observations of thirteen transits in the planetary systems WASP-24, WASP-25 and WASP-26. All three systems have orbital obliquity measurements, WASP-24 and WASP-26 have been observed with Spitzer, and WASP-25 was previously comparatively neglected. Our light curves were obtained using the telescope-defocussing method and have scatters of 0.5 to 1.2 mmag relative to their best-fitting geometric models. We used these data to measure the physical properties and orbital ephemerides of the systems to high precision, finding that our improved measurements are in good agreement with previous studies. High-resolution Lucky Imaging observations of all three targets show no evidence for faint stars close enough to contaminate our photometry. We confirm the eclipsing nature of the star closest to WASP-24 and present the detection of a detached eclipsing binary within 4.25 arcmin of WASP-26.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1407.6253