An intriguing correlation between the masses and periods of the transiting planets

被引：76
作者：
Mazeh, T [1 ]
Zucker, S
Pont, F
机构：
[1] Tel Aviv Univ, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Fac Exact Sci, Sch Phys & Astron, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
[2] Observ Geneva, CH-1290 Sauverny, Switzerland
来源：
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY | 2005年 / 356卷 / 03期
关键词：
planetary systems;
D O I：
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08511.x
中图分类号：
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号：
0704 ;
摘要：
We point out an intriguing relation between the masses of the transiting planets and their orbital periods. For the six currently known transiting planets, the data are consistent with a decreasing linear relation. The other known short-period planets, discovered through radial-velocity techniques, seem to agree with this relation. We briefly speculate about a tentative physical model to explain such a dependence.
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页码：955 / 957
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