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WASP-39b

Coordinates: Sky map 14h 29m 18.0s, −03° 26′ 40″
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WASP-39b / Bocaprins
Exoplanet WASP-39b artist's concept[1]
Discovery
Discovery siteWASP[2]
Discovery date2011[2]
Primary transit[2]
Orbital characteristics
0.0486±0.0005 AU, (7.27±0.1)×106 km
Eccentricity0[2]
4.05526[2] d
Inclination87.83±0.25[2]
StarWASP-39[2]
Physical characteristics
1.27±0.04[2] RJ
(91000±3000 km)
Mass0.28±0.03[2] MJ
Mean density
0.180 ± 0.040 g/cm3[citation needed]

WASP-39b, officially named Bocaprins, is a "hot Jupiter" extrasolar planet discovered in February 2011[3] by the WASP project, notable for containing a substantial amount of water in its atmosphere.[1][4][5] In addition WASP-39b was the first exoplanet found to contain carbon dioxide in its atmosphere,[6][7] and likewise for sulfur dioxide.

WASP-39b is in the constellation Virgo, and is about 700 light-years from Earth.[1] As part of the NameExoWorlds campaigns at the 100th anniversary of the IAU, the planet was named Bocaprins, after the beach Boca Prins [de; es] in the Arikok National Park of Aruba.

Characteristics

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Comparison of "hot Jupiter" exoplanets, including WASP-39b (top row; 4th from left) (artist's concept).
From top left to lower right: WASP-12b, WASP-6b, WASP-31b, WASP-39b, HD 189733b, HAT-P-12b, WASP-17b, WASP-19b, HAT-P-1b and HD 209458b.

WASP-39b has a mass of about 0.28 times that of Jupiter and a radius about 1.27 times that of Jupiter (91,000 km).[2] It is a hot gas giant planet with a high temperature of 900 °C.[6] The exoplanet orbits very close (7 million km) to WASP-39, its host star, every 4 days.[1]

WASP-39b is also notable for having an extremely low density, near that of WASP-17b. While WASP-17b has a density of 0.13±0.06 g/cm3, WASP-39b has a slightly higher density of 0.18±0.04 g/cm3.

Atmospheric composition

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WASP-39b's atmospheric transmission spectrum captured by Webb’s Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) reveals first clear evidence for carbon dioxide in a planet outside the Solar System.[6]

Hot water molecules were found in the atmosphere of WASP-39b in a 2018 study.[1] The atmospheric transmission spectra, taken by different instruments, were inconsistent as in 2021, possibly indicating a disequilibrium atmospheric chemistry.[8] High-fidelity spectra obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2022 did not confirm a disequilibrium chemistry.

WASP-39b is one of the James Webb Space Telescope's early release science targets. Sulfur dioxide was observed in this planet's atmosphere for the first time, or indeed of any planet outside of the Solar System, indicating the existence of photochemical processes in the atmosphere.[9] WASP-39b is the first exoplanet in which carbon dioxide has been detected.[6][10][7]

Planetary transmission spectra taken in 2022 has indicated the atmosphere of WASP-39b is partially cloudy, and planet C/O ratio appears to be subsolar.[11] The spectral signature of water, carbon dioxide, sodium[12] and sulfur dioxide were also detected.[13]

WASP-39 (star)

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Malmok
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 14h 29m 18.4151689656s
Declination −03° 26′ 40.204480380″
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.09
Distance702 ± 2 ly
(215.4 ± 0.7 pc)
Other designations
2MASS J14291840-0326403,
Gaia DR2 3643098875168270592,
Gaia EDR3 3643098875168270592
Database references
SIMBADdata

The parent star WASP-39 is of spectral class G and is slightly smaller than the Sun. It lies in the Virgo constellation, 698 light-years from Earth.[1] The star WASP-39 was formally named Malmok in 2019.[14][15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Cofield, Calla; Jenkins, Ann; Villard, Ray (1 March 2018). "NASA Finds a Large Amount of Water in an Exoplanet's Atmosphere". NASA. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Planet WASP-39 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ^ Faedi, Francesca; et al. (7 February 2011), "WASP-39b: A highly inflated Saturn-mass planet orbiting a late G-type star", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 531: A40, arXiv:1102.1375, Bibcode:2011A&A...531A..40F, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201116671, S2CID 45385573
  4. ^ Wakeford, H.R.; Sing, D.K.; Deming, D.; et al. (21 December 2017). "The Complete Transmission Spectrum of WASP-39b with a Precise Water Constraint". The Astronomical Journal. 155 (1): 29. arXiv:1711.10529. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aa9e4e. S2CID 3685618.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "NASA finds a large amount of water in an exoplanet's atmosphere". Phys.org. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d Adkins, Jamie (25 August 2022). "NASA's Webb Detects Carbon Dioxide in Exoplanet Atmosphere". NASA. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b Overbye, Dennis (26 August 2022). "Webb Telescope Sees a Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere Way Out There - WASP-39b, a distant world with a mass equivalent to Saturn's, is the first exoplanet known to harbor the gas". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  8. ^ Kawashima, Yui; Min, Michiel (26 October 2021), "Implementation of disequilibrium chemistry to spectral retrieval code ARCiS and application to 16 exoplanet transmission spectra", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 656: A90, arXiv:2110.13443, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202141548, S2CID 239885551
  9. ^ NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (22 November 2022). "NASA's Webb Reveals an Exoplanet Atmosphere as Never Seen Before". Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  10. ^ The JWST Transiting Exoplanet Community Early Release Science Team; et al. (2023), "Identification of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere", Nature, 614 (7949): 649–652, arXiv:2208.11692, Bibcode:2023Natur.614..649J, doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05269-w, PMC 9946830, PMID 36055338
  11. ^ Rustamkulov, Zafar; et al. (2023), "Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec PRISM", Nature, 614 (7949): 659–663, arXiv:2211.10487, Bibcode:2023Natur.614..659R, doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05677-y, PMC 9946832, PMID 36623548
  12. ^ Ahrer, Eva-Maria; et al. (2023), "Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRCam", Nature, 614 (7949): 653–658, arXiv:2211.10489, Bibcode:2023Natur.614..653A, doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05590-4, PMC 9946836, PMID 36623551
  13. ^ Alderson, Lili; et al. (2023), "Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec G395H", Nature, 614 (7949): 664–669, arXiv:2211.10488, Bibcode:2023Natur.614..664A, doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05591-3, PMC 9946835, PMID 36623549{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Approved names". NameExoworlds. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  15. ^ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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